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"Mémorial" (note dictated by Napoleon). He states the reasons for and against， and adds， speaking of himself： "These sentiments， twenty-five years of age， confidence in his strength， his destiny， determined him." Bourrienne， I.， 51： " It is certain that he has always bemoaned that day； he has often said to me that he would give years of his life to efface that page of his history."[29] "Mémorial，" I.， Sept 6， 1815. " It is only after Lodi that the idea came to me that I might， after all， become a decisive actor on our political stage. Then the first spark of lofty ambition gleamed out." On his aim and conduct in the Italian campaign of Sybel， "Histoire de l'Europe pendant la Révolution Fran？aise" (Dosquet translation)， vol. IV.， books II. and III.， especially pp.182， 199， 334， 335， 406， 420， 475， 489.

[30] Yung， III.， 213. (Letter of M. de Sucy， August 4， 1797.)[31] Ibid.， III.， 214. (Report of d'Entraigues to M. de Mowikinoff， Sept.， 1797.) "If there was any king in France which was not himself， he would like to have been his creator， with his rights at the end of his sword， this sword never to be parted with， so that he might plunge it in the king's bosom if he ever ceased to be submissive to him." -Miot de Melito， I.， 154. (Bonaparte to Montebello， before Miot and Melzi， June， 1797.) Ibid， I.， 184. (Bonaparte to Miot， Nov. 18， 1797， at Turin.)[32] D'Haussonville， "L'église Romaine et la Premier Empire，" I.， 405.

(Words of M. Cacault， signer of the Treaty of Tolentino， and French Secretary of Legation at Rome， at the commencement of negotiations for the Concordat.) M. Cacaut says that he used this expression， "After the scenes of Tolentino and of Leghorn， and the fright of Manfredini， and Matéi threatened， and so many other vivacities."[33] Madame de Sta？l， "Considérations sur la Révolution Fran？aise，"3rd part， ch. XXVI.， and 4th part， ch. XVIII.

[34] Portrait of Bonaparte in the "Cabinet des Etampes，" "drawn by Guérin， engraved by Fiesinger， deposited in the National Library， Vendémiaire 29， year VII."[35] Madame de Rémusat， "Mémoires，" I.， 104. - Miot de Melito， I.， 84.

[36] Madame de Sta？l， "Considerations，" etc.， 3rd part， ch. XXV. -Madame de Rémusat， II.， 77.

[37] Stendhal， "Mémoires sur Napoléon，" narration of Admiral Decrès.

- Same narration in the "Mémorial."

[38] De Ségur， I.， 193.

[39] Roederer， "Oeuvres complétes，" II.， 560. (Conversations with General Lasalle in 1809， and Lasalle's judgment on the débuts of Napoleon).

[40] Another instance of this commanding influence is found in the case of General Vandamme， an old revolutionary soldier still more brutal and energetic than Augereau. In 1815， Vandamme said to Marshal d'Ornano， one day， on ascending the staircase of the Tuileries together： "My dear fellow， that devil of a man (speaking of the Emperor) fascinates me in a way I cannot account for. I， who don't fear either God or the devil， when I approach him I tremble like a child. He would make me dash through the eye of a needle into the fire！" ("Le Général Vandamme，" by du Casse， II.， 385).

[41] Roederer， III.， 356. (Napoleon himself says， February 11， 1809)：