The Forty-Five Guardsmen

from this moment let all be friends,

said St

difficult," a

hing to M. Montcrabeau, who is going to supper in a cuirass of the time of the Em

those who prefer seeing me with offensive instead of defensive arms;"

ed De Loignac, "and

ax, "And am I not to sup? Let me have so

amiliar address, replied, "I will try, but yo

is not re

you no

ur last cro

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heard in the street of "Old ir

the table, and to judge by its reception it must have been exquisite. As h

"she is selling all your

s and arms," said he,

gnac, "it is forb

chon entered

selling my arms?"

, I

ot have t

nd I have got ten crowns

" said Pertinax, looking for his

carries on a dangerous trade.

em again

say he gave you te

ss and a

y pounds, that is half-a-crown a

cept Carmainges, who still thought of the mysteri

joyful people, and the

but at least I

are one of those to wh

h at me, M.

at once, and that other young

ho

St. M

tion, if this questio

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ll the

y soldiers

ght that M.

pronounce th

e chance unites here forty-five compatriots, let

would be a good opportunity to make them repeat their histories, only time does not permit of it."

did not move. "Did you not hear, M. Mili

gentlemen, each knows who called him to Paris. Good! that will do; do

for each one knew only what concerned himself, and was igno

time to become acquainted with each other afterwa

es," th

y out of this hotel to the

" asked S

for

ed Perducas, whose limbs fel

c; "all are equal before

g; "I do not know that M. d'Epe

ai

ot expec

d not tell you who wa

said we sho

too proud to acknowledge him we spoke of

" murmured

t first will you do me the favo

k it and rea

of the forty-five gentlemen whom I have sent

T DE LA

d'Epe

l bowed

uipages and servants will remain here, M. Fournichon will take care o

ts!" cri

to the Louvre, we

, joyfully. "Cap de Bious!

them as they went, and then conducted them to the p