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"Say twelve thousand five hundred arainst fifty, a hundred, perhaps a hundred

and fifty thousand people?"

"You want the ar else ant the perreater delinquents, whether Deputies or

not, according to the powers given us by the statute"

The Baron rose and held out his hand "Thanks, Senator! The Governood enough to send in ue, the Minister of War"

When the Prefect left the rooreeable to itated voice

"Wait! I shall not be longAh, General Morra! Roma, you know the

General, I think Sit down, both of you Well, General, you hear of

this levée-en-masse?"

"I do"

"The Prefect is satisfied that the people are anisation, and he is anxious to knohat force we can put at his

service to control it"

The General detailed his resources There were sixteen thousand men

always under arms in Rome, and the War Office had called up the

old-timers of two successive years--perhaps fifty thousand in all