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On our reaching Cape Town, after finding you starving on ze veldt, I cabled him ze news. A few hours later he told me exactly what to do. He knew you would do it. How, I do not know. He is no ordinary man, Keralio. When I first saw you out zere, unkempt, in rags, starving, I could have dropped dead from surprise. It never occurred to me that you might be useful. But Keralio knew.
In August, 1783, Buonaparte and Bourrienne, according to the statement of the latter, shared the first prize in mathematics, and soon afterward, in the same year, a royal inspector, M. de Keralio, arrived at Brienne to test the progress of the King's wards. Conduct most satisfactory; has always been distinguished for his application in mathematics.
"But you have found diamonds big diamonds?" "Oh, yes," replied the president with affected carelessness; "we have picked up a few stones. As I told you, the prospects are very promising." "But haven't you recently made some extraordinary finds?" Mr. Parker shook his head. "No nothing worth mentioning." Keralio smiled skeptically. "Isn't your memory somewhat at fault, cher monsieur?
Authentic date of Bonaparte's birth His family ruined by the Jesuits His taste for military amusements Sham siege at the College of Brienne The porter's wife and Napoleon My intimacy with Bonaparte at college His love for the mathematics, and his dislike of Latin He defends Paoli and blames his father He is ridiculed by his comrades Ignorance of the monks Distribution of prizes at Brienne Madame de Montesson and the Duke of Orleans Report of M. Keralio on Bonaparte He leaves Brienne.
But it was incredible that he was involved to the extent Keralio said he was. She knew he was ambitious to acquire wealth, but that he would take such fearful risks and jeopardize funds which, after all, belonged, not to him, but to the stockholders that was impossible. It was a horrible libel. Still another cause for worry was the health of her little daughter, Dorothy.
Inwardly he wished François was present to help him out. "Mary? Oh, yes, I remember of course of course " The look of anxiety in the young woman's face deepened. His memory failed him completely. Changing the subject she said quickly: "There's something else I wish to mention to you, dear. It is about Signor Keralio " He started quickly to his feet.
In 1783 the Chevalier Keralio, sub-inspector of the military schools, selected him to pass the year following to the military school at Paris, to which three of the best scholars were annually sent from each of the twelve provincial military schools of France. It is curious as well as satisfactory to know the opinion at this time entertained of him by those who were the best qualified to judge.
It seems to me that Keralio is safe under cover, while here I am, disporting myself in the limelight, with every eye turned on me. I guess I prefer Keralio's job to mine " The valet's eyes flashed vindictively as he retorted: "Could your puny brain have conceived this scheme which will make us all rich? Keralio outlined ze whole plan to me directly he heard of your existence.
"He says you promised him half of ze proceeds when ze diamonds were sold, and that now you are trying to do him out of it He says he's sick of ze whole thing and will squeal to ze police unless you do ze right thing." Straining every nerve to hear, Steell glued his ear to the door. Keralio burst out fiercely: "Squeal, will he, the dog?
What I have above stated, together with the report of M. de Keralio, bear evidence of his backwardness in almost every branch of education except mathematics. Neither was it, as Sir Walter affirms, his precocious progress in mathematics that occasioned him to be removed to Paris.
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