"The whole province, down to the sea, will be with us.

Charette is in the Marais ready to take up arms, the moment the collection of the conscripts is commenced, or before, if it be necessary.

M.Bonchamps, who is now at Angers, will join us at once, and give us what we so much want--military skill.

The Prince de Talmont is with us, M.Fleuriot, and M.d'Autachamps, every gentleman of standing in the country will help the good cause; my friend here, Adolphe Denot, will fight for us to the last drop of his blood." Cathelineau bowed graciously, as he was in this way introduced by Larochejaquelin to his friend.

Denot also bowed, but he did it anything but graciously: two things were disagreeable to him, he felt himself at the present moment to be in the back-ground, and the hero of the day, the feted person, was no better than a postillion.