In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy

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Henty George Alfred. In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy

CHAPTER I. A Journey to France

CHAPTER II. A Mad Dog

CHAPTER III. The Demon Wolf

CHAPTER IV. The Clouds Gather

CHAPTER V. The Outburst

CHAPTER VI. An Anxious Time

CHAPTER VII. The 2d of September

CHAPTER VIII. Marie Arrested

CHAPTER IX. Robespierre

CHAPTER X. Free

CHAPTER XI. Marie and Victor

CHAPTER XII. Nantes

CHAPTER XIII. In the Hands of the Reds

CHAPTER XIV. The Noyades

CHAPTER XV. England

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It was dark before the carriage drove up to the chateau. Their approach had been seen, for two lackeys appeared with torches at the head of the broad steps. M. du Tillet put his hand encouragingly on Harry's shoulder and led him up the steps. A servant preceded them across a great hall, when a door opened and a gentleman came forward.

"Monsieur le Marquis," M. du Tillet said, bowing, "this is the young gentleman you charged me to bring to you.

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There was a sound as of cracking of bones, then the dog's struggles suddenly ceased, and his head fell over, and Harry rose to his feet by the side of the dead hound just as a number of men, with pitch-forks and other weapons, ran up to the spot from the stables, while the marquis, sword in hand, arrived from the house.

The gouvernante, too, paralysed by fear, had stood close by with her charges while the struggle was going on. Ernest had come up, and was standing in front of his sisters, ready to be the next victim if the dog had overpowered Harry. Less accustomed to running than the English boy, and for a moment rooted to the ground with horror at his sisters' danger, he had not arrived at the spot until the struggle between Harry and the dog was half over, and had then seen no way of rendering assistance; but believing that the dog was sure to be the conqueror, he had placed himself before his sisters to bear the brunt of the next assault.

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