"And then?"
"You have seen my notice?"
"Yes; and what then?"
"He is to be shot."
"A truce to clemency. He must be guillotined."
"I approve of a military death."
"And I of a revolutionary one."
Looking Gauvain full in the face, Cimourdain said,—
"Why did you order those nuns of the convent of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc to be set at liberty?"
"I do not wage war against women," replied Gauvain.