\"Heisverymuchmistaken，\"resumedtheEmperor，\"ifheconceivesIboreanyill—willtowardshim.AfterhisarrestIsentLauristontotheTemple，whomIchosebecausehewasofanamiableandconciliatingdisposition;IchargedhimtotellMoreautoconfesshehadonlyseenPichegru，andIwouldcausetheproceedingsagainsthimtobesuspended.
Insteadofreceivingthisactofgenerosityasheoughttohavedone，herepliedtoitwithgreathaughtiness，somuchwasheelatedthatPichegruhadnotbeenarrested;heafterwards，however，loweredhistone.Hewrotetomealetterofexcuserespectinghisanteriorconduct，whichIcausedtobeproducedonthetrial.Hewastheauthorofhisownruin;besides，itwouldhaverequiredmenofadifferentstampfromMoreautoconspireagainstme.Amoung，theconspirators，forexample，wasanindividualwhosefateIregret;thisGeorgesinmyhandsmighthaveachievedgreatthings.Icandulyappreciatethefirmnessofcharacterhedisplayed，andtowhichIcouldhavegivenaproperdirection.IcausedRealtointimatetohimthat，ifhewouldattachhimselftome，notonlyshouldhebepardoned，butthatIwouldgivehimthecommandofaregiment.
PerhapsImightevenhavemadehimmyaidedecamp.Complaintswouldhavebeenmade，but，parbleu，Ishouldnothavecared.Georgesrefusedallmyoffers;hewasasinflexibleasiron.WhatcouldIdo？heunderwenthisfate，forhewasadangerousman;circumstancesrenderedhisdeathamatterofnecessity.Examplesofseveritywerecalledfor，whenEnglandwaspouringintoFrancethewholeoffscouringoftheemigration;butpatience，patience！Ihavealongarm，andshallbeabletoreachthem，whennecessary.MoreauregardedGeorgesmerelyasaruffian——Iviewedhiminadifferentlight.YoumayremembertheconversationIhadwithhimattheTuileries——youandRappwereinanadjoiningcabinet.Itriedinvaintoinfluencehim——someofhisassociateswereaffectedatthementionofcountryandofglory;healonestoodcoldandunmoved.Iaddressedmyselftohisfeelings，butinvain;
hewasinsensibletoeverythingIsaid.AtthatperiodGeorgesappearedtomelittleambitiousofpower;hiswholewishesseemedtocentreincommandingtheVendeans.ItwasnottillIhadexhaustedeverymeansofconciliationthatIassumedthetoneandlanguageofthefirstmagistrate.Idismissedhimwithastronginjunctiontoliveretired——
tobepeaceableandobedient——nottomisinterpretthemotivesofmyconducttowardshimself——norattributetoweaknesswhatwasmerelytheresultofmoderationandstrength.’Restassured，’Iadded，’andrepeattoyourassociates，thatwhileIholdthereinsofauthoritytherewillbeneitherchancenorsalvationforthosewhodaretoconspireagainstme：Howheconformedtothisinjunctiontheeventhasshown.RealtoldmethatwhenMoreauandGeorgesfoundthemselvesinthepresenceofPichegrutheycouldnotcometoanyunderstanding，becauseGeorgeswouldnotactagainsttheBourbons.Well，hehadaplan，butMoreauhadnone;