The name of ‘Michel’ often recurred in their conversations--not, however, as that of an absent chief whose opinions would make law, but as that of a personal friend of whom everyone spoke with love, in a spirit of comradeship.
Kropotkin reflects on how the name 'Michel' was mentioned with affection and camaraderie among the Jura friends.
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