Then he said to the child, kissing him: "Very good; we will take care of you.

What would you like to be ?" "Soldier first." "What do you mean by first ?" "Why, first a soldier, then later a colonel like my brother, and then a general like my father." "It won't be my fault if you are not," answered the First Consul.
"Nor mine," retorted the boy.
"Edouard!" exclaimed Madame de Montrevel, timidly.
"Now don't scold him for answering properly;" and Bonaparte, lifting the child to the level of his face, kissed him.
"You must dine with us," said he, "and to-night Bourrienne, who met you at the hotel, will install you in the Rue de la Victoire.

You must stay there till Roland gets back; he will then find you suitable lodgings.
Edouard shall go to the Prytanee, and I will marry off your daughter." "General!" "That's all settled with Roland." Then, turning to Josephine, he said: "Take Madame de Montrevel with you, and try not to let her be bored .-- And, Madame de Montrevel, if _your friend_ (he emphasized the words) wishes to go to a milliner, prevent it; she can't want bonnets, for she bought thirty-eight last month." Then, giving Edouard a friendly tap, he dismissed the two women with a wave of the hand..