y right to the throne,
but he wished to be called Napoleon, instead of
Bonaparte, just as we speak of our King as
George V. and rarely refer to his surname of
Guelph.

Who advised Napoleon? "His own will is his sole
adviser." He ruled arbitrarily, consulting no
one.

What does he do in this case? He sends ten
thousand French and Bavarian soldiers to crush
the Tyrolese.

Why were the Bavarians taking part in the
struggle? They were at this time allies of
France, and Napoleon had given to their Elector
possession of this new but hostile province.

What does the second paragraph describe? The
army entering the narrow gorge in the
mountains.

How does the author give vividness to this
picture? He endows inanimate things such as the
"gorge" and the "river" with human attributes.
The "gorge" looks gloomy, forbidding, and
unfriendly, and the "river" seems to roar
indignantly, as though at the attempt of "the
mountain walls" to impede its progress.

The next sentence is in the form of a question
and its answer. Who is supposed to ask this
question? This is the question the leader of
the army would ask and the answer he would make
when he discovered the narrow road. The
construction of the sentence suggests the idea
of danger.

Why does the next sentence begin with "But"?
"But the glittering array winds on." It
suggests that some precautions for the safety
of the army should have been observed; but it
may have been impossible to take these
precautions, and the orders of Bonaparte had to
be obeyed at all hazards.

What is described in the next sentence? The
author gives full details of the progress of
this imposing army. The River Inn seems to
share the feelings of the Tyrolese themselves
and protest angrily against this invasion by a
foreign power.

How is the next sentence related to the
preceding? "But" marks a contrast. The noise of
the army and the river is contrasted with the
silence on the heights.

Why are the "eagles" mentioned? The silence is
rendered more impressive by the occasional
"shrill cry