Note 152 — Chapter XXII · THE MAN WHO GAVE THE WARNING
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M. Émile Ollivier, writing in the “Revue des Deux Mondes” (December 1, 1910), proves that Lebœuf was absolutely accurate when, in July, 1870, he said emphatically, “Nous sommes prêts, archi-prêts” (We are ready—more than ready).