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The French aeroplanes were around them now, their motors drumming steadily and the aviators shouting congratulations to Lannes and Caumartin, whom they knew well. It was a friendly group, full of pride and exultation, and the Arrow and the Omnibus had a triumphant escort. Soon they were directly over the French, and then they began their descent.
There was a lull in the operations and all of John's friends came to Paris to see him wed the beautiful Julie Lannes. A little man, with the brow of a Napoleon, the famous general, Bougainville, whose rise had been so astonishing, stood beside General Vaugirard. Daniel Colton, now a colonel, his arm in a sling, was not far away.
"First I'll get a surgeon for you," he said to the Frenchman, "and after that there's food for you both." "I hope you'll tell the surgeon to be careful how he takes off my cap," said Lannes, "because it's fastened to my head now by my own dried blood." "Trust me for that," said de Rougemont. "I'll bring one of our best men."
He ordered General D 'Estaing, with some battalions, to march to the hill on the left, where the one thousand Turks were posted; Lannes to march to that on the right, where the two thousand others were; and Murat, who was at the centre, to make the cavalry file on the rear of the two hills.
He was less philosophical on the occasion of Marshal Lannes's death, when I saw him, while at breakfast, weeping such large tears that they rolled over his cheeks, and fell into his plate. He mourned deeply for Desaix, Poniatowski, and Bessieres, but most of all for Lannes, and next to him Duroc. During the whole of the battle of the Moskwa the Emperor had attacks resembling stone in the bladder.
Picard smiled and offered to shake hands in the American fashion. He seemed genuinely glad that John had returned to the real world, and John ascribed it to Picard's knowledge that he was Lannes' friend. Julie said some words to Picard, and with a little au revoir to John, went away. John watched her until she was out of sight.
Third Corps Ney with two divisions of veterans of Lannes; to this corps belonged the Wuerttembergians who had served under Ney before 49,000 Fourth Corps Prince Eugene with Junot as second commander, and the Generals Grouchy, Broussier, the two brothers Delzon. In this corps were the best soldiers of the Italian army 45,000 Fifth Corps Prince Poniatowski.
I knew your memory would not fail you. It's a great movement that we've begun, Mr. Scott. France will be saved or destroyed within the next few days." "I think so." "You've deserted your friend, Philip Lannes, the finest of our airmen." "Oh, no, I haven't. He's deserted me. I couldn't afford to be a burden on his aeroplane at such a time as this." "I suppose not.
The destination of part of the treasure was already fixed; on April 13th Bonaparte wrote an urgent letter to General Lannes, directing him to expedite the transit of the booty to Toulon, where three million francs were forthwith expended on the completion of the armada.
Lannes, holding himself stiffly erect, drew a paper from his pocket and extended it to the general. "A letter, sir, from the commander-in-chief of all our armies," he said, saluting proudly. As the general took the letter, Lannes' knees bent beneath him, and he sank down on his face. John rushed forward and grasped his comrade.
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