His religious tolerance was the natural consequence of his philosophic spirit.
-- [From this Sir Walter Scott infers that he did not scruple to join the Musselmans in the external ceremonies of their religion.

He embellishes his romance with the ridiculous farce of the sepulchral chamber of the grand pyramid, and the speeches which were addressed to the General as well as to the muftis and Imaums; and he adds that Bonaparte was on the point of embracing Islamism.

All that Sir Walter says on this subject is the height of absurdity, and does not even deserve to be seriously refuted.

Bonaparte never entered a mosque except from motives of curiosity,( see contradiction in previous paragraph.

D.W.) and he never for one moment afforded any ground for supposing that he believed in the mission of Mahomet .-- Bourrienne.]-- Doubtless Bonaparte did, as he was bound to do, show respect for the religion of the country; and he found it necessary to act more like a Mussulman than a Catholic.