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De Lescure, therefore, determined
to go at once to Durbelliere; and Adolphe Denot, who was with him,
accompanied him.
They found Henri in the midst of his preparations, weighing out
gunpowder with the assistance of the priest and the two girls. There was
a large quarry on the Marquis' estate, and a considerable supply of
gunpowder for blasting had been lately brought to Durbelliere from
Nantes, as it could not be purchased in the neighbouring towns. As the
priest remarked, blasting powder was not the best, but it was good
enough to treat republicans with--at any rate they could get no better,
and it was lucky that they chanced to have that.
Charles de Lescure shuddered, as he. saw the dangerous employment on
which his sister was engaged; but Henri's sister was doing the same
thing, and he knew that dangerous times for all of them were coming.
Adolphe was disgusted that Agatha's white hands should be employed in
so vile a service, but he thought ittle of the danger to which she was
exposed.
"You are well employed, ladies," said de Lescure, "but not an hour too
soon.


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