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He saw her once more as she stood near the buffet at Madame Marsy's, stirring her sherbet, a silver-gilt spoon smoothly gliding over her tongue. He closed his eyes, and with a nervous start quickly descended the grand stairway, where he found himself alone. In order to forget Marianne, he turned his thoughts to Ramel.
Ah, Ramel! he was bent on remaining in the background, on being nothing and loving his friends only when they were in defeat, as Jéliotte had said. Well, Vaudrey would take him as his adviser. This devil of a Ramel, this savage fellow should govern the state in spite of himself. The minister did not know Ramel's present lodging which he had occupied only a short time.
Like a living answer and a remorse, he saw the lean face and white moustache of Ramel, who was seated at the window, breathing the warm rays of the sun, in the little room on Rue Boursault, but he answered, speaking aloud: "Well, what? Ramel is a saint, a hero! But I am no saint. I am a man and I will live!" For he would accept, that was done. Nothing more was to be said, his conscience yielded.
He placed a chair for him, and asked him smilingly, what he wanted "with an antediluvian journalist." "A mastodon of the press," he said. What had Vaudrey come for? His visit had no other object than to enjoy again a former faithful affection, the advice he used to obtain, and also to try to drag the headstrong Ramel into the ministry. Would not the directorship of the press tempt him?
Ramel had always greatly esteemed Sulpice Vaudrey. This man seemed to him to be more refined and less forgetful than others. Vaudrey had never "posed." As a minister, he recalled with deep emotion the period of his struggles. Ramel, the former manager of the Nation Française, was one of the objects of his affection and admiration.
On my word, I should be ashamed Poor devil!" "Multiply him by three or four hundred thousand, and be a statesman," said Ramel. Vaudrey bowed to the workman, who rose quickly and returned his salute with timid eagerness, and the minister went rapidly down the stairs of the little house and jumped into his carriage, making haste to get away.
The Committee of Public Safety had no intention of throwing away the fruits of victory; and two members of the Convention, Cochon and Ramel, were despatched to Holland to report upon the condition of affairs. They arrived at the Hague on February 7.
Guy watched with curiosity, as a man who has seen much and compares, all this gathering of guests. From time to time he greeted some one of his acquaintance, but this was a rare occurrence. He was delighted to see Ramel whom he had often met at Adrienne's Wednesdays, and whom he liked. He appeared to him to be fatigued and sick. "I am not very well, in fact," said Ramel.
Augereau traversed the garden, entered the hall of the councils, arrested Pichegru, Willot, Ramel, and all the inspectors of the hall, and had them conveyed to the Temple. The members of the councils, convoked in haste by the inspectors, repaired in crowds to their place of sitting; but they were arrested or refused admittance by the armed force.
"He is not wholly devoted to you, is this gentleman who prefers every government!" said Guy. "He will undermine you quietly!" added Ramel. "I am satisfied of that. But I am not disturbed: I have the majority. Oh! faithful and compact." "Woman often changes," muttered Ramel. Guy was troubled about Vaudrey for another reason. He vaguely suspected that Sulpice was neglecting Adrienne.
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