It happened once, on a Friday, at dinner, that a Protestant general took fish and a Catholic general helped himself to fowl.
The duke being amused, drew attention to this anomaly, whereupon the Catholic general replied, "Better more chicken and less treason." This attack was so direct, that although the Protestant general felt that as far as he was concerned it had no point, he rose from table and left the room.

It was the brave General Gilly who was treated in this cruel manner.
Meanwhile the news became more disastrous every day: Napoleon was moving about with the rapidity of his eagles.

On the 24th March it was reported in Nimes that Louis XVIII had left Paris on the 19th and that Napoleon had entered on the 20th.

This report was traced to its source, and it was found that it had been spread abroad by M.Vincent de Saint-Laurent, a councillor of the Prefecture and one of the most respected men in Nimes.

He was summoned at once before the authorities and asked whence he had this information; he replied, "From a letter received from M.
Bragueres," producing the letter.