21/23 "Down with the Republic--down with the Convention. Long live the King--our own King once again." "Very well, my friends," continued Cathelineau, "so be it. We will combat with the Republic, sooner than be carried away from our wives, our children, and our sweethearts. We will fight for our own cures and our own churches; but our battle will be no holiday-work, it will be a different affair from that of yesterday. |