French general Lafayette participated in both the American and French revolutions. One day at the height of the French Revolution a group of his admirers stopped his carriage in the street, unhitched his horses and pulled the vehicle to its destination.

法国将领拉法埃脱曾参与美国独立战争以及法国大革命。法国大革命最炽烈时，他有一天乘马车在街上走，被一群仰慕者拦，解下马匹，合力把马车拖到目的地。

Several weeks later, Lafayette was asked whether he had been pleased by the gesture. "Yes, it was delightful¹, delightful, but one thing disturbs me a little," he replied, pausing reflectively. "I never saw anything more of my horses."

几个星期之后，有人问拉法埃脱说，仰幕者爱戴的表现令不令他高兴。他回答：「高兴得很，高兴得很，但有一件事使我有点惶惑。」他略一沉吟，又说：「我的马从此不见了。」

It is worthwhile to note that, during the Napoleonic Wars, French soldiers complained that, though they were often hungry, there was always food for Napoleon's favourite horse, Nicoll.

值得一提的是，拿破仑战争期间，法国士兵抱怨说，他们经常捱饿，但拿破仑的爱驹尼科尔总有东西吃。