Barrere truly says, this is no time for
private quarrels."
"So be it," said Westerman. "Let General Bourbotte remember that he owes
me an apology or redress."
"You shall have any redress, which any arms you may be pleased to name
can give you," said Bourbotte.
"By my honour then, you are two fools," said Santerre; "two egregious
fools, if you cannot at once forget the angry words which you each have
used. Have your own way, however, so long as you do not fight here."
As the brewer was yet speaking, a servant knocked at the door, and said
that a young man wished to say a few words to citizen Santerre on
especial business, and on the service of the Republic.
"On the service of the Republic?" said Santerre. "Show him in here then;
I have no official secrets from my colleagues."
The servant, however, stated that the young man would not make his
appearance in the room where the party were sitting, and he declared he
would go away if he could not see Santerre alone. The republican at
length yielded, and followed the servant into a small sitting-room,
where he found our friend, Adolphe Denot.
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