Letter 5, by Lucile: "i Think of Potowski Only. My Imagination, Inflamed

at the torch of love, ever presents to me his sweet image." Letter of Potowski after his marriage. "Lucile now grants to love all that modesty permits... enjoying such transports of bliss, I believe that the gods are jealous of my lot."]

Vermont: "I declare that Marat made that statement in my presence."]

Marat: "Well, I did say so; that's my opinion and I say it again."--

Up to the last he advocates surgical operations. (No. for July 12, 1793, the eve of his death.) Observe what he says on the anti-revolutionaries. "To prevent them from entering into any new military body I had proposed at that time, as an indispensable prudent measure, cutting off their ears, or rather their thumbs." He likewise had his imitators. (Buchez et Roux, XXXII., 186, Session of the Convention, April 4, 1796.) Deputies from the popular club of Cette "regret that they had not followed his advice and cut off three hundred thousand heads."]

Nous sommes menés au trépas We are led to our death Par quantité de scélérats, by a gang of scoundrels c'est ce qui nous désole. that makes us sad. Mais bientot le moment viendra But soon the time shall come Où chacun d'eux y passera, when all of them shall follow c'est ce qui nous console." that's our consolation.]