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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