. Louvet: revolutionist & romance-writer . wellletter—Petions little joke—Louvets opinion of CharlotteCorday—Girondists not implicated in the assassination of Marat—Puisayes attack on Vernon— A battle without tears —End of the Girondist rising in Normandy. BUZOT, Barbaroux and Gorsas, having eludedthe vigilance of their guards, fled to Caen, whichnow became the centre of the Departmental insurrec-tion. Louvet was still in concealment at the houseof a sure friend, and for long could not make up hismind to leave those of his colleagues who had electedto stay in Paris. A letter which Barbaroux ad
. Louvet: revolutionist & romance-writer . wellletter—Petions little joke—Louvets opinion of CharlotteCorday—Girondists not implicated in the assassination of Marat—Puisayes attack on Vernon— A battle without tears —End of the Girondist rising in Normandy. BUZOT, Barbaroux and Gorsas, having eludedthe vigilance of their guards, fled to Caen, whichnow became the centre of the Departmental insurrec-tion. Louvet was still in concealment at the houseof a sure friend, and for long could not make up hismind to leave those of his colleagues who had electedto stay in Paris. A letter which Barbaroux addressedto Duperret from Caen about this time may perhapshave finally brought him to a decision. Have you fulfilled my commission to Guadet ? asked the young Marseillais. I wish he would comehere. His soul must be sick at witnessing suchoutrages, and a sight of this beautiful country andour friendly sympathy would do him good. Lethim come then, and bring Petion, Louvet, yourself,and our other friends. Tell my mother and the 200. From an engraving by Baudran. BARBAROUX. [To face page 200. LOUVET demoiselles Noel to speak to Mme. Cholets nieces,who often go to see them, and if possible arrange tovisit Mme. Cholet together, for she is sure to have somenews of Lou vet. I really must hear, for his silenceworries me more than I can tell you.* In these anxious days, Lodoiska acted as Louvetsagent in communicating with his colleagues in theirconfinement. Through her, he kept up a regularcorrespondence with Dufriche-Valaze, deputy forthe Orne, who Hved at Number lo, Rue and again Louvet sent her to him and toGensonne, entreating them to take advantage of themany opportunities of escaping which presentedthemselves ; but both steadily refused on the groundthat, whilst it was necessary for the majority of theircomrades to leave Paris in order to stir up the pro-vinces, it was the duty of a few to remain as hostagesand a guarantee of the good faith of those who lef
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