事实上,童年在心理学上有极其重要的地位,圣西尔不好相处不能全怪他,就像拿破仑少年时代那样,有果必有因,是很正常的。
St. Cyr’s recent biographer, Christiane d’Ainvil,feels that, although he hardly ever talked or wrote about his mother, this "silent suffering explains the complexity of his character, at one and the same time strong and vulnerable, authoritative and sensitive*”4 It also left him throughout life utterly lacking a gracious self- irony. He was always deeply hurt by even humorous attacks on himself. He could laugh at a joke at another's expense, but never one at his own. Having developed the ability for being totally self-reliant, St.- Cyr found it almost impossible to operate in the normal social sphere. d’Ainvil describes him as a “modern Stoic.”
圣西尔极敏感又“专制”,不善于自嘲,为人冷淡,容易被他人的善意玩笑冒犯,相当自我,简直是个“当代斯多葛派”
当然,圣西尔有不错的知识修养,他靠自学成为了图尔军校的免费旁听生,这对他可能有一定的弥补作用。圣西尔和德赛、奈伊、达武交情很好,而后两者也是不太受同僚欢迎的人。
On December 17, 1799, St.- Cyr was ordered back to the Army of the Rhine now under Moreau. Sadly, as ever, St.- Cyrs attitude soon drew Moreau's displeasure, and it is here that the legend of St.- Cyr as a "bad bed-fellow” began. Despite a total lack of evidence, Moreau accused St.- Cyr in his reports of failing to support his brother generals, and Bonaparte was later to use these accusations when he and St.- Cyr came into conflict. Yet, at this time, both Ney and General Baraguey d’Hilliers wrote numerous letters to St.- Cyr thanking him for his support in the field.1 6
1799年12月17日,圣西尔回到莫罗指挥的莱茵军团,很快招惹莫罗的不满,于是他的“坏同僚”名声就开始传播了,莫罗没有充分证据就指责圣西尔没有支援友军,而拿破仑日后也会拿这个吵架。但,奈伊和蒂利耶将军写了很多信感谢他的支援——看来圣西尔真有点冤枉了。拿破仑和圣西尔的关系在1812年的某次会议后改善,前者似乎被他的个人品质迷住了,后者在回忆录的1812年至1813年部分更加倾向于赞美拿破仑。
除此之外,圣西尔精于计算,善于保存部队,虽然他把军队视为工具,并不想改善关系,但士兵们还是信任并尊敬他(当然不是喜爱他)。好像在某处还看到,圣西尔倾向于把事情交给部下料理,但万一需要,他还是会亲自出手的。
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