——[MadamedeStaelbrieflymentionthisinterviewinher’ConsiderationssurlaRevolutionFrancaise’\"M.Necker，\"shesays，\"hadaninterviewwithBonaparte，whenhewasonhiswaytoItalybythepassageofMont.St.Bernard，afewdaysbeforethebattleofMarengo，Duringthisconversation，whichlastedtwohours，theFirstConsulmadeaveryfavourableimpressiononmyfatherbytheconfidentwayhespokeofhisfutureprojects.\"——Bourrienne.]——
Iknownothowithappened，butatthetimehedidnotspeaktomeofthisinterview.However，IwascurioustoknowwhatbethoughtofamanwhohadacquiredmuchcelebrityinFrance.Oneevening，whenweweretalkingofonethingandanother，Imanagedtoturntheconversationonthatsubject.M.Necker，\"saidhe，\"appearstomeveryfarbelowhisreputation.HedidnotequaltheideaIhadformedofhim.ItriedallIcouldtogethimtotalk;buthesaidnothingremarkable.Heisanideologist——
——[ThiswasaconstanttermofreproachwithBonaparte.HesetallthemetaphysiciansoftheContinentagainsthimbyexclaiming，\"Jeneveuxpointd’ideologues.\"]——
abanker.Itisimpossiblethatsuchamancanhaveanybutnarrowviews;and，besides，mostcelebratedpeopleloseonacloseview.\"——
\"Notalways，General，\"observedI——\"Ah！\"saidhe，smiling，\"thatisnotbad，Bourrienne.Youareimproving.IseeIshallmakesomethingofyouintime！\"