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Their relations had not improved since the riot, for Malin had lost credit with the other prisoners since the failure of it, and laid the blame on Poivre for making fun of him, while there rankled, deep in Poivre's breast, the recollection that Malin had as good as called him a coward.
With the first light of day, our companions, all over the prison, will see the red flag flying. Then shout! Shout every one of you. Keep on shouting! and the walls of our jail will fall down flat." "Like the walls of Jericho," cried a derisive voice. Some said Poivre's. Malin knew it was, and did not forget it.
Depend on it, he has his eye on this, and will make use of the opportunity; but he will not find Marc Poivre in the ranks!" Human prophecies are acute guesses, and when they come true, correct guesses. Such was Poivre's prophecy.
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