s hair."My poor little Horace, my sweet boy! I think I gave birth to you too early."

"At least he was born in a great republican era," Edith added.

"Yes, but children should only know about play and peace!" Lucile sighed.

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In November, Andre and Philippe received orders from the committee to serve as representatives on mission in guiding the suppression of the revolt in the Vendée.

Philippe was delighted to receive this task. His intimate schoolmate, Sacha, who went back to his hometown of Vendée as a lawyer after graduation, became an honorable republican when the Revolution arrived.

This young man with a feminine appearance, thin and hunched figure, always wearing a shy smile on his face, unfortunately died in the March massacre in Machecoul this year. The rebellious peasants who resisted conscription applied the punishment of impalement and brutally dismembered him.

"Every time I think of patriots like Sacha, suffered such a tragic fate, the blood in my veins burns with rage!"

Philippe paced back and forth in the living room.

"These ignorant and superstitious stupid peasants! They are not willing to fight for the Republic, for their own liberty, yet very willing to die for the noble lords!" He viciously swung his fist down.

"Perhaps the revolution did not make people understand it." Margot in the armchair spoke in a soft tone.

"As the poor, they actually stood on the side of the counter-revolutionaries! How ridiculous! However, these rebels won''t be rampant for lo