`` if you would like to be compared to him , '' temeraire said , `` then bonaparte has also made a marketplace in paris , for his dragons , and built them pavilions , and he is not penning them up in breeding grounds , either , if they do not like to be there - `` laurence laid a hand on temeraire 's leg , and temeraire swallowed the rest of his remarks ; it was difficult to remember that one must be respectful to a senior officer , even if the senior officer was unpleasant in return , and to have to think carefully about what one said , instead of laying everything out plainly , even if it was perfectly obvious and fair .