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"The name of a royalist shall be as horrible in men's ears as that of
a parricide," said Santerre.
"But what will you do if you find no army to oppose you?" said
Bourbotte. "You cannot well fight without an enemy."
"Never fear," said Westerman, "your muskets shall not grow rusty for
want of use. We will go from parish to parish, and leave behind us dead
corpses, and burning houses."
"You will not ask soldiers to do the work of executioners?" said
Bourbotte.
"I expect the soldiers to do the work of the Convention," said Barrere;
"and I also expect the officers to do the same: these are not times in
which a man can be chary as to the work which he does."
"We must not leave a royalist alive in the west of France," said
Westerman. "You may be assured, Generals, that our soldiers will obey
us, however slow yours may be to obey you."
"Perhaps so," said Bourbotte; "my men have not yet been taught to
massacre unarmed crowds."
"It is difficult to know what they have been taught," said Westerman.


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