Chapter 28 & Chapter 29 Summary

In Chapter 28, Evariste wakes in horror as the rest of Paris celebrates the fall of Robespierre. The next day, Evariste is brought before the Tribunal along with 70 other outlaws, and he finds it odd to be on the other side of the platform. Citizens Remacle and Dupont identify Evariste and receive money, though they are too embarrassed to meet their former friend's eyes. The women shout at Evariste as the tumbril takes him to his execution at the Place de la Revolution. Evariste believes he dies a just death and that he deserves this fate because he betrayed the Republic by being too weak. He is overwhelmed with memories at the site of Amour Peintre. The windows are shut, but a woman's hand, wearing a silver ring, throws a red carnation toward Evariste. His body is still suffused with the charm...