CHAPTERXXII
FOOTTOFOOT
Whentherewerenolongeranyoftheleadersleftalive，exceptEnjolrasandMariusatthetwoextremitiesofthebarricade，thecentre，whichhadsolongsustainedCourfeyrac，Joly，Bossuet，FeuillyandCombeferre，gaveway。Thecannon，thoughithadnoteffectedapracticablebreach，hadmadearatherlargehollowinthemiddleoftheredoubt；there，thesummitofthewallhaddisappearedbeforetheballs，andhadcrumbledaway；andtherubbishwhichhadfallen，nowinside，nowoutside，had，asitaccumulated，formedtwopilesinthenatureofslopesonthetwosidesofthebarrier，oneontheinside，theotherontheoutside。
Theexteriorslopepresentedaninclinedplanetotheattack。
Afinalassaultwasthereattempted，andthisassaultsucceeded。