CHAPTER VII.

THE ABDICATION IN A FARMHOUSE. After having appeased the duties of obedience, Pitou wished to satisfy the cravings of his heart. It is sweet to obey when the order chimes in with one’s secret sympathies. Ange Pitou was in love with Catherine, daughter of farmer Billet who had succored him when he fled from his aunt’s and with whom he had taken the trip to Paris which returned him a full-fledged hero to his fellow-villagers. When he perceived the long ridge of the farmhouse roofs, measured the aged elms which twiste…