'He does not look so; he is too small and pale and thin.'-- 'No,' replied the boy; 'it is Napoleon.'-- 'And who is Napoleon ?' I asked; for at that time I was as ignorant as all of you here.

'Is he our patron?
Is he the king?
Is he the pope ?'--'No; he is Napoleon,' the boy replied again, shrugging his shoulders.

I did not ask more.

The boy was right.

Napoleon was neither boy nor man, patron, king, nor pope; he was Napoleon! You should have seen him while we were working.