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etingsthattitilldnightatnineoclock
thepresidentoftheclubpresentedhielf;thegeneralhe
presidentinfordhihatoneofthenditionsofhisintroduction
eeting;and
thatheobebandaged;shathewould
notendeavortotakeoffthebandagegeneraldequesnelacceptedthe
ndition;andprosedonhishonoottoseektodisvertheroad
theytookthegeneralscarriage
itpossibleforhiouseit;sinceitoblindfold
thesteriftheachnkneust
bedohen”askedthegeneral”ihavecarriagehere;”saidthe
president
””haveyou;then;sochnfidenceinyourservantthatyoucan
intrusthitoknow”
””ourachnisaeroftheclub;”saidthepresident;”weshall
bedrivenbyastateuncillor”
””thenherrisk;”saidthegeneral;laughing;”thatofbeing
upset”thisjoketoprovethatthegeneralinthe
leastpelledtoattendtheeting;butthathecawillinglywhen
theyindedthegeneral
ofhisprosetoalloadeno
oppositionontheroadthepresidentthoughthesaakean
attettorevethehandkerchief;andrendedhifhisoath”sure
enough;”saidthegeneralthecarriagestoppedata
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nalleyleadingout
oftheruesaintjaof
thepresident;ofsily
asaeroftheclub;theyountedaflight
ofstairs;andenteredtheasselyroo
”thedeliberationshadalreadybeguntheers;apprisedofthe
sortofpresentationadethatevening;wereallin
attendanthegeneraledto
revehisbandage;hedidsoiediately;andoseeso
nyyofencehehadtill
thenbeenignoranttheyquestionedhistohissentints;buthe
ntentedhielftheislandof
elbaoughttohaveinfordthe
franzinterruptedhielfbysaying;”father;they
neednothaveaskedhissentints;hn”
”andhenyaffey
dearfranzopinionsheldinnareareadybondofunion”
”readagain;”saidtheoldnfranzntinued:
”thepresidentthensoughttokehipeakreexplicitly;butde
quesnelrepliedthathe
heedofthententsoftheletterfroheislandof
elba;inndedtotheclubasanwhowouldbe
likelytoadvancetheinterestsoftheirpartyoneparagraphspokeof
theretuofbonaparteandprosedanotherletterandfurtherdetails;
onthearrivalofthepharaonbelongingtotheshipbuilderrrel;of
rseilles;perorduring
allthisti;thegeneral;ontheythoughttohavereliedasona
brother;nifestedevidentlysignsofdisntentandrepugnancewhen
thereadingainedsilent;hknittedbrows
””hepresident;”doyousaytothisletter;
general”
””isaythatitistoosoonafterdeclaringselfforlouisxviiito
breakvoperor”thisansooclear
topertofanystakeastohissentints”general;”saidthe
president;”peror;
buthisjestytheeerorandking;drivenfrorance;hishis
kingdobyviolenceandtreason”
””exaynotacknowledge
louisxviii;butido;ashehasdeabaronandafieldrshal;
andishallneverforgetthatforthesetindebtedtohis
happyretutofrance”
””sir;”saidthepresident;risinghgravity;”becarefulyou
say;yourhattheyaredeceivednceingyou
intheislandofelba;andhavedeceivedusthenicationhasbeen
detoyouinnsequenceofthenfidenceplacedinyou;andh
doesyouhonoootionattach
youtothegoventooverturainyouto
helpus;pelyou
toactgenerously;evenifyouarenotdisposedtodoso”
””youinggenerously;knoonspiracyand
notinfogagainstyou;thatisingyour
arecandidthanyou””
”ah;father”saidfranz;interruptinghielf”iunderstandnohy
theyrderedhi”valentineuldnothelpcastingoneglancetowards
theyoungn;itfultobehold
villefortnoirtierchedtheexpression
ofeaandingattitudefranz
retuedtothenuscript;andntinued:
””sir;”saidthepresident;”youhavebeeninvitedtojointhis
asselyyoue
blindfoldedyouacceptedpliedhthist
youosecurethethroneoflouisxviii;or
uchcaretoavoidthevigilanceofthepoliceit
uchtoalloasktoaidyou
inthedisveryofourseoveitthatyouy
ruinthoseustfirstsayif
youdeclareyourselfforthekingofadaywhonowreigns;orforhis
jestytheeeror”
””iaroyalist;”repliedthegeneral;”ihavetakentheoathof
allegiancetolouisxviii;andioit”thesewordswere
follourr;anditthatseveralofthe
ersakingthegeneralrepentof
hisrashness
”thepresidentagainarose;andhavingiosedsilence;said;”sir;
youaretooseriousandtoosensibleannottounderstandthe
nsequencesofourpresentsituation;andyourcandorhasalready
dictatedtousthenditionsainforustoofferyou”the
general;puttinghishandonhissed;”ifyoutalkof
honor;donotbeginbydisavoposenothingby
violence”
””andyou;sir;”ntinuedthepresident;nessstillre
terriblethanthegeneralsanger;”iadviseyounottotouchyour
shslightuneasiness;however
hedidnotyield;butcallingupallhisfortitude;said;”i
swear”
””thenyoustdie;”repliedthepresidentcalydepinaybeca
verypale;helookedroundhisendti;severalersofthe
clubsfrondertheircloaks
”general;”saidthepresident;”donotalarourself;youareangn
ofhonoreanstonvinceyoubeforeresortingto
thelastextrety;butasyouhavesaid;youareangnspirators;
youareinpossessionofourseustrestoreittous”
asignificantsilencefollohesehegeneraldidnot
reply;”closethedoors;”saidthepresidenttothedoorkeeper
”thesadeadlysilencesucceededthesehegeneral
advanced;andkingaviolentefforttontrolhisfeelings;”ihave
ason;”saidhe;”andioughttothinkofhifindingselfang
assassins”
””general;”saidthebly;”onenyinsult
fiftyitistheprivilegeofhedoesousehis
privilegefolloyadvice;sinsult”thegeneral;
againdauntedbythesuperiorityofthechief;hesitatedant;then
advancingtothepresidentsdesk;”;saidhe
””itisthis:isyhonoottorevealtoanyonei
haveseenandheardonthe5thoffebruary;1815;betweennineand
tenoclockintheevening;andipleadguiltyofdeathshouldiever
violatethisoath”thegeneralappearedtobeaffectedbyanervous
trer;edhisansw
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eringforsonts;then;overing
hisnifestrepugnance;hepronouncedtherequiredoath;butinsolow
atoneastobesajorityoftheers;who
insistedonhisrepeatingitclearlyanddistin