. ▁Laur ence ▁describes ▁his ▁own ▁experiences ▁abroad , ▁visit ing ▁soci eties ▁where ▁drag ons ▁are ▁treated ▁as ▁equal ▁members ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁h arn ass ed ▁and ▁controlled ▁by ▁humans ▁as ▁British ▁drag ons ▁are , ▁soci eties ▁that ▁are ▁material ly ▁en rich ed ▁by ▁this ▁approach ; ▁and ▁Admir al ▁Jane ▁Roland ▁subm its ▁her ▁theory ▁that ▁Napoleon ▁has ▁bol ster ed ▁his ▁own ▁aer ial ▁corps ▁by ▁extending ▁similar ▁privileges ▁to ▁the ▁fer als ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inent . ▁W elles ley ▁agre es ▁to ▁open ▁cover ts ▁to ▁general ▁use , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁drag ons ▁might ▁be ▁paid ▁directly ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁their ▁up keep ▁( around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁pounds ) ▁to ▁spend ▁as ▁they ▁will . ▁He ▁also ▁ste als ▁a ▁page ▁from ▁Napoleon ' s ▁book ▁by ▁using ▁drag ons ▁as ▁mass ▁transport ation ▁for ▁his ▁soldiers ; ▁the ▁drag ons ▁must ▁le ap - f rog ▁an ▁hour ▁back ▁and ▁forth , ▁but ▁a ▁regiment ▁can ▁now ▁move ▁an ▁extra ▁twenty ▁miles ▁a ▁day . ▁Finally , ▁Laur ence ▁and ▁Th ark ay ▁must ▁handle ▁a ▁dist raction ▁when ▁I sk ier ka , ▁imp at ient ▁with ▁the ▁retre at , ▁har es ▁off ▁into ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁becomes ▁captured ; ▁the ▁two ▁s ne ak ▁into ▁London ▁to ▁ex fil tr ate ▁her ▁and ▁Gran by . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁especially ▁pain ful ▁exercise ▁for ▁Laur ence , ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁esc ap ade ▁he ▁is