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We are ready for them ! '' The care and increase of his provisions , and the investigation of news were the two functions of his existence . It seemed necessary to procure ten , twelve , fifteen papers a day ; some because they were reactionary , and the novelty of seeing all the French united filled him with enthusiasm ; others because they were radical and must be better informed of the news received from the government . They generally appeared at midday , at three , at four and at five in the afternoon . An half hour 's delay in the publication of the sheet raised great hopes in the public , on the qui vive for stupendous news . All the last supplements were snatched up ; everybody had his pockets stuffed with papers , waiting anxiously the issue of extras in order to buy them , too . Yet all the sheets were saying approximately the same thing .