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" At this moment Marie de Lescure entered the room. "Marie,"
continued Agatha, you will help to succour those who are wounded in
fighting for their King?"
"Indeed, and indeed I will," said the bright-eyed girl, eagerly, and
regret only that I cannot do more; that I cannot myself be in the
battle. But, M. Larochejaquelin, will the people rise? will there really
be fighting? will Charles be there?"
"Indeed he will, Marie; the first among the foremost. Agatha asked me
but now, who would be our leaders? Is there a man in the Bocage--aye,
in all Poitou, who will not follow Charles de Lescure?"
"May the blessed Saviour watch over him and protect him," said Marie,
shuddering.
"But tell me, Henri;" said Agatha, "where will it commence--where will
they first resist the troops?"
"I cannot say exactly," said he, "in many places at once I hope. In St.
Florent, they say, not a man will join; in Clisson and Torfou they begin
on Monday. Charles, and I, and Adolphe will be in Clisson. Father Jerome
has the whole lists; he says that in St.


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