THE THREE CITIES



PARIS



BY

EMILE ZOLA



TRANSLATED BY ERNEST A. VIZETELLY



BOOK V



I

THE GUILLOTINE

FOR some reason of his own Guillaume was bent upon witnessing the
execution of Salvat. Pierre tried to dissuade him from doing so; and
finding his efforts vain, became somewhat anxious. He accordingly
resolved to spend the night at Montmartre, accompany his brother and