somewhat in conspiracy, under the Restoration. His name was M. de la
Huberdiere, and he had had himself a hat made exactly like Napoleon's,
and wore it just after the same fashion.

During the march past, either from sheer keenness or because he wanted
to attract attention to himself, he edged himself gradually in front of
the staff, on the side where the troops advanced, till at last he was
abreast of the King, so that the troops appeared to be marching past
him. This provoked one of my father's aides-de-camp, Heymes, who went up
to him, and said, saluting, "It seems to me, Colonel, you would be
better placed still if you were on the King's horse!" The shriek of
laughter which greeted this remark may be imagined.

This same Heymes, one of the few survivors of General Leclerc's
expedition to St. Domingo, had, on leaving that charnel-house, become
aide-de-camp to Marshal Ney. He it was who, during the famous retreat
from Russia, was sent to ask the general who was blowing up the Beresina
bridges to suspend the work of destruction, so as to allow of the
passage of the column with the wounded, who must otherwise be doomed to
death. It was worth seeing the expression of his face, severe enough
already, when he repeated the answer the general in question gave him,
with the most southern of accents, "What, my dear fellow! The wounded!
The Emperor has decided to sacrifice them!"

The worthy Heymes did my father a great service a short time after the
review which has led me to mention him. It was at the moment of the
insurrection in June 1832. We were at St. Cloud. It was well known that
the agitators of every description intended to make a demonstration on
the occasion of General Lamarque's funeral, but the demonstration was
not expected to be of any importance. However, at about five in the