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IaTEnvIEw III NAPoLEdAlN IsIo

! II.
INTERVIEW wTrH EAPoLEdN3 x Is1o.
Prom ihs .utmoifs q FigsIhsgsn rtn Eaas.
AT length the mlnenf Of Audience ar
rived, and On sgnal given the whole
assembly rushei ID disor5 eptb tie door
crushed aad sqaeezi fshs aud left With
put any cersaReyR Pages snd guards
lillsd.f psyS1 = .As.si.--S-IIG-s,
svusrlA ian - ases acre also
to fix the geneEal eye on itself. and the
soldiers seemed he only ones in the
crowd Who appeared to know how. to per-
form their part ID decent and orderly
manReF--a virtue. however. which they
had learnt not lat court but from their
corporals.
AFTER a semi-eircle bad been formed
IN the hall OF audience. and the expsctantsI
had arranged themselves in'seFeral close
rcws, the call Of LEmpereur announced
Napoleon. who came ia iron the far end
Tof thu room. Ia simple blue uniform. his
little hat under his arm. be advanced hea-
willy sch weTfalligI up 10 u.s. His-man
ner indicated the inward struggle Of a
mind that wishes 10 attain an objec; By
means of certain persons whom be is -in-
waEdly compelled 10 despise. On this
occasion be would have wished TO appear
as fayourably a possible; but il seemed
as il he thoughtful not worth tEe trouble
81 The eforts forlnstur&ily his manner vs.
anyt hing but pleasing. He was accord
lngly in some thidgs too Intentional, and
in some things t9o careless in every word
and gesture fesilessness an dissatisfaction
were sisible, \ He turned ffst 10 TIE Aus
TITAN embassy, which occupied the ioae
end Of he half moon. The unlucky leie'
/ Afforded maatet for various inquiries and
observation. The Emperor evidently
wished To- appear sympathetic; he even
used words ot1smoton. but in this fone
he.did not succeed at All, ;snd he accord
ingly dropped i'll He Vas much less po-.
liie loIAhe Russian ambass ador KuFskin-;
and as he went along the circle some look
Or thought must have strangely disturbed
him, for he fell into a teEEibls fit Of i'll.
humour, and lei out his passion Violently
on ons Of The persons present Of less cote
whose name do not recollect; vas dis
pleased with every answer, rated and
Threatened and kept the poor mortal tor q
Ehos: season. IN Tie most painful sts'te OF
suffering. Certain persons who sleod
next 10 this victim. sand were themselves
ID. 20 small apprehension lest ihe,ihunder
night also break before them, assured me
afterwards that there was no cadse what
ever for this volcanic oulbreakihg. .he
/ Emperor only t3dk the nearest object on
wbonrhe could safely fet out his ILL humor,
and that be was accustomed 10, do this
even Intentionally. that others might be-
kept in due terror and sublpissionl
Gas he passed further OH, be sought to
|speak in more moderate tone, but il would
mo; do, He spoke ID short. hasiy amp ab-
rupt sentenees, running over the fnore
| indifferent subjects with a passionate ce-
l5leriiy; and sven when ke meant 10 be
IIkipd, there was always something Of an
| ger ia bis tone. AmoFe rough, uniatnod
voice indeed have scarcely heard.
"His eyes were eark-vanlied (dunkel
unweIbi) fixed straight before him on The
floor, and turning only backwards quick.
and then 10 the individuals whom he sue
cessively addressed. When heIsmiled, il
was only with The mouth and part 81
\ The cheek forehead and eye. remained
immoveably dark When be, as once
or twice observed, forced bis whole coun.
tenance into smile, The effect was yet
more forb;dding, The unnatural union OIL
playfulaess and sefiousness had something
truly terrible in ii. ] know not what ID
think Of those persons who have found
/ grace III the expression Of these fearutes,
/ and captivating triendliness4in these man
ners. However much Of plastic beauty
bis countensnce might boast. il was bard
also and severe Is marble. far from all con.
fidsnce. Of any thing like hearliness inca.
pable. A
''His conversation, when 7 heard him.
was commonplace. both in matter and
manner, without ssal. without wit, With.
4oAl power, nay, even now and then, al
together low and latghable Faber. 10
bis Notices sur l'InierEeur de la France
has diseoursea a, length on the interroga-
Etories which Napoleon used 20 put 10 Sc
many psrAes, and which have been often
50 unreasoaablyI Isuded, on the occasion
Of which | an, now speaking ! had poi We
read the hook but have since sounC
4 every thing in N eonfrmasory Of my owl
i Experiences. His questioning frequenlls
Iresembled The lesson, Of school boy no
quite certain Of his game and eoniinnalla
repeating 10 himself what he fears other
wise may not Do ready far the norlan
v henit IS required. Thisls hterallyIru,
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