And the talkative Dolgorúkov, turning now to Borís now to Prince Andrew, told how Buonaparte wishing to test Markóv, our ambassador, purposely dropped a handkerchief in front of him and stood looking at Markóv, probably expecting Markóv to pick it up for him, and how Markóv immediately dropped his own beside it and picked it up without touching Buonaparte’s.
