napoleon bonaparte, v1-第14部分

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said　the　evening　before；　〃to　show　these　proud　Britons　that　we　are　not
reduced　to　beggary。〃　　The　fact　is；　the　English；　before　setting　foot　on
the　French　continent；　had　expected　to　find　only　ruins；　penury；　and
misery。　　The　whole　of　France　had　been　described　to　them　as　being　in　the
most　distressing　condition；　and　they　thought　themselves　on　the　point　of
landing　in　a　barbarous　country。　　Their　surprise　was　great　when　they　saw
how　many　evils　the　First　Consul　had　already　repaired　in　so　short　a　time；
and　all　the　improvements　that　he　still　intended　to　carry　out；　and　they
spread　through　their　own　country　the　report　of　what　they　themselves
called　the　prodigies　of　the　First　Consul；　by　which　thousands　of　their
compatriots　were　influenced　to　come　and　judge　with　their　own　eyes。　　At
the　moment　that　Lord　Cornwallis　entered　the　great　hall　of　the　Ambassadors
with　his　suite；　the　eyes　of　all　the　English　must　have　been　dazzled　by　the
sight　of　the　First　Consul；　surrounded　by　his　two　colleagues；　with　all　the
diplomatic　corps；　and　with　an　already　brilliant　military　court。

In　the　midst　of　all　these　rich　uniforms；　his　was　remarkable　for　its
simplicity；　but　the　diamond　called　the　Regent；　which　had　been　put　in　pawn
under　the　Directory；　and　redeemed　a　few　days　since　by　the　First　Consul；
sparkled　on　the　hilt　of　his　sword。







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