soldiers，bareheaded，intoatentthathadbeenpreparedforthepurpose。Afterthereligiousceremonies，theinnercoffinswereopened。Theoutermostcoffinwasslightlyinjured:thencame，oneoflead，whichwasingoodcondition，andenclosedtwoothers——oneoftinandoneofwood。Thelastcoffinwaslinedinsidewithwhitesatin，which，havingbecomedetachedbytheeffectoftime，hadfallenuponthebodyandenvelopeditlikeawinding—sheet，andhadbecomeslightlyattachedtoit。
\"ItisdifficulttodescribewithwhatanxietyandemotionthosewhowerepresentwaitedforthemomentwhichwastoexposetothemallthatdeathhadleftofNapoleon。Notwithstandingthesingularstateofpreservationofthetombandcoffins，wecouldscarcelyhopetofindanythingbutsomemisshapenremainsoftheleastperishablepartofthecostumetoevidencetheidentityofthebody。ButwhenDoctorGuillardraisedthesheetofsatin，anindescribablefeelingofsurpriseandaffectionwasexpressedbythespectators，manyofwhomburstintotears。TheEmperorwashimselfbeforetheireyes！
Thefeaturesoftheface，thoughchanged，wereperfectlyrecognized;
thehandsextremelybeautiful;hiswell—knowncostumehadsufferedbutlittle，andthecolorswereeasilydistinguished。Theattitudeitselfwasfullofease，andbutforthefragmentsofthesatinliningwhichcovered，aswithafinegauze，severalpartsoftheuniform，wemighthavebelievedwestillsawNapoleonbeforeuslyingonhisbedofstate。GeneralBertrandandM。Marchand，whowerebothpresentattheinterment，quicklypointedoutthedifferentarticleswhicheachhaddepositedinthecoffin，andremainedintheprecisepositioninwhichtheyhadpreviouslydescribedthemtobe。
\"Thetwoinnercoffinswerecarefullyclosedagain;theoldleadencoffinwasstronglyblockedupwithwedgesofwood，andbothwereoncemoresolderedupwiththemostminuteprecautions，underthedirectionofDr。Guillard。Thesedifferentoperationsbeingterminated，theebonysarcophaguswasclosedaswellasitsoakcase。OndeliveringthekeyoftheebonysarcophagustoCountdeChabot，theKing\'sCommissioner，CaptainAlexanderdeclaredtohim，inthenameoftheGovernor，thatthiscoffin，containingthemortalremainsoftheEmperorNapoleon，wasconsideredasatthedisposaloftheFrenchGovernmentfromthatday，andfromthemomentatwhichitshouldarriveattheplaceofembarkation，towardswhichitwasabouttobesentundertheordersofGeneralMiddlemore。TheKing\'sCommissionerrepliedthathewaschargedbyhisGovernment，andinitsname，toacceptthecoffinfromthehandsoftheBritishauthorities，andthatheandtheotherpersonscomposingtheFrenchmissionwerereadytofollowittoJamesTown，wherethePrincedeJoinville，superiorcommandantoftheexpedition，wouldbereadytoreceiveitandconductitonboardhisfrigate。Acardrawnbyfourhorses，deckedwithfunerealemblems，hadbeenpreparedbeforethearrivaloftheexpedition，toreceivethecoffin，aswellasapall，andalltheothersuitabletrappingsofmourning。Whenthesarcophaguswasplacedonthecar，thewholewascoveredwithamagnificentimperialmantlebroughtfromParis，thefourcornersofwhichwerebornebyGeneralsBertrandandGourgaud，BaronLasCasesandM。Marchand。Athalf—pastthreeo\'clockthefuneralcarbegantomove，precededbyachoristerbearingthecross，andbytheAbbeCoquereau。M。deChabotactedaschiefmourner。Alltheauthoritiesoftheisland，alltheprincipalinhabitants，andthewholeofthegarrison，followedinprocessionfromthetombtothequay。Butwiththeexceptionoftheartillerymennecessarytoleadthehorses，andoccasionallysupportthecarwhendescendingsomesteeppartsoftheway，theplacesnearestthecoffinwerereservedfortheFrenchmission。GeneralMiddlemore，althoughinaweakstateofhealth，persistedinfollowingthewholewayonfoot，togetherwithGeneralChurchill，chiefofthestaffinIndia，whohadarrivedonlytwodaysbeforefromBombay。Theimmenseweightofthecoffins，andtheunevennessoftheroad，renderedtheutmostcarefulnessnecessarythroughoutthewholedistance。ColonelTrelawneycommandedinpersonthesmalldetachmentofartillerymenwhoconductedthecar，and，thankstohisgreatcare，nottheslightestaccidenttookplace。Fromthemomentofdeparturetothearrivalatthequay，thecannonsofthefortsandthe\'BellePoule\'