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When Deroulede at last had been released, after the outrage to which he had been personally subjected, Merlin was literally, and figuratively too, looking about him for an issue to his present dubious position. Judging others by his own standard of conduct, he feared now that the popular Citizen-Deputy would incite the mob against him, in revenge for the indignities which he had had to suffer.
"How could I tell?" he murmured roughly, "the woman had denounced him." A chorus of angry derision greeted this feeble attempt at defence. "By your own law, Citizen-Deputy Merlin," commented Tinville sarcastically, "it is a crime against the Republic to be suspected of treason. It is evident, however, that it is quite one thing to frame a law and quite another to obey it."
The latter was in the sitting-room by this time; he had drawn a chair close to the table and sat down with the air of one who has a perfect right to be where he is; as soon as Heriot entered he said placidly: "I would desire to speak alone with the citizen-deputy." And Heriot, after another slight hesitation, ordered Rondeau to close the bedroom door.
"You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all." "Don't move unless you feel quite well." "I am quite well now. Those horrid people frightened me so, that is why I fainted." "They would have half-killed you, if..." "Will you tell me where I am?" asked Juliette. "In the house of M. Paul Deroulede I should have said of Citizen-Deputy Deroulede.
A murmur of approval greeted these words, and Tinville remarked unctuously: "Quite so, quite so. We esteem your chivalry, Citizen-Deputy. The same spirit, no doubt, actuates you to maintain that the accused knew nothing of the papers which you say you destroyed?" "She knew nothing of them.
"Your servant, Citoyenne," said he, removing his cocked hat. "Juste, will you give us leave?" "You will find me on the terrace when you want me, Citizen-deputy," answered the officer, and saluting, he departed. For a moment or two after he was gone Suzanne and Caron stood confronting each other in silence.
Someone had denounced the Citizen-Deputy to the Committee of Public Safety; and in this year of grace, 1793, and I. of the Revolution, men and women were daily sent to the guillotine on suspicion. Anne Mie would have screamed, had she dared, but instinct such as hers was far too keen, to betray her into so injudicious an act.
"What is your advice?" had been Merlin's query, and everyone there listened eagerly for what was to come. "We are all agreed," commenced Lenoir quietly, "that just at this moment it would be unwise to arraign the Citizen-Deputy without material proof. The mob of Paris worship him, and would turn against those who had tried to dethrone their idol.
Presently the stairs creaked, next the door opened, and Guyot ushered in Mademoiselle. "The elder citoyenne refuses to come, Citizen-deputy," said the soldier. "They both insisted that it was not necessary, and that the Citoyenne here would answer your questions."
"Well, Citizen-Deputy," sneered Merlin after a while, "you do not reply, I notice." "The insinuation is unworthy of a reply, citizen," replied Deroulede quietly; "my services to the Republic are well known. I should have thought that the Committee of Public Safety would disdain an anonymous denunciation against a faithful servant of the people of France."
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