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Schoelcher reminds us that the traveller may read upon the tomb of Columbus at Seville: "Known worlds were not enough for him: he added a new to the old, and gave to heaven innumerable souls."
Schoelcher, raising his arm with authority, signed to the captain, who commanded the first squad, to halt. The captain made a negative sign with his sword. The whole of the Second of December was in these two gestures. The Law said, "Halt!" The Sabre answered, "No!" The two companies continued to advance, but slowly, and keeping at the same distance from each other.
You shall not go on! If you add one word, I shall give the order to fire." "What does that matter to us?" said Schoelcher. At this moment an officer arrived on horseback. It was the major of the regiment. He whispered for a moment to the captain. "Gentlemen! Representatives!" continued the captain, waving his sword, "withdraw, or I shall fire." "Fire!" shouted De Flotte.
General d'Aurelle de Paladine has retaken Orleans and beaten the Prussians. Schoelcher came to inform me of it. November 15. Visit from M. Arsene Houssaye and Henri Houssaye, his son. He is going to have Stella read at his house in aid of the wounded. M. Valois came to tell me that the two readings of Les Chatiments brought in 14,000 francs. For this sum not two, but three guns can be purchased.
Nevertheless, under this reservation I signed his appointment. The perplexities were becoming more and more numerous. The Proclamation was not yet printed, and the evening was closing in. Schoelcher explained the difficulties: all the printing offices closed and guarded; an order placarded that whoever should print an appeal to arms world be immediately shot; the workmen terrified; no money.
"We are in December, the days are short," repeated Joigneaux. Twelve copies were made at the same time in a few minutes. Schoelcher, Rey, Xavier Durrieu, and Millière each took one, and set out in search of a printing office. As they went out a man whom I did not know, but who was greeted by several Representatives, entered and said, "Citizens, this house is marked.
Its fall had been officially promised at that hour, but up to half-past 6 it was still standing. It will probably fall to-day. The tricolour flag has just been attached to the statue, amid faint cheers from the crowd. An Armistice has been arranged for next Wednesday, to enable the inhabitants of Vanves and the neighbourhood to remove. Cluseret, Megy, and Schoelcher have been released.
Schoelcher in his biography states "that not one woman occupies the smallest place in the long career of his life." And yet contradicts himself in his very next sentence, for he adds: "When he was in Italy a certain lady named Vittoria fell in love with him and even followed him from Florence to Venice.
The speakers were Louis Blanc, Schoelcher, Colonel Langlois, Brisson, Lockroy, Milliere, Clemenceau, Martin Bernard, and Joigneaux. I spoke last and summed up the debate. Weighty questions were brought up the Bismarck-Thiers treaty, peace, war, the intolerance of the Assembly, and the case in which it would be advisable to resign in a body. February 19.
Schoelcher says that it is a corruption of an English word, fly-boater, one who manages a fly-boat; and he adds, "Our flibot, a small and very fast craft, draws its origin from the English fly-boat, bateau mouche, bateau volant." But this is only a kind of pun.
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