The Companions of Jehu
owered the hoods of their long robes ov
said the
and the serving-
l Georges Cadoudal asks
y to the thr
fect
let hi
nd by his square head with its shock of red hair for a Breton. He advanced in the centre of the circle without appearing in the least intimidated, fixing hi
o you come?"
"ordered me to answer, if I were asked
er of a verbal or
which you ask me, and exchange
h the questions. What are our
and are awaiting only a word f
they lay down
der to do so from his
ion written by the King's own
is a
person who was interrogating him
y no result save that
g. Monarchs who retur
never loved; these s
ed; confide in the e
its saving principles
lying cry of all Fre
must be gathered into
be abandoned to its u
and less erratic pat
heir duty; those of P
pproaching Restorati
p
brother, I think this is the fulfilment of your wish of a few moments ago. The royalists of the Vendée and the Midi will have the m
heir King, and since
ace of the earth. T
hall be dispersed
g, this 25th of Augu
d the sixth yea
ed) L
en looked a
re Jupiter dement
but against themselves. Ajax, in the midst of the bolts and lightning, clung to a rock, and, threatening Heaven with his clinched hand, he crie
to come and inform myself whether you had decided to h
s! yes," s
mined," said
, and their assumed names. The general recommends that you use only the latter as far as is
list?" asked
and the list taken. Write yourse
took a pen, and wrote the following names
; Burban-Malabry, Brave-la-Mort; Poulpiquez, Royal-Carnage; Bonfils, Brise-Barrière; Dampherné, Piq
Stoffiet, Cathelineau, Bonchamp, d'Elbée, l
d toward him who
ike their predecessors," said he
d," said Morg
has your reply," answered the pea
had been in the negativ
d the peasant; "in any case the ins
the general will have the wherewithal for h
ing a paper from his pocket on
rothers of the Midi
good of the cau
ES CA
ng the Royalist
was le
to write?" aske
n the three or fo
rite, 'one hundred
paper to the president, he said: "Her
y thousand francs." Then addressing one of the monks, he
ag somewhat smaller than the one Morgan had brought, but which, n
full amount,"
ent, "get something to eat and so
eat and sleep on horseback. Farewell, gentlemen. Heaven kee
" said
senger
e army in Egypt, that he landed at Fréjus, day before yesterday, and will be in Paris i
aimed all the monk
tnote: The name Leprêtre is a contraction of the two words "le prêtre," meaning the priest; hence th
o France for?" dema
day. It is probable that he has not retu
ers in the West," said the president to the peasant. "A m
drew. The president waited
ther Morgan has just imparted to us is so gra
the Companions of
to Paris and keep the rest informed, with the
!" they
hirteen names, each on a slip of paper. We put them in a h
aper which they rolled and dropped into a hat. The youngest was told to draw the lots.
n!" sa
tructions?" aske
hat you bear the name and title of Baron de Sainte-Hermine, that your father was guillotined on the Place de
se?" asked t
ident, "we rely on your royalis
once. I would like to be on the road to Paris befo
e you in the name of the Brotherhood. To another I should say,
her friends, shook hands with two or three of them, wrapped hi