There had, however been very little commotion in the town on the announcement of the events in Paris.

People had collected in front of the notices posted on the door of the Sub-Prefecture; it was also rumoured that a few hundred workmen had left their work and were endeavouring to organise resistance.

That was all.

No serious disturbance seemed likely to occur.
The course which the neighbouring towns and rural districts might take seemed more likely to occasion anxiety; however, it was not yet known how they had received the news of the Coup d'Etat.
Granoux arrived at about nine o'clock, quite out of breath.

He had just left a sitting of the Municipal Council which had been hastily summoned together.