“Oh! there, certainly.”
“Have you seen them?”
“I haven’t; but some folks have.”
“Has your comrade?” asked the young officer, turning to the second peasant.
“I haven’t seen them; but I did see flames, and Claude Philippon heard chains.”
“Ah! so they have flames and chains?” said Roland.
“Yes,” replied the first peasant, “for I have seen the flames myself.”
“And Claude Philippon on heard the chains,” repeated the other.
“Very good, my friends, very good,” replied Roland, sneering; “so you won’t go there to-night at any price?”
“Not at any price.”