CHAPTER X 

LORD TONY 

I 

A quarter of an hour later citizen-commandant Fleury was at last ushered into the presence of the proconsul and received upon his truly innocent head the full torrent of the despot's wrath. But Martin-Roget had listened to the counsels of prudence: for obvious reasons he desired to avoid any personal contact for the moment with Carrier, whom fear of the English spies had made into a more abject and more craven tyrant than ever before. At the same time he thought it wisest to try and pacify the brute by sending him the ten thousand francs--the bribe agreed upon for his help in the undertaking which had culminated in such a disastrous failure. 

At the self-same hour whilst Carrier--fuming and swearing--was for the hundredth time uttering that furious "How?" which for the hundredth time had remained unanswered, two men were taking leave of one another at the small postern gate which gives on the cemetery of St. Anne. The taller and younger one of the two had just dropped a heavy purse into the hand of the other. The latter stooped and kissed the kindly hand. 

"Milor," he said, "I swear to you most solemnly that M. le duc de Kernogan will rest in peace in hallowed ground. M. le curé de Vertou--ah! he is a saint and a brave man, milor--comes over whenever he can prudently do so and reads the offices for the dead--over those who have died as Christians, and there is a piece of consecrated ground out here in the open which those fiends of Terrorists have not discovered yet."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. How much time did it take for Fleury to be taken to the proconsul?
2. How long until Fleury was brought before the proconsul?
3. 
Q2:
1. Who did Martin-Roget not want to see?
2. Whow as Martin-Roget trying to keep away from?
3. 
Q3:
1. What promise was made to Milor?
2. What guarantee was given to Milor?
3. 
Q4:
1. How did English spies characterize Carrier?
2. What description did the English spies give of Carrier?
3. 
Q5:
1. What did one man at the gate give to the other?
2. What did one of the guys at the gate get from his companion?
3. 
Q6:
1. What's the smartest course of action, according to Martin Roget?
2. In Martin Roget's opnion, what is the most intelligent thing to do?
3. 
Q7:
1. Were the francs sent as a form of bribery?
2. Was the money meant to be sent as a bribe?
3. 
Q8:
1. What were the francs a bribe for?
2. What were the francs being sent in exchange for?
3. 
Q9:
1. Was Carrier a fan of M. le duc de Kernogan?
2. Did Carrier have a high opinion of M. le duc de Kernogan?
3. 
Q10:
1. What did the terrorists have yet to figure out?
2. What were the terrorists not yet aware of?
3. 
