Receiving satisfactory answers to all their questions and convinced that Paul and his friend were what they represented themselves to be, the Frenchmen gravely begged to be pardoned and warmly invited them into the adjoining room to take supper in their company.
During supper Paul ascertained that their entertainers were officers in the Communes that were organizing in all parts of Paris.

They were invited to join the ranks of the "liberators" as the called themselves; after the reception they had received from the gentlemen they wisely thought they had better acquiesce, so they were duly enrolled.

That night they had a good lodging provided for them and were told to report at ten o'clock next morning.

During the night Paul and his Baltimore friend had a long talk over the situation but they were far from satisfied.

Leonard, the Baltimorean, suggested that before they took arms up against the government; they had better investigate a little further.