Cathelineau will by that time be master of Nantes, that is, if he is ever to be master of it." "Don't doubt it, Charles.

I do not the least: think of all Charette's army.

I would wager my sword to a case-dagger, that Nantes is in his hands this minute." "We cannot always have the luck we had at Saumur, Henri ?" "No," said Henri, "nor can we always have a de Lescure to knock down for us the gates of the republicans." "Nor yet a Larochejaquelin to force his way through the breach," said the other.
"Now we are even," said Henri, laughing; "but really, without joking, I feel confident that the white flag is floating at this moment on the castle at Nantes; but it is not of that, Charles, that I wish to speak now.

You have always been an elder brother to me.

We have always been like brothers, have we not ?" "Thank God, we have, Henri! and I do not think it likely that we shall ever be more distant to each other." "No, that I'm sure we never shall.