Clearly Philippe had not overstated the excitement prevailing there.
He pushed on as best he could, and so came at last to the Place Royale, where he found the crowd to be most dense. From the plinth of the equestrian statue of Louis XV, a white-faced young man was excitedly addressing the multitude. His youth and dress proclaimed the student, and a group of his fellows, acting as a guard of honour to him, kept the immediate precincts of the statue.
Over the heads of the crowd Andre-Louis caught a few of the phrases flung forth by that eager voice.
"It was the promise of the King... It is the King's authority they flout... They arrogate to themselves the whole sovereignty in Brittany. The King has dissolved them.
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I shall prove myself
For one of her
Do you want to
He swung a cane
Come come my lads
I mean messieurs Andre
So at least it
Entering the green room
There was a murmur
From the foot of
And she paused a
But my object is
We know enough to
I am as you
The carriage drew up
Thus a brief second
de Kercadiou would not
I had thought of
I am a delegate
I am not the
The door behind Andre
It can burn and
There are ten pistoles
To achieve this end
And she was to
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