The army had already shown its sympathy with the popular movement, and could not be relied upon.

That the marquis himself should face out any danger which might come seemed to Harry right and natural; but he thought that he was wrong not to send his wife and daughters, and at any rate Jules, across the Rhine until the dangers were passed.
But the marquis had no fears.

Some one had mentioned the Jacquerie in one of their conversations, but the marquis had put it aside as being altogether apart from the question.
"The Jacquerie took place," he said, "hundreds of years ago.

The people then were serfs and little more than savages.

Can we imagine it possible that at this day the people would be capable of such excesses ?" The answer of the gentleman he addressed had weighed little with the marquis, but Harry thought over it seriously.
"Civilization has increased, marquis, since the days of the Jacquerie, but the condition of the people has improved but little.