LADY (affrighted, but highly indignant at his having dared to touch her). Gentlemen: I appeal to you. Giuseppe. (Making a movement as if to run to Giuseppe.) LIEUTENANT (interposing, sword in hand). No you don't. LADY (taking refuge with Napoleon). Ah, sir, you are an officer--a general. You will protect me, will you not? LIEUTENANT. Never you mind him, General. Leave me to deal with him. NAPOLEON. With him! With whom, sir? Why do you treat this lady in such a fashion? LIEUTENANT. Lady! He's a man! the man I showed my confidence in. (Advancing threateningly.) Here you-- LADY (running behind Napoleon and in her agitation embracing the arm which he instinctively extends before her as a fortification). Oh, thank you, General. Keep him away. NAPOLEON. Nonsense, sir. This is certainly a lady (she suddenly drops his arm and blushes again); and you are under arrest. Put down your sword, sir, instantly. LIEUTENANT. General: I tell you he's an Austrian spy. He passed himself off on me as one of General Massena's staff this afternoon; and now he's passing himself off on you as a woman. Am I to believe my own eyes or not? LADY. General: it must be my brother. He is on General Massena's staff. He is very like me. 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 hand.) LIEUTENANT (bending gallantly to kiss it). Oh, madam, not the lea-- (Checking himself and looking at it.) You have your brother's hand. And the same sort of ring. LADY (sweetly). We are twins.