`` you had better go and tell laurence , that the french dragon is making all sorts of promises , which i am sure are lies , if only we would agree to serve napoleon ; and pray let him come and put a stop to it , '' he finished plaintively ; he did not know how to answer the french dragon , who after all was offering just what he himself had asked for ; except he did not want it from napoleon , who had invaded england and made so much trouble for everyone , and who let lien do as she liked .