this girl is fluent in french , has some spanish , is not loath to use disguises-some of them male-has led soldiers and sailors in battle , is a thoroughgoing seaman and expert in both small arms and large , has killed by her own hand a certain number of men , is a passable forger and lock pick , has been in difficult circumstances many times yet managed to get herself out of them , and has contrived to get herself into napoleon bonaparte 's very presence .