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pleasantry, I expressed my wish that his health 

 may always remain the same. * I certainly 

 enjoy,' he said, 'a very good state of health, 

 which I attribute to a rigorous observance of 

 regimen. My appetite is such that I feel as if 

 I could eat at any time of the day ; but I 

 am regular in my meals, and always leave off 

 eating with an appetite ; besides, as you know, 

 I never drink strong wines.' " 



The conversation was prolonged, and 

 branched off into a variety of subjects. He 

 asked the doctor if he remembered the history 

 of Capt. Wright. He answered : " Perfectly 

 well ; and it is a prevalent opinion in England 

 that you ordered him to be murdered in the 

 Temple." Napoleon emphatically denied this, 

 and concluded a long speech by most solemnly 

 asserting that Capt. Wright died in the Temple, 

 by his own hand, as described in the Moniteur, 

 and at a much earlier period than has generally 

 been believed. His assertion, he said, was 

 founded on documents which he had examined. 



Now, to the surgeon's utter astonishment, he 

 turned to the subject of the Duke d'Enghien's 

 death. He became very animated. He began 

 as follows : 



