LIEUTENANT (his mind giving way). Do you mean to say that you're
not your brother, but your sister?--the sister who was so like
me?--who had my beautiful blue eyes? It was a lie: your eyes are
not like mine: they're exactly like your own. What perfidy!

NAPOLEON. Lieutenant: will you obey my orders and leave the room,
since you are convinced at last that this is no gentleman?

LIEUTENANT. Gentleman! I should think not. No gentleman would
have abused my confi--

NAPOLEON (out of all patience). Enough, sir, enough. Will you
leave the room. I order you to leave the room.

LADY. Oh, pray let ME go instead.

NAPOLEON (drily). Excuse me, madame. With all respect to your
brother, I do not yet understand what an officer on General
Massena's staff wants with my letters. I have some questions to
put to you.

GIUSEPPE (discreetly). Come, lieutenant. (He opens the door.)

LIEUTENANT. I'm off. General: take warning by me: be on your
guard against the better side of your nature. (To the lady.)
Madame: my apologies. I thought you were the same person, only of
the opposite sex; and that naturally misled me.

LADY (sweetly). It was not your fault, was it? I'm so glad
you're not angry with me any longer, lieutenant. (She offers her