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170 you'll get sick. And then what would become of us?

poor friends, you must get used to doing without me. I shan't always be here, you know.

aren't thinking of leaving us?

[with sincerity and emphasis, but I shall leave sooner than you expect.

, no; I insist on being the first to leave, and I am in no hurry.

[with a smile should feel easier if I knew others were not so dependent on me.

't you care to have people like you?

would be better off if every one thought less of Robespierre and more of Liberty.

Liberty and Robespierre are one.

is why I am so concerned about her. I fear for her health.

[going to the window noise they make in the court! I know it must tire you. I told Duplay twenty times to ask them not to begin so early and wake you up, but he said you insisted that everything go on as usual.

is right. That regular activity rests me. Work is beneficial to others as well as to oneself. The noise is refreshing to me. I have breathed such vitiated air all night!