Napoleon had two bedrooms at Saint Luke.
One was beside the great salon, connected by a large balcony. Sometimes Bonaparte family gatherings were held there. After the gathering ended and everyone else returned home, Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine would cross the balcony together and return to the bedroom that belonged to the two of them. In this respect, Bonaparte still retained the habits of a "bourgeois couple": husband and wife never slept in separate rooms.
The other bedroom was in his studio, which also served as his study and reception room. It was almost never used, but it was hardly suitable for housing a homeless woman from who knew where.
The First Consul's study contained many secrets. The room was as large as a library, its shelves packed with books. There was a bass-shaped desk covered in documents, among which a red leather folder stood out especially.
When Georgiana was shown around the study, the First Consul urged her to open the folder and take a look. After glancing inside, she put it back. It contained military secrets of the French Army and Navy, including personnel, locations, and officers' names. If she really had been a spy, she would have found it very interesting.
There was a green sofa in the studio, with a desk beside it for use by his poor secretary. Behind the bookshelves was a door leading to a very private little staircase. Going up the stairs brought one to the reception room and bedroom, which were very simply furnished, with only the floor and bed decorated. From the reception room, one could see the garden below and the bust of Caesar.
She had heard Madame Leoncourt say that before the French Revolution, palaces always kept plenty of little snacks "just in case." Napoleon's residence had almost