Living as she did at work side
by side with her father all day, she knew all his thoughts and read
all his books. Neither of them ever went to church. They were not
atheists, nor had they entirely pushed aside the religious questions
which torment men's minds. They believed in what they called a
Supreme Being, whom they thought to be just and good; but they went
no further. They were revolutionary, and when Jean joined the
Friends of the People, he and the Major and one other man became a
kind of interior secret committee, which really directed the affairs
of the branch. Companions they had none, except the Major and one or
two compatriots; but they were drawn to Zachariah, and Zachariah was
drawn to them, very soon after he became a member of the Society.
The first time he went to Kent's Court with Jean was one night after
a meeting. The two walked home together, and Zachariah turned in for
an hour, as it was but ten o'clock. There had been a grand
thanksgiving at St. Paul's that day. The Prince Regent had returned
thanks to Almighty God for the restoration of peace. The Houses of
Parliament were there, with the Foreign Ambassadors, the City
Corporation, the Duke of Wellington, Field-Marshal Blucher,
peeresses, and society generally.
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