'We will go to Egypt; we will take Egypt.' [Illustration: "_What fates, my comrades!"-- A Review Day under the First Empire (From the Painting by H.Bellange_)] "My faith! but you were brave, you old soldiers," cried the youngster with enthusiasm.

"But think of it, then! To Egypt!" "Well, we took Egypt," resumed old Nonesuch.

"We were Frenchmen.

We had Napoleon! And after that we undertook another little campaign in Italy.
Then we returned to France, our beautiful France, to install ourselves in the Tuileries.

Eh!"-- puff--puff,--"Light my pipe, Stephen!" And Stephen again lighted the old veteran's pipe.
"Yes; in the Tuileries"-- puff--puff.