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"Summon the gentlemen of your Chamber, monsieur," said he, "and you
shall hear all."
"So be it."
A word, and forth they came to crowd upon the steps, but leaving
clear the topmost step and a half-moon space in the middle.
To the spot so indicated, Andre-Louis now advanced very deliberately.
He took his stand there, dominating the entire assembly. He removed
his hat, and launched the opening bombshell of that address which
is historic, marking as it does one of the great stages of France's
progress towards revolution.
"People of this great city of Nantes, I have come to summon you to
arms!"
In the amazed and rather scared silence that followed he surveyed
them for a moment before resuming.
"I am a delegate of the people of Rennes, charged to announce to
you what is taking place, and to invite you in this dreadful hour
of our country's peril to rise and march to her defence."
"Name! Your name!" a voice shouted, and instantly the cry was taken
up by others, until the multitude rang with the question.


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