l6O EASY-CHAIR MEMORIES 



" How often is the sacrament of the Lord's 

 Supper administered ? " 



" Do all communicants drink out of the 

 same cup ? " 



" Is the bread made use of in the sacrament 

 common bread ? " 



" Supposing that wine could not be pro- 

 cured, would any other liquid be allowed as 

 its substitute ? " 



" Do the bishops frequently preach ? " 



" Do they wear the mitre? " 



" Have not the bishops a seat in the House 

 of Peers ? " 



There are many more questions of a similar 

 import, but these are sufficient to show the 

 nature of Bonaparte's inquiries. 



On another occasion the author gives a 

 further description of the ex-Emperor : 



"He has an uncommon face: large, full, 

 and pale, but not sickly. In conversation the 

 muscles suffer little or no exertion ; with the 

 exception of those in the immediate vicinity 

 of the mouth, the whole seems fixed and 

 the forehead perfectly smooth. . . . However 

 earnestly Napoleon may be in conversation, 

 he discovers no distortion of features. . . . He 



