made  him  the  farmer  of  all  the  reserves  of  the  castle.  The
day  of  his  installation  fatally  coincided  with  the  execution  of
the  Due  d'Enghien.  Nearly  the  whole  of  France  heard  at
the  same  time  of  the  capture,  trial,  condemnation,  and  death
of  the  prince — terrible  reprisals  which  preceded  the  trials  of
Polignac,  Rivière,  and  Moreau.
PART  II.
corentin's  revenge.
It  was  intended  to  build  a  new  farm-house  for  Michu,  but
while  this  was  being  constructed  the  so-called  Judas  was
lodged  in  the  rooms  over  the  stables,  by  the  side  of  the  famous
breach.  Michu  bought  two  horses,  one  for  himself  and  one
for  his  son,  for  they  both  joined  Gothard  in  esquiring  made-
moiselle in  all  her  rides,  which  had,  as  most  people  may
imagine,  for  their  object  the  feeding  of  the  four  gentlemen
and  to  see  that  they  wanted  for  nothing.  François  and
Gothard,  assisted  by  Courant  and  the  countess'  dogs,  looked
out  that  the  vicinity  of  the  hiding-place  was  clear.  Laurence
and  Michu  carried  the  provisions  which  Marthe,  her  mother,
and  Catherine  prepared,  unknown  to  the  rest  of  the  house-
hold, so  as  to  keep  the  secret  to  themselves,  for  they  knew
without  any  doubt  that  the  village  contained  spies.  From
motives  of  prudence  these  expeditions  were  never  made
oftener  than  twice  a  week,  and  always  at  a  different  hour,
sometimes  by  day  and  sometimes  at  night.  These  precautions
continued  even  during  the  trials  of  Rivière,  Polignac,  and
Moreau.
When  the  Senate  (sênatus-consulté)  called  the  Bonaparte
dynasty  to  the  throne,  and  Napoleon's  nomination  as  Em-
peror was  submitted  to  the  French  people,  M.  d'Hauteserre
gave  his  signature  to  the  register  brought  to  him  by  Goulard.
