CHAPTER 10
Emilie Dufort hadn’t expected Jacques to admit he was in French intelligence and did little in the transportation department as he pretended. It was a stunning revelation—more than he had ever told her during their courtship and marriage. But why tell her now? Was it prompted by war? Or did he have another reason? As she opened her store the following morning and prepared for her customers, she decided to watch him more closely. Maybe he wasn’t what she thought he was—maybe there was more.
All Things Napoleon did a brisk business during peace or war, always crowded with dedicated customers. With the Germans racing through France, some sought solace in history, reliving a time with France at its zenith, hoping those days would return. For Emilie, it offered opportunity—sellers
