You've never been in Russia, I suppose ?" said Bonaparte, fixing his crosswise looking eyes on the German's face.
"No, no," said the old man humbly.

"France, England, Germany, a little in this country; it is all I have travelled." "I, my friend," said Bonaparte, "I have been in every country in the world, and speak every civilised language, excepting only Dutch and German.

I wrote a book of my travels--noteworthy incidents.

Publisher got it--cheated me out of it.

Great rascals those publishers! Upon one occasion the Duke of Wellington's nephew and I were travelling in Russia.