banging，flag—waving，incense—burning，trumpetspealing，drumsrolling，andattheclose，receivedbythevoiceofsixhundredchoristers，sweetlymodulatedtothetonesoffifteenscoreoffiddlers。Thenyousawhorseandfoot，jack—bootsandbear—skin，cuirassandbayonet，NationalGuardandLine，marshalsandgeneralsallovergold，smartaides—de—campgallopingaboutlikemad，andhighinthemidstofall，ridingonhisgoldenbuckler，Solomoninallhisglory，forsooth——ImperialCaesar，withhiscrownoverhishead，laurelsandstandardswavingabouthisgorgeouschariot，andamillionofpeoplelookingoninwonderandawe。
HisMajestytheEmperorandKingreclinedonhisshield，withhisheadalittleelevated。HisMajesty\'sskullisvoluminous，hisforeheadbroadandlarge。WeremarkedthathisImperialMajesty\'sbrowwasofayellowishcolor，whichappearancewasalsovisibleabouttheorbitsoftheeyes。Hekepthiseyelidsconstantlyclosed，bywhichwehadtheopportunityofobservingthattheupperlidsweregarnishedwitheyelashes。Yearsandclimatehaveeffecteduponthefaceofthisgreatmonarchonlyatriflingalteration;wemaysay，indeed，thatTimehastouchedhisImperialandRoyalMajestywiththelightestfeatherinhiswing。InthenoseoftheConquerorofAusterlitzweremarkedverylittlealteration:itisofthebeautifulshapewhichwerememberitpossessedfive—and—twentyyearssince，ereunfortunatecircumstancesinducedhimtoleaveusforawhile。Thenostrilandthetubeofthenoseappeartohaveundergonesomeslightalteration，butinexaminingabelovedobjecttheeyeofaffectionisperhapstoocritical。Vivel\'Empereur！thesoldierofMarengoisamongusagain。Hislipsarethinner，perhaps，thantheywerebefore！howwhitehisteethare！youcanjustseethreeofthempressinghisunderlip;andprayremarkthefulnessofhischeeksandtheroundcontourofhischin。Oh，thosebeautifulwhitehands！manyatimehavetheypattedthecheekofpoorJosephine，andplayedwiththeblackringletsofherhair。Sheisdeadnow，andcold，poorcreature;andsoareHortenseandboldEugene，thanwhomtheworldneversawacurtierknight，\"aswassaidofKingArthur\'sSirLancelot。Whatadaywouldithavebeenforthosethreecouldtheyhaveliveduntilnow，andseentheirheroreturning！Where\'sNey？HiswifesitslookingoutfromM。Flahaut\'swindowyonder，butthebravestofthebraveisnotwithher。Murattooisabsent:honestJoachimlovestheEmperoratheart，andrepentsthathewasnotatWaterloo:whoknowsbutthatatthesightofthehandsomeswordsmanthosestubbornEnglish\"canaille\"wouldhavegivenway。Aking，Sire，is，youknow，thegreatestofslaves——Stateaffairsofconsequence——hisMajestytheKingofNaplesisdetainednodoubt。WhenwelastsawtheKing，however，andhisHighnessthePrinceofElchingen，theylookedtohaveasgoodhealthasevertheyhadintheirlives，andweheardeachofthemcalmlycallingout\"FIRE！\"astheyhavedoneinnumberlessbattlesbefore。
Isitpossible？cantheEmperorforget？Wedon\'tliketobreakittohim，buthasheforgottenallaboutthefarmatPizzo，andthegardenoftheObservatory？Yes，truly:thereheliesonhisgoldenshield，neverstirring，neversomuchasliftinghiseyelids，oropeninghislipsanywider。
Ovanitasvanitatum！HereisourSovereigninallhisglory，andtheyfiredathousandgunsatCherbourgandneverwokehim！
However，weareadvancingmattersbyseveralhours，andyoumustgivejustasmuchcredenceasyoupleasetothesubjoinedremarksconcerningtheProcession，seeingthatyourhumbleservantcouldnotpossiblybepresentatit，beingboundforthechurchelsewhere。