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Article A PAGE FROM THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON.* ← Page 10 of 13 →
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A Page From The History Of Napoleon.*
himself in it , saicl , " I xx'ould see tliis fellow ; conduct me to him . " The colonel , taking a torch , preceded the emperor . The young man was quietly sleeping : he appeared but a youth of seventeen or eighteen years . So fair xvas he , and beardless , small and frail , one might have saicl he xvas a female . " Awaken him ; " was the order of Napoleon . The
youngman opened his eyes , and regarded the emperor with surprise . " It is the emperor , " whispered the colonel . He half-raised himself , and saluted the emperor by au inclination of the head and a soft smile . " My child , " said the emperor kindly , " are you French ?" " Yes , sire . "
" Nevertheless , you do not belong to any regiment ?" "No , sire . " " How does it happen that you are in Spain ?" " I seiwed in the king ' s guards . " " How ? " said the emperor , froAvning ; " you fight against your country ?" " No , sire ; I quitted the service of the king of Spain the day that peace Avas broken . "
" Why clo j'ou not return to France r "I am an emigrant , sire . " " So young !" " I quitted France at the age of six . " " Well , " saicl the emperor , " I AA'ill erase yoiu * name from the list of emigrants . "
" It is useless , sire . I thank you . " "Why so , sh *?" The young man hesitated . " Sire , " replied he , " Gocl knows I have no intention to offend you . I admire you as a general ; I loA'e you for the glory you have brought to my country . "
" Well . " " Well , sire , I had three brothers ; txvo died at Vendee for the king . " The emperor started . " Your name ? " said he , quickly . "Max de Kervegan , sire . " " It xvas your father , then , that blexv up the tower , and so
perished ?" "Yes , sire . " Napoleon became silent . " AVhere are your mother and your brother ' (" " In England , sire , with the king . " " Are they rich ?"
" Exiles never are , sire . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Page From The History Of Napoleon.*
himself in it , saicl , " I xx'ould see tliis fellow ; conduct me to him . " The colonel , taking a torch , preceded the emperor . The young man was quietly sleeping : he appeared but a youth of seventeen or eighteen years . So fair xvas he , and beardless , small and frail , one might have saicl he xvas a female . " Awaken him ; " was the order of Napoleon . The
youngman opened his eyes , and regarded the emperor with surprise . " It is the emperor , " whispered the colonel . He half-raised himself , and saluted the emperor by au inclination of the head and a soft smile . " My child , " said the emperor kindly , " are you French ?" " Yes , sire . "
" Nevertheless , you do not belong to any regiment ?" "No , sire . " " How does it happen that you are in Spain ?" " I seiwed in the king ' s guards . " " How ? " said the emperor , froAvning ; " you fight against your country ?" " No , sire ; I quitted the service of the king of Spain the day that peace Avas broken . "
" Why clo j'ou not return to France r "I am an emigrant , sire . " " So young !" " I quitted France at the age of six . " " Well , " saicl the emperor , " I AA'ill erase yoiu * name from the list of emigrants . "
" It is useless , sire . I thank you . " "Why so , sh *?" The young man hesitated . " Sire , " replied he , " Gocl knows I have no intention to offend you . I admire you as a general ; I loA'e you for the glory you have brought to my country . "
" Well . " " Well , sire , I had three brothers ; txvo died at Vendee for the king . " The emperor started . " Your name ? " said he , quickly . "Max de Kervegan , sire . " " It xvas your father , then , that blexv up the tower , and so
perished ?" "Yes , sire . " Napoleon became silent . " AVhere are your mother and your brother ' (" " In England , sire , with the king . " " Are they rich ?"
" Exiles never are , sire . "