In consequence, the god recalls his turbulent subject; the sea is calmed; and the ship anchors in the port of Frejus.

Napoleon and Bertrand, who is always called the faithful Bertrand, land to explore the country; Mars meets them disguised as a lancer of the guard, wearing the cross of the legion of honour.

He advises them to apply for necessaries of all kinds to the governor, shows them the way, and disappears with a strong smell of gunpowder.
Napoleon makes a pathetic speech, and enters the governor's house.

Here he sees hanging up a fine print of the battle of Austerlitz, himself in the foreground giving his orders.

This puts him in high spirits; he advances and salutes the governor, who receives him most loyally, gives him an entertainment, and, according to the usage of all epic hosts, insists after dinner on a full narration of all that has happened to him since the battle of Leipsic..