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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from An Historical Mystery by Honore de Balzac: the First Consul, Fouche, the ministers, the prefect of police, and
Malin knew anything about it."
"We must set spies in the neighborhood," whispered Peyrade.
"And watch the spies," said the abbe, who smiled as he overheard the
word and guessed all.
"Good God!" thought Corentin, replying to the abbe's smile with one of
his own; "there is but one intelligent being here,--he's the one to
come to an understanding with; I'll try him."
"Gentlemen--" said the mayor, anxious to give some proof of devotion
to the First Consul and addressing the two agents.
"Say 'citizens'; the Republic still exists," interrupted Corentin,
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