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Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

CHAPTER XI
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CHAPTER XI.
_Wednesday, November 9th._ I bought a dozen newspapers this morning.

Every one of them, with the exception of the _Gaulois_, in more or less covert language, insists upon peace upon any terms.

Our "mainspring" not only has run down, but is broken.

The complaints, too, against the Government for concealing all news it has received from the provinces, and for giving no details respecting the negotiations with respect to the armistice, are most outspoken.

M.Edmond About, in the _Soir_ of last night, insists that we ought to have agreed to the armistice, even without a revictualment; and such appears to be the opinion of almost everyone.


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