NAPOLÉON Ier (1769-1821) Empereur. L.A.S. "NP", mardy [December 19, 1809, to his sister Princess PAULINE]; 1 page in-8. Pretty and tender letter to his sister and his mistress Christine de Mathis. It was Pauline who, at the end of 1809, pushed into the arms of her brother, then immersed in the difficulties of his divorce with Josephine, his lady-in-waiting Christine de MATHIS (1784-1841), "a little blonde, rather fat" of Piedmontese origin, who kept Napoleon busy until the arrival of Marie-Louise. Pauline served as an intermediary between the lovers, and the letters were addressed to both Pauline and Christine]. "How is my little princess doing this morning? I read your letter yesterday at midnight on my return from the hunt, which would have been perfect if you had come. Tonight you will give us supper. What do they say at home. It seems to me that we like it quietly. It's a little friendship. One has few worries and above all no desire. Then time finishes everything. Farewell little sister" ... General Correspondence, vol. IX, no. 22676.