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"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."
Then he resumed: "Then, Citizen Deroulede, what have you to say, why sentence should not be passed upon the accused?" "I have to say that the accused is innocent of every charge brought against her in your indictment," replied Deroulede firmly. "And how do you substantiate this statement, Citizen-Deputy?" queried Tinville, speaking with mock unctuousness. "Very simply, Citizen Tinville.
She had talked volubly, more than a little terrified at Merlin's scowls, and the attitude of Citizen Tinville, who was known to be very severe if anyone committed any blunders. But the Citizeness her name was Brogard and her husband's brother kept an inn in the neighbourhood of Calais the Citizeness Brogard had a clear conscience.
* Fouquier Tinville, public accuser of the Revolutionary Tribunal, enraged at the courage with which his victims submitted to their fate, had formed the design of having them bled previous to their execution; hoping by this means to weaken their spirits, and that they might, by a pusillanimous behaviour in their last moments, appear less interesting to the people.
"The treasonable correspondence was mine, and it was I who destroyed it." "But the accused admitted before Citizen Merlin that she herself was trying to burn certain love letters, that would have brought to light her illicit relationship with another man than yourself," argued Tinville suavely.
She wished to be rid of Deroulede to make way for the other, because he was too persistent ergo, because he loved her." "Well, and what does that prove?" queried Tinville with dry sarcasm. "It proves that Deroulede, being in love with the woman, would do much to save her from the guillotine." "Of course." "Pardi! let him try, say I," rejoined Lenoir placidly.
"You have deserved well of your country," said Tinville with lusty fervour, and gave Chauvelin a vigorous slap on the shoulder. "But for you I should have allowed that abominable spy to slip through our fingers." "I have succeeded in convincing you, citizen?" Chauvelin retorted dryly. "Absolutely!" rejoined the other. "You may now leave the matter to me.
Barere first proclaimed from the tribune of the Convention that terror must be the order of the day. It was by Barere that the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris was provided with the aid of a public accuser worthy of such a court, the infamous Fouquier Tinville.
The conduct of Fouquier Tinville has led me to some reflections on a subject which I know the French consider as matter of triumph, and as a peculiar advantage which their national character enjoys over the English I mean that smoothness of manner and guardedness of expression which they call "aimable," and which they have the faculty of attaining and preserving distinctly from a correspondent temper of the mind.
The inevitable Phrygian cap, with its tricolour cockade, appeared on the heads of all those present, in various stages of dirt and decay. Tinville had chosen to assume a sarcastic tone with regard to his whilom bosom friend, Merlin.
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