The Marquis de Brezé had just hurried to meet two new comers, a man of middle age and a young girl. Both wore shabby traveling garments and had the appearance of Irish peasants. But in spite of her clothes, the beautiful imperious face of the girl immediately excited admiration while the man's grace and dignity revealed the aristocrat.
Giacinto grasped his friend's hand, and the other whispered:
"How remarkable!"
"What?" asked Giacinto.
"The resemblance."
"What resemblance?"
"Why the man and girl are reproductions of the guillotined king and queen."
"I have seen them only in pictures; but by the devil! they are indeed before us."
The Carbonari gazed at each other in amazement.