Hehadnotasteforthestudyoflanguages，politeliterature，orthearts.Astherewerenoindicationsofhiseverbecomingascholar，thepedantsoftheestablishmentwereinclinedtothinkhimstupid.Hissuperiorintelligencewas，however，sufficientlyperceptible，eventhroughthereserveunderwhichitwasveiled.Ifthemonkstowhomthesuperintendenceoftheestablishmentwasconfidedhadunderstoodtheorganisationofhismind，iftheyhadengagedmoreablemathematicalprofessors，orifwehadhadanyincitementtothestudyofchemistry，naturalphilosophy，astronomy，etc.，IamconvincedthatBonapartewouldhavepursuedthesescienceswithallthegeniusandspiritofinvestigationwhichhedisplayedinacareer，morebrilliantitistrue，butlessusefultomankind.Unfortunately，themonksdidnotperceivethis，andweretoopoortopayforgoodmasters.However，afterBonaparteleftthecollegetheyfounditnecessarytoengagetwoprofessorsfromParis，otherwisethecollegewouldhavefallentonothing.Thesetwonewprofessors，MM.DurfortandDesponts，finishedmyeducation;andIregrettedthattheydidnotcomesooner.Theoften—

　　repeatedassertionofBonapartehavingreceivedacarefuleducationatBrienneisthereforeuntrue.Themonkswereincapableofgivingithim;

　　and，formyownpart，ImustconfessthattheextendedinformationofthepresentdayistomeapainfulcontrastwiththelimitedcourseofeducationIreceivedattheMilitaryCollege.Itisonlysurprisingthattheestablishmentshouldhaveproducedasingleableman.

　　ThoughBonapartehadnoreasontobesatisfiedwiththetreatmenthereceivedfromhiscomrades，yethewasabovecomplainingofit;andwhenhehadthesupervisionofanydutywhichtheyinfringed，hewouldrathergotoprisonthandenouncethecriminals.

　　Iwasonedayhisaccompliceinomittingtoenforceadutywhichwewereappointedtosupervise.Heprevailedonmetoaccompanyhimtoprison，whereweremainedthreedays.Wesufferedthissortofpunishmentseveraltimes，butwithlessseverity.

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