Just then the whole band shouted with one voice, "No peace! no peace! no reconciliation till our temples are restored!" Cavalier then saw for the first time that things were more serious than he had believed, but Vincel, Cappon, Berlie, and about twenty Camisards surrounded the young chief and forced him to enter a house; it was the house of Vincel.
They had hardly got indoors when the 'generale' was sounded: resisting all entreaties, Cavalier sprang to the door, but was detained by Berlie, who said that the first thing he ought to do was to write M.de Villars an account of what had happened, who would then take measures to put things straight.
"You are right," said Cavalier; "as I have so many enemies, the general might be told if I were killed that I had broken my word.

Give me pen and ink." Writing materials were brought, and he wrote to M.de Villars.
"Here," he said, giving the letter unsealed to Vincel, "set out for Nimes and give this to the marechal, and tell him, if I am killed in the attempt I am about to make, I died his humble servant." With these words, he darted out of the house and mounted his horse, being met at the door by twelve to fifteen men who had remained faithful to him.

He asked them where Ravanel and his troops were, not seeing a single Camisard in the streets; one of the soldiers answered that they were probably still in town, but that they were moving towards Les Garrigues de Calvisson.

Cavalier set off at a gallop to overtake them.
In crossing the market-place he met Catinat, walking between two prophets, one called Moses and the other Daniel Guy; Catinat was just back from a visit to the mountains, so that he had taken no part in the scene of insubordination that had so lately been enacted.
Cavalier felt a ray of hope; he was sure he could depend on Catinat as on himself.

He hurried to greet him, holding out his hand; but Catinat drew back his.
"What does this mean ?" cried Cavalier, the blood mounting to his forehead.
"It means," answered Catinat, "that you are a traitor, and I cannot give my hand to a traitor." Cavalier gave a cry of rage, and advancing on Catinat, raised his cane to strike him; but Moses and Daniel Guy threw themselves between, so that the blow aimed at Catinat fell on Moses.