And as the Henriette was lying there at the time, and sailed two days after, there is not much doubt but that they sailed in her for England.
"Your father was denounced before the committee of public safety as one who was hostile to the Convention.

He was accused of having sent large sums of money to England, and was believed to have sent his wife and daughter there also, with the intention, of course, of following them; and the fact that you were known to be fighting in the ranks of the brigands, as they call the Vendeans, was also mentioned as an additional crime on his part." "Then we have a double task to carry out, Leigh," Jean said grimly.
"Now I will tell you what we came here for, Brenon.

Six days ago a small party of the Blue cavalry came, at night, to my chateau.

I was away, but they carried off my wife as a prisoner, and burnt the house to the ground.

So we have come here to see if we cannot get her out of prison.'' "You have thought of such a thing as that ?" the man exclaimed in surprise.