o call out Vive le Roi, and he obeyed them,
while his attendants refused. For a part of the way he was forced to
mount a little poney in the dress of an Austrian officer. Arrived at the
village of La Calade, the following extraordinary scene passed at the
inn--It was also related to me by our banker, who had it from the
hostess herself: The landlord was called for, and a mean-looking figure
in plain clothes, with a travelling-cap, and loose blue pantaloons,
asked him if he could have dinner for twenty persons who were coming.
"Yes, (said the landlord), if you take what fare I have; but I trust it
is not for that _coquin_ the Emperor, whom we expect soon here." "No,
(said he), it is only for a part of his suite.--Bring here some wine,
and let the people be well served when they arrive." Presently the
landlady entered with the wine, a fine, bold Provencal, and a decided
royalist, as all the Provencal snow are. [40]"Ecoutez, bonne femme, vous
attendez l'Empereur n'est pas?" 'Oui, Monsieur, j'espere que nous le
verrons?' "Eh bien, bonne femme, vous autres que dites vous de
l'Empereur?" 'Qu'il est un grand coquin.' "Eh! ma bonne femme, et vous
meme que dites vous?" 'Monsieur, voulez vous que je vous dise
franchment ce que je pense: Si j'etais le capitaine du vaisseau, je ne
l'embarquerai que pour le noyer."

The stranger said nothing. After an hour or two, the landlord asked his
wife if she would like to see Bonaparte, for that he was arrived. She
was all anxiety to see him. He took her up stairs, and pointed to the
little man in the travelling cap. The surprise of the woman may be
conceived. The Emperor made her approach, and said to her she was a good
woman; but that there were many things told of Bonaparte which were not
true.

I shall continue the Sub-Prefect's narrative in his own words:--[41]"Les
Commissaires, en arrivant a Calade, le trouvoient la tete appuyee sur
les deux mains, et le visage baigne de larmes. Il leur dit qu'on en
voulait decidement a sa vie; que la maitresse de l'auberge, qui ne
l'avait pas reconnu lui avait declare que l'Empereur etait deteste comme
un scelerat, et qu'on ne l'embarquerait que pour le noyer. Il ne
voulait rien manger ni boire quelque instances qu'on lui fit, et
quoiqu'il dut etre rassure par l'example de ceux qui etaient a table
avec lui. Il fit venir de la voiture du pain et de l'eau qu'il prit avec
avidite. On attendait la nuit pour continuer la route; on n'etait qu'a
deux lieues