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Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

CHAPTER XIII
18/45

They feel convinced that the "Jesuit" Trochu must have introduced some _mouchards_ into the band of heroes, who received orders to run away, in order to discredit the whole battalion.

I was in the "Club de la Delivrance" this evening.

It holds its sittings in the Salle Valentino--a species of Argyle Rooms in normal times.

I held up my hand in favour of a resolution to call upon the Government to inscribe upon marble tablets the names of the National Guards who have died in the defence of Paris.

The resolution was carried unanimously.


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