Original sentence: After winning the election, the Prince-President confers on Hornblower the insignia of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and presents a sapphire to Barbara in gratitude for their timely aid.Barbara is favourably impressed with the man's charming manners and persuades her husband to provide a carriage, although Hornblower is convinced that the Frenchman is a lunatic.However a landslip has delayed the train near Smallbridge Park, and he is urgently seeking assistance to complete his journey.Late one stormy night, a well-dressed Frenchman, claiming to be Napoleon, arrives at the front door of Hornblower's mansion.The man had been travelling by rail to Dover to take ship for France
Edited sentence: After winning the election, the Prince-President confers on Hornblower the insignia of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and presents a sapphire to Barbara, in gratitude for their timely aid.Barbara is favourably impressed with the man's charming manners and persuades her husband to provide a carriage to oblige the visitor, although Hornblower remains privately convinced that the Frenchman is a lunatic.However a landslip has delayed the train near Smallbridge Park and he is seeking assistance to complete his journey.Late one stormy night, a well-dressed Frenchman, claiming to be Napoleon, arrives at the front door of Hornblower's mansion to urgently request help.The seemingly eccentric visitor has been travelling by rail to Dover to take ship for France