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Charlotte talks to BarbarouXy and asks him sJ>eciaUy oftmt iKe 'Jox.oVVn. ÂoûTers, Barbaroux descrihei first Danton^ then Robes^Vcnre^^.a*^>!»

Marat, She asks questions about Marafs mode of life till Barbaroux wonders why she tuishes to know. She then tums the conversation on to the Révolution gtnercdly, Barbaroux confesses that he is weary of public life and would like to retire to donustic happiness. He hints at an attachment for Charlotte, She déclares that in thèse dangerous times it is the duty of ail to sacrifice private happiness. Barbaroux still denounces the fickleness and folly of the peopUy and craves for quiet and retirement, Charlotte on the contrary longs to dévote herself to her country^ and predicts that a Brutus will arise.

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palais de Plntendance, Under the monarchy, the provmces had been really governed by the Intendants or royal deputies. Caen being the chief town of Normandy, this palais de V Intendance was the public buildmg for the business of the province — a sort of * Shîre hall ' or Guildhall.

L 1112. Uaudace, See note on 1. 1934*

1. 1116. un homme qu'on méprise^ *a man to be despised.* The subjunctive is used with the relative to dénote conséquence. See Eve,

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L 1119. un tribun^ 'a démagogue.'