Do you think the department will revolt ?" "To my mind it's a certainty.

Plassans, perhaps, will not make a stir; the reaction has secured too firm a hold here for that.

But the neighbouring towns, especially the small ones and the villages, have long been worked by certain secret societies, and belong to the advanced Republican party.

If a Coup d'Etat should burst forth, the tocsin will be heard throughout the entire country, from the forests of the Seille to the plateau of Sainte-Roure." Felicite reflected.

"You think, then," she resumed, "that an insurrection is necessary to ensure our fortune!" "That's my opinion," replied Monsieur de Carnavant.