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"In which you should be a general, I suppose, as you were in that snow ball fight at Brienne, of which we have heard once or twice," said d'Hebonville sarcastically. "And why not?" asked Napoleon haughtily. "Or the death of Caesar, like the tableaux we arranged at Brienne," suggested Demetrius Comneno enthusiastically. "In which your great Napoleon played Brutus, I suppose," said d'Hebonville.
"At the feast, or in giving the money," queried Mabille. "At the feast, to be sure," d'Hebonville answered. "Come, now; we should have no feeling in this matter," cried des Mazes. "We will decide for you, Mabille." "Old Bauer must not dream that there are any of his class who do not share in the matter," said Comneno. "That would be showing a preference, and a preference is never fair."
"That is what makes him so cross." "Why do you say that?" Napoleon demanded. "You do not like the plan because it is to honor old Bauer; for you do not like him," d'Hebonville replied. "If, now, it were a supper to the history teacher, you would agree, I am sure.
Tomorrow is old Bauer's birthday. I propose that, as is our custom, we take some notice of it. What do you say to giving him a little supper, in the name of the school?" "A good idea; a capital idea, d'Hebonville!" exclaimed most of the boys, in ready acquiescence. "A gluttonous idea, I call it; and an expensive one," said one upon the outer edge of the circle, in a sharply critical tone.
Five dollars is a good deal for some of us. Not all of the fifteen can afford so much. I don't believe I could; nor you, Napoleon, could you?" Napoleon's face grew sober, but he said nothing. "Oh, well! let only those pay then who can," said d'Hebonville. "Who, then, will take part in your feast?" demanded Napoleon. "Why, all of us, of course," replied d'Hebonville.
"Ah. our little joker has a word to say," exclaimed one of the boys sarcastically, drawing back, and pushing the speaker to the front; "hear him." "Oh, now, Napoleon! don't object," young Alexander des Mazes said. "Did you not hear why d'Hebonville proposed the supper? It is to honor the German teacher's birthday." "Oh, he heard it fast enough, des Mazes," rejoined d'Hebonville.
"No, no; the birthday of old Bauer is not a solemn occasion to demand a battle or a spectacle; something much more simple will do for a professor of German. Let us make it a good collation. There are fifteen of us in his class. If each one of us contributes five dollars, we could get up quite a feast." "Oh, see here, d'Hebonville!" cried Mabille; "think a little.
For de l'Equille praises you on 'the profundity of your reflections and the sagacity of your judgment. Oh, I've read his notes; or you would agree if it were Domaisen, the rhetoric teacher, who is much impressed those are his very words, are they not, gentlemen? with 'your powers of generalization, which' he says, are even 'as granite heated at a volcano. But as it is only dear old Bauer" and d'Hebonville shrugged his shoulders significantly.
"And do you wish, then," said Mabille, "that old Bauer should be under obligation to me, for example, who can pay little or nothing toward the feast?" "Certainly; to you as much as to the richest among us," said d'Hebonville. "Bah!" cried Napoleon. "That would imply a sentiment of gratitude toward my masters; and I, for one, have none to this Professor Bauer."
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