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"In the Rue de Cotte."
"Where is the Café Roysin?"
"Straight before us."
"Drive there."
He drove on, but slowly. There was another explosion, this time close by
us, the end of the street became filled with smoke; at the moment we
were passing No. 22, which has a side-door above which I
read, "Petit Lavoir."
Suddenly a voice called out to the driver, "Stop!"
The driver pulled up, and the window of the fiacre being down, a hand
was stretched towards mine. I recognized Alexander Rey.
This daring man was pale.
"
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"
Go no further," said he; "all is at an end."
What do you mean, all at an end?"
Yes, they must have anticipated the time appointed; the barricade is
taken: I have just come from it. It is a few steps from here straight
before us."
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