human
How many men do you think there are before you, citizen Cartaux,
gpt
I could not say exactly, replied Cartaux.
human
In open country I could guess within a thousand men, but here in the streets and quays I cannot make even an approximate guess.
gpt
General, if you want to know the exact number, said Garat,
human
Citizen, said he with a slight bow,
gpt
I think, monsieur, said Morgan, taking care to address the Republican general in the manner used before the Revolution,
human
Yes,
gpt
Before you, monsieur, resumed Morgan,
human
Is that all?
gpt
Do you not think that is enough to oppose to your five thousand?
human
You say you are sure of the number?
gpt
Perfectly so, since I am one of their principal leaders.
human
How comes it that the citizen-Sectionist is here? he asked;
gpt
No, citizen-general,
human
Did he come under a flag of truce?
gpt
No.
human
But there must be some reason why he is in your ranks,
gpt
Citizen-general, said Garat, advancing,
human
I was with one hundred and fifty men, whom I had recruited in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, when we fell in with citizen Morgan and his troops. In order that neither I nor my men should suffer harm, he himself brought me here with a generosity and loyalty deserving of the utmost gratitude. Citizen Morgan, I thank you for the service you have rendered me, and I assert that not only have we no pretext for detaining you here, but that if we did so it would be in flagrant violation of honor and the rights of man. Citizen-general Bonaparte, I therefore ask your permission for the citizen to retire.
gpt
La Belle Gabrielle.