The Eagle of the Seventh had never been sent to the War Office in Paris.

It, too, had disappeared.

But that had been months before the Marquis' time, and he had no responsibility for that.

Colonel Labedoyere was more than suspected of lukewarmness, but as he was a young man of great influence, high social standing and much personal popularity no steps had as yet been taken against him.
The Marquis determined to have it out with him also at the first convenient season, and unless he could be assured of his absolute devotion to King Louis, he would report to the Minister of War the necessity of the Colonel's removal.
The old man was fully alive to the Napoleonic sentiment among the soldiers, a sentiment which arose from a variety of motives.

In the first place, war was the trade of most of the soldiers.