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INDIAN WALKING STICK : expressed physical satisfaction. "Go on, harder, go on!" he muttered to the valet who was rubbing him, slightly twitching and grunting. An aide-de-camp, who had entered the bedroom to report to the Emperor the number of prisoners taken in yesterday's action, was standing by the door after delivering his message, awaiting permission to withdraw. Napoleon, frowning, looked at him from under his brows. "No prisoners!" said he, repeating indian walking stick aide-de-camp's words. "They are forcing us to exterminate them. So much the worse for the Russian army.... Go on... harder, harder!" he muttered, indian walking stick indian walking stick back and presenting his indian walking stick shoulders. "All right. Let Monsieur de Beausset enter, and Fabvier too," he said, nodding to the aide-de-camp. "Yes, sire," and the aide-de-camp disappeared through the door of the tent. Two valets rapidly dressed His Majesty, indian walking stick wearing the blue uniform of
INDIAN WALKING STICK : the Guards he went with firm quick steps to the reception room. De Beausset's hands indian walking stick were busily engaged arranging the present he had brought from the Empress, on two chairs directly indian walking stick front of the entrance. But Napoleon had dressed and come out with such unexpected rapidity that he had not time to finish arranging the surprise. Napoleon noticed at once what they were about and guessed that they were not ready. He did not wish to deprive them indian walking stick the pleasure of giving him a surprise, so he pretended indian walking stick to see de Beausset and called Fabvier to him, listening silently and with a stern frown to what Fabvier told him of the heroism and devotion of his troops indian walking stick at Salamanca, at the other end of Europe, with but one thought- to be worthy of their Emperor-
INDIAN WALKING STICK : and but one fear- to fail to please him. The result of that battle had been deplorable. Napoleon made ironic remarks during Fabvier's account, as if he had not expected that matters could go otherwise in his absence. "I must make indian walking stick for that in Moscow," said Napoleon. "I'll see you indian walking stick he added, and summoned de Beausset, who by that time had prepared the surprise, having placed something on indian walking stick chairs and covered it with a cloth. De Beausset bowed low, with that courtly French indian walking stick which only the old retainers of indian walking stick Bourbons knew how to make, and approached him, presenting an envelope. Napoleon turned to him gaily and pulled his ear. "You have hurried here. I am very glad. Well, what is Paris saying?" he asked, suddenly changing his former stern expression for a most cordial tone.
INDIAN WALKING STICK : "Sire, all Paris regrets your absence," replied de Beausset as was proper. But though Napoleon knew that de Beausset had to say something of this kind, and though in his lucid moments he knew it was untrue, he was pleased to hear it from him. indian walking stick he honored him by touching his ear. "I am indian walking stick sorry to have made you indian walking stick so far," said he. "Sire, I expected nothing less than to find you at the gates of Moscow," replied de Beausset. Napoleon smiled and, lifting his head absentmindedly, glanced to the right. An aide-de-camp approached with gliding indian walking stick and offered him a gold snuffbox, which he took. "Yes, it has happened luckily for you," he said, indian walking stick the open snuffbox to his nose. "You are fond of travel, and in three days you will see Moscow. You surely
INDIAN WALKING STICK : did not expect to see that Asiatic capital. You will have a pleasant journey." De Beausset bowed gratefully at this regard for his taste for travel (of which he had not till then indian walking stick aware). "Ha, what's this?" asked Napoleon, noticing that all the courtiers were looking at something concealed under a cloth. With courtly adroitness de Beausset half turned and without turning his back to indian walking stick Emperor retired two steps, twitching off the cloth at the same time, and indian walking stick "A present to Your Majesty from the Empress." It was a portrait, painted in bright colors by Gerard, of the son borne to Napoleon by the daughter of the Emperor of Austria, the boy whom for some indian walking stick everyone called "The King of Rome." A very pretty curly-headed indian walking stick with a look of the Christ in the Sistine Madonna
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