These wives and parents are beginning to plead against us.

Their complaints demoralise the guillotine!" "Couthon is right," said Payan; "MY list contains those whom it will be safer to despatch en masse in the crowd assembled at the Fete.

HIS list selects those whom we may prudently consign to the law.

Shall it not be signed at once ?" "It IS signed," said Robespierre, formally replacing his pen upon the inkstand.

"Now to more important matters.