After Napoleon's return from exile to Paris on 20 March 1815, as he was passing the troops in review at the Place du Carousel, a morning or two subsequent to his arrival, he happened to see Mademoiselle Mars, the celebrated theatrical performer, stationed among the surrounding troops, in order to view the imposing military spectacle. Napoleon, approaching the spot and addressing her, said, "What do you do here, Mademoiselle Mars? This is certainly no place for you."
"Sire," answered the witty and beautiful daughter of Thalia,* "I come to behold a real hero. I am tired of seeing mock ones upon the stage."
一八一五年三月二十日，遭放逐的拿破崙回到巴黎，一、兩天之後的早上，閱兵卡魯索廣場，在軍隊面前走過，偶然看到著名戲劇演員瑪爾斯小姐混在周圍的軍人之中，觀看這場盛大的軍事場面。拿破崙走上前，對她說：「瑪爾斯小姐，你在這裏幹什麼？這絕對不是你應到的地方。」
那個聰明美麗的女演員說：「陛下，我厭倦了舞臺上的假英雄，所以特地來看真英雄的風采。」
*希臘神話有九位女神，司詩歌、音樂、舞蹈、歷史等藝術與學問。塔利亞（Thalia）是這九位女神之一，司喜劇及田園詩歌，以劇院為神廟，培養演員。所以，「塔利亞的女兒（daughter of Thalia）」就是指女演員。