11/22 The soldiers cried 'Vive l'Empereur' as they charged the crowd on Wednesday. Many, it is said, are already on their way to exile in Cayenne; the prisons are full. There is a warrant out against myself; against you, Barebone; against you, of course, Monsieur le Marquis. Albert de Chantonnay was arrested at Tours, and is now in La Rochelle. We may escape--we may get away to-night--" He paused and looked hurriedly toward the door, for some one was coming up the stairs--some one who wore sabots. |