"As M. Arago came out, he met Savary and Alexandre Dumas in the courtyard, a savant and a poet, both very excited; they had no sooner learnt what had passed at M. Laffitte's, than they broke into passionate and bitter speech, saying that Paris had only waited for one signal to rise in revolt, and that the deputies who were so ready to disclaim the efforts of the people were grossly culpable towards their country.
"'But is not everything at an end now?' asked François Arago.
"'No,' said a man of the people who was present, listening to our conversation, 'they are waiting for the tocsin from the Church of Saint-Merry, for so long as a sick man's death rattle can be heard he is alive.'
"I was struck with the expression and, as will be seen, I did not forget it."
[1] Louis Blanc, Histoire de Dix Ans.
[2] Noël Parfait, Episodes des 5 and 6 June 1832.