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25. THE LIFE OF '
words addressed in a tone of pleasantry to their wives at s'4
tivity which hie had given at Port-an-Prin ce. You," hojH
" are invited to dance at your inter'mnt." A hall bung W
black, and lighted up by fune-ral torches, seemed to themi4
image of their approaching sanguinary end. ..
 Deiporism and sen-uality have (otr.n been companions. .'
Rothambeau the one sharpened the appetite thr the other,,I
though greodines~ of0 bodily plea.turp welcomed the zest arAid
from the 4i'hLt of h dily pain. N.-. -mall part of his time 1 
chambeau paF.sed at table, or on ofas with 'llcr:ole :-males, wd
shippers of pleasure as well as mont cruel toward their slavI
They spoke to him contantlyv of i.iainn, pr;is':n, the scout
and other puninbmrnts, in the' midt of games, lu.hter, cares4
and senielss gratifications with which they intoxicated his mbi!
As his pnli-y inclined him to violence, he willingly allowed hiti
self to be overcome by the famsinations of tbhre women, as wi
as by irritated proprietiorq, who continually pointed him to thB
houses in flame, anti their slaves in re\olt in the mountabil
Thus did he liLten only to coun;se of hatredl enlorced by cai
tempt and viec. '
 The fver had (.hanged the i(barahrter of the army. TIO
heart of the s..ldrer was worn by rgret, fatigued lby mislbrt mi
and filled with trouble; no longer had the noise and glitter 4
arms, encampments, war, anid \ietcnr any attractions for hid
A bitter and -savage me-lancholy hajd ;sureeded to the hilari
andi jy of c.,iIra,,e and hi. pe. Even ,ili,'ir, of rank were e4
to disown authority anl. r t. favor a revolt, which they judge.
legitimate. But PRochambeau, whr, rtilajired a blind submisidl
dismissed those the firmnep of whose soul he doubted; thus
ing free course to tyranny in order to oppose an iefectual rern4
to the evils he wi-hed to put down.
 Up to this time, punishment and violence had been covered i
a veil. Toussaint had not hb:-n arrested rxc-pt as a result
a prten-In.4d ronpira-y, a military tribunal had I.ndem
Charl-s Bi lair. Thoqi who had uftTf:reld death had hbeen t
with arms in their hand. or hadl kept up Iommunications


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