In the Name of Liberty

g everywhere the thoughts of the people, listening to their ambitions, their desires, and their hopes. Toward noon he

he custom of free greetings that obtained. At the sight o

at the Tuile

he cried, "You are the Citoyen Barabant who spoke so well in the Pl

g him

n, eat

rthy Picard, throwing his arms about

y, cit

café, calling the other occupants-two

or another would turn to Baraban

eh, the taking o

well-the Sa

s was trembli

re of wine and water, groups of two or three sauntered in, to smoke and discuss, among whom Barabant recogniz

open arms to infold him in a bear-like hug, when his eyes enco

igh

s settled his body into a seat opposite, exclaiming:

wed Barabant the value of such an indorsement

eh, the Citoyen Javogues?

kind of me

ing, and sprawled

is, where are we goin

g nowhere; w

n does nothing

overturning the t

have the

ou, Citoyen

, comrades, as I see it, is not against an unworthy king or any king: it is to reconstruct society. Citoyens, there is but one true end: the Nation must be

vo of glasses and bravos that acclaimed the spea

us app

ig

t's

u're ta

the bla

has been the ally of the aristocrats? The Church! What taught us to be content

the Ch

with

with t

eve in it." Javogues swept his huge fist over their heads,

al, more laughed, wh

s again, wi

gues drew back, defiant and aroused, and assembling his anger, he thun

eased, while anot

e is, he does

eed. Barabant,

at a time. Let us

the confusion. Barabant, impelled to enthusiasm by the

ever fraternized as we? We all are brothers, all working for the great end.

ice of Javo

re we separate,

in these days of exaltation, the group fell into one another's a

ous em

f he surreptitiously brushed away the stains,

ville, did

ped-for

was he? Did you

r I saw him or not?" Javogues answer

nt asked, in

day I met him. That is all

y of swaying the fanatic by reaso

e Corniche cried to him fr

s spoke and a shadowy head appeared. "T

rm of the Nat

t's

ve any pleasure from a visit of Dossonville, was has

fast,

at? I'm i

en the Cit

ar

not presente

and hastily covering his mistak

forget to

ère Corniche, I'

at did

t tears to

ru

itoyen Marat

anger of the present one, and excusing the subterfuge on the light pretext of giving pleasure to the old wo

gs over, announced his p

mphleteer, what

lied by tapp

at the T

there, o

enchman

ng the equivocat

t section

ith no s

without the

ville

you were convinc

r my question," B

o you

there are those who claim to ha

that?" At once Dosson

no matter for what reasons you were present, you

enly gave out the hurried fall of feet, the door op

he cried, "I come to war

indow, his hand going to his pistol

s your tra

dignantly. "You have an escape by the ro

; "pass into my room, th

pted. "I have nothing to fear. Go to

, snatched a paper from his redingote, rolled

ow came the rush of feet. With a sudden inspiration, Dossonville divested himself of his pistols and sword, laying them conspicuously on the bed. Th

e of my

otism and her womanly instincts, hea

is th

vog

do you

eillais stormed into the room, wh

to escape, sh

onville, erect and hold

he bed. I submit. There is no need

vered the prisoner with his pistol, but his face

witness that I surrendered willingly and am now under the protection of the Nation

tely, his anger rising at being so thwarted, he adva

you. I arrest you for firing on

gnantly. "If you have taken this step on the

he band

th my own eyes,-firing

replied. Then realizing the danger he r

o'cl

. The moment such an accusation is made I insist upon my right to vindicate myself. At nine o'clock I was in the presence of t

ade a step forward as though to reveal what she had seen, but meeting the eye of the prisoner, she halted before its eloquence, and, bowing her head, allowed them to pass. Dossonville signaled Barabant to

stood open day and night. At the desk, when the accusation had been read a

You need trouble

tonishment, for he had expected to t

ly and, with a curious

at devil's descent of yours, where little slips might occu

led away, he turned to the

sed his name to insure a hearing before a properly constituted court of justice." Then wit

yment toward his enemy, who, astounded, did not immediately recover. When he