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Aupres d'un corps aussi avili que la Convention, il restait des / chances pour que Robespierre sortit vainqueur de cette lutte. / Lacretelle, volume xii. / (Amongst a body so debased as the Convention, there still / remained some chances that Robespierre would come off victor in / the struggle.)
As Robespierre left the hall, there was a dead and ominous silence in the crowd without. The herd, in every country, side with success; and the rats run from the falling tower. But Robespierre, who wanted courage, never wanted pride, and the last often supplied the place of the first; thoughtfully, and with an impenetrable brow, he passed through the throng, leaning on St. Just, Payan and his brother following him.