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174 ALFRED DE ROSANN. Foremost in the ranks of the revolutionists, De Rosann recognised Leblond. ‘That mysterious agent of the vast intrigues which had accomplished the events now brought about, gave a significant nod to eur hero—and when a sudden movement brought them near each other, he cried, in a triumphant tone, ‘Did I not prophesy truly, M. De Rosann? Has not the glorious moment proclaimed its own presence?”’ And without waiting for a reply, he again brandished the gory weapon of death which he held in his hand, and rushed upon the royal cohorts with demoniac courage. It must not be imagined that our hero forgot his beloved Eloise in the din, the excitement, and the danger of battle. Often did he tremble for her safety; and when on the morning of the third day he under- stood that the strife was bloody and well maintained — in the Rue des Pyramides, and in all the immediate neighbourhood of the Tuileries, he felt his heart sink within him; for thousands had already paid dearly for a rash curiosity, and had been killed at their very windows by the musquetry of the soldiers or the ran- dom shots of the citizens. ‘Towards the quarter where Eloise dwelt with her mother and uncle, did De Rosann hasten, followed by the little band that placed itself under his guidanee. He cast an anxious glance towards the windows of the apartments which he well remembered, and to his inexpressible delight he saw that the white Venetian blinds were fast closed. His mind felt relieved of a considerable weight; and he turned his attention to the surrounding warfare. The civil conflict raged in that quarter with terri- ble yiolence. The street was entirely divested of pavement—the marks of the musket-balls may be seen at the present moment upon the pillars of the colon- nades and the walls of the houses. At the corner of the Rue St. Honore, a handful of revolutionists com- batted valiantly against an overpowering military force. De Rosann hurried to the assistance of the gallant squadron; and, to his surprise, discovered that . EOPMICLOOO KS5(€C)