英语翻译Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.” he is sai

英语翻译
Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.” he is said to be“undersize”,with “short legs” and a “round stomach.”
the issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s（托尔斯泰） description --it seems not that far off from historical accounts --but his choice of facts ：other things that could be said of the man are not said .We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat Little Frenchman.tolstoy's
Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a Little of powder tobacco up his nose ---and that is the point.