He was riding a very fine thoroughbred gray Arab horse with a crimson gold-embroidered saddlecloth.

On approaching Alexander he raised his hat, and as he did so, Rostov, with his cavalryman's eye, could not help noticing that Napoleon did not sit well or firmly in the saddle.

The battalions shouted "Hurrah!" and "Vive l'Empereur!" Napoleon said something to Alexander, and both Emperors dismounted and took each other's hands.

Napoleon's face wore an unpleasant and artificial smile.