Can't you move ?" The soldiers were not firing now; they had dashed to the left in pursuit of the contingents led away by the man with the sabre.

And in the centre of the esplanade there only remained Silvere kneeling beside Miette's body.

With the stubbornness of despair, he had taken her in his arms.

He wanted to set her on her feet, but such a quiver of pain came upon the girl that he laid her down again, and said to her entreatingly: "Speak to me, pray.

Why don't you say something to me ?" She could not; she slowly, gently shook her hand, as if to say that it was not her fault.