"Because one shrinks from killing a fallen enemy."
"There you were wrong. Both of these men are leaders at this present moment. Joseph Bézier is known as Moustache, and Jean Treton as Jambe-d'Argent. By saving their lives you presented the Republic with two enemies."
"I should prefer to make friends for her rather than enemies."
"After the victory of Landéan, why did you not shoot the three hundred peasant prisoners?"
"Because Bonchamp pardoned the Republican prisoners, and I wished it to be known that the Republic pardons the Royalist prisoners."
"Then I suppose you will pardon Lantenac if you take him?"
"No."