Amysteriousmovementwasgoingonatacertaindistance。
Itwasevidentthatthecriticalmomentwasapproaching。Asonthepreviousevening，thesentinelshadcomein；butthistimeallhadcome。
Thebarricadewasstrongerthanontheoccasionofthefirstattack。
Sincethedepartureofthefive，theyhadincreaseditsheightstillfurther。
OntheadviceofthesentinelwhohadexaminedtheregionoftheHalles，Enjolras，forfearofasurpriseintherear，cametoaseriousdecision。HehadthesmallgutoftheMondetourlane，whichhadbeenleftopenuptothattime，barricaded。Forthispurpose，theytoreupthepavementforthelengthofseveralhousesmore。