"We did not hear," replied de Lescure; "but the news of their triumph
would travel faster than the account of their misfortunes; there could
not but have been much bloodshed."
"After all," said Henri, "we do not know how much of this is true. We
must not believe it all; it is too glorious to be true."
"Do not say so, M. Larochejaquelin," said the priest, "do not say so;
we will do greater things than that with the assistance of God and the
blessed Virgin; but we will not envy the men of St. Florent the honour
they have won."
"You believe it all, then, Father Jerome," said Marie. "You believe that
the republicans have been beaten."
"Every word, Mademoiselle, every word religiously. I should be a heathen
else, or worse than that, a republican."
The group who were discussing the probability of the victory said to
have been gained at St. Florent, were standing at the window of one of
the front rooms of the chateau, which looked immediately on one of the
whitewashed recumbent lions, and from it they could see the wooden
gates, the lodge, and the paved road which ran from Chatillon to Vihiers
in front of the chateau.
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