There have been fresh disturbances in Brittany. It
may be due to that."
"And so he has come for shelter to his brother?" asked Andre-Louis.
"To his brother's house, yes; but not to his brother. Where do you
live at all, Andre? Do you never hear any of the news? Etienne de
Gavrillac emigrated years ago. He was of the household of M.
d'Artois, and he crossed the frontier with him. By now, no doubt,
he is in Germany with him, conspiring against France. For that is
what the emigres are doing. That Austrian woman at the Tuileries
will end by destroying the monarchy."
"Yes, yes," said Andre-Louis impatiently. Politics interested him
not at all this morning. "But about Gavrillac?"
"Why, haven't I told you that Gavrillac is at Meudon, installed in
the house his brother has left? Dieu de Dieu! Don't I speak French
or don't you understand the language? I believe that Rabouillet,
his intendant, is in charge of Gavrillac. I have brought you the
news the moment I received it. I thought you would probably wish to
go out to Meudon.
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