But all were accepting it with the firm intention of fulfilling their duty.
During the daytime Paris was very quiet, concentrating the mind on the work in hand.

Only a few groups of exalted patriots, following the tricolored flag, were passing through the place de la Concorde, in order to salute the statue of Strasbourg.

The people were accosting each other in a friendly way in the streets.

Everybody seemed to know everybody else, although they might not have met before.

Eye attracted eye, and smiles appeared to broaden mutually with the sympathy of a common interest.