>He [**Napoleon**] did feign an escape early on, for a joke, suddenly riding up a precipice and away from his orderly officer, Captain Thomas Poppleton of the 53rd Regiment, but Cockburn failed to become alarmed and told Poppleton that he would probably find him back at Longwood, which indeed he did. _____________________ **Source:** Roberts, Andrew. "St Helena." *Napoleon: A Life*. New York: Penguin, 2014. 789. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Balcombe, *To Befriend* p. 67-9. _____________________ **Further Reading:** [Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon) _____________________ #Happy April Fools!