At the lawyer's especially the terror was at its height, for he had just received by post an anonymous letter warning him that a barrel of powder was buried in his cellar, and that it would be blown up if he did not declare himself on the side of the people.
Chez le notaire surtout, la terreur était a son comble, car il venait de recevoir par la poste une lettre anonyme, ou on l'avertissait qu'un baril de poudre se trouvait enterré dans sa cave, pret a le faire sauter, s'il ne se déclarait pas en faveur du peuple.