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"Are those the very men who gained the victory at St. Florent?" asked
Marie.
"So we heard," replied de Lescure, "and now, and not till now, I believe
it; their coming here is strong confirmation; the Cure is right, it
seems."
"And is that man the good postillion of whom the people talk?"
"He is--at least he is no longer a postillion. He will cease to be a
postillion now; from henceforth he will be only a soldier."
The Cure and Larochejaquelin had rushed down the steps, and seized the
hands of Foret and Cathelineau, as they got off their horses. It was
soon evident to them that the noise of their deeds had gone before them.
Foret at once returned the greeting of Father Jerome, for they had long
known each other, and the difference between their stations was not so
very great; but Cathelineau hardly knew how to accept, or how to refuse,
the unwonted mark of friendship shewn him by a wealthy seigneur; it had
not been his lot to shake hands with gentlemen, and he had no wish to
step beyond his proper sphere, because he had been put prominently
forward in the affair of St.


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