India is going to rise against her, and Egypt, too, will seize this opportunity for her emancipation." Julio was beginning to be impressed by these affirmations enunciated with such oracular certainty, and he felt almost irritated at the incredulous Argensola, who continued looking insolently at the seer, repeating with his winking eyes, "He is insane--insane with pride." The man certainly must have strong reasons for making such awful prophecies.
His presence in Paris just at this time was difficult for Desnoyers to understand, and gave to his words a mysterious authority.
"But the nations will defend themselves," he protested to his cousin.
"Victory will not be such a very simple thing as you imagine." "Yes, they will defend themselves, and the struggle will be fiercely contested.

It appears that, of late years, France has been paying some attention to her army.

We shall undoubtedly encounter some resistance; triumph may be somewhat difficult, but we are going to prevail.

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