8/18 And a hardy one! _Un grand gaillard_, my brethren, who can strike a solid blow for liberty, equality and fraternity. Say, brother, you are with us; is it not so ?" "If you open the casements, not otherwise," I answered. The French crowd is ever ready for blood or laughter. I have seen the Republic completely set in the background by a cat looking in a window and giving voice to the one word assigned to it by nature. Some laughed now, and the orator deemed it wise to leave me in peace. |