In November 1793 the leading citizens of Carentan gather nightly in the salon of Madame de Dey, a widowed aristocrat whose only son has emigrated to fight for the King. When she abruptly closes her doors, the town grows suspicious, while she waits through the Terror for news that he is coming home.
A short, intense tale of the Revolution from La Comédie humaine. Download the free EPUB.