He that was so trusted, and so loved; one of the family as much as yourself, M.
Henri.

Why, if I were to turn traitor, and go over to the republicans, it could hardly be worse.

If ever I did, I should expect them to pinch me to pieces with hot tweezers, let alone hanging." "I will go down to them," said M.Henri.
"It will be no use," said Chapeau, "they will not listen to you." "I will try them at any rate, for they have never yet disobeyed me.

I know they love me, and I will ask for Adolphe's life as a favour to myself: if they persist in their cruelty, if they do kill him, I will lay down my sword, and never again raise it in La Vendee." "If it were put off for a week, or a day, M.Henri, so that they could get cool; if you could just consent to his being hung, but say that he was to have four-and-twenty hours to prepare himself, and then at the end of that time they wouldn't care about it: mightn't that do?
Wouldn't that be the best plan, Mademoiselle ?" "No," said Henri.

"I will not stoop to tell them a falsehood; nor if I did so, would they ever believe me again." And he walked towards the passage, intending to go down to the front-door.
"Stop, Henri, stop a moment!" said Agatha, "I will go down to them.