The Departure for Belgium.

           AfewminutesafterthesceneofconfusionproducedinthesalonsofM.Danglarsbytheunexpectedappearanceofthebrigadeofsoldiers,andbythedisclosurewhichhadfollowed,themansionwasdesertedwithasmuchrapidityasifacaseofplagueorofcholeramorbushadbrokenoutamongtheguests.Inafewminutes,throughallthedoors,downallthestaircases,byeveryexit,everyonehastenedtoretire,orrathertofly;foritwasasituationwheretheordinarycondolenceswhicheventhebestfriendsaresoeagertoofferingreatcatastropheswereseentobeutterlyfutile.Thereremainedinthebanker’shouseonlyDanglars,closetedinhisstudy,andmakinghisstatementtotheofficerofgendarmes;MadameDanglars,terrified,intheboudoirwithwhichweareacquainted;andEugenie,whowithhaughtyairanddisdainfulliphadretiredtoherroomwithherinseparablecompanion,MademoiselleLouised’Armilly.Asforthenumerousservants(morenumerousthateveningthanusual,fortheirnumberwasaugmentedbycooksandbutlersfromtheCafedeParis),ventingontheiremployerstheirangeratwhattheytermedtheinsulttowhichtheyhadbeensubjected,theycollectedingroupsinthehall,inthekitchens,orintheirrooms,thinkingverylittleoftheirduty,whichwasthusnaturallyinterrupted.Ofallthishousehold,onlytwopersonsdeserveournotice;theseareMademoiselleEugenieDanglarsandMademoiselleLouised’Armilly.

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