lost。　　Already；　near　the　end　of　September；　the　remark　applies　which
  Mirabeau　makes　to　the　Comte　de　la　Marck：
  〃Yes；　all　is　lost；　the　King　and　Queen　will　be　swept　away；　and　you
  will　see　the　populace　trampling　on　their　lifeless　bodies。〃
  Eight　days　after　this；　on　the　5th　and　6th　of　October；　it　breaks　out
  against　both　King　and　Queen；　against　the　National　Assembly　and　the
  Government；　against　all　government　present　and　to　come；　the　violent
  party　which　rules　in　Paris　obtains　possession　of　the　chiefs　of
  France　to　hold　them　under　strict　surveillance；　and　to　justify　its
  intermittent　outrages　by　one　permanent　outrage。
  V。
  The　5th　and　6th　of　October。
  Once　more；　two　different　currents　combine　into　one　torrent　to　hurry
  the　crowd　onward　to　a　common　end。　　　On　the　one　hand　are　the
  cravings　of　the　stomach；　and　women　excited　by　the　famine：
  〃Now　that　bread　cannot　be　had　in　Paris；　let　us　go　to　Versailles　and
  demand　it　there；　once　we　have　the　King；　Queen；　and　Dauphin　in　the
  midst　of　us；　they　will　be　obliged　to　feed　us；〃　we　will　bring　back
  〃the　Baker；　the　Bakeress；　and　the　Baker's　boy。〃
  On　the　other　hand；　there　is　fanaticism；　and　men　who　are　pushed
  on　by　the　need　to　dominate。
  〃Now　that　our　chiefs　yonder　disobey　us；　　let　us　go　and　make　them
  obey　us　forthwith；　the　King　is　quibbling　over　the　Constitution　and
  the　Rights　of　Man　　make　him　approve　them　；　his　guards　refuse　to
  wear　our　cockade　　make　them　accept　it；　　they　want　to　carry　him　off
  to　Metz　　make　him　come　to　Paris；　here；　under　our　eyes　and　in　our
  hands；　he；　and　the　lame　Assembly　too；　will　march　straight　on；　and
  quickly；　whether　they　like　it　or　not；　and　always　on　the　right　road。〃
  Under　this　confluence　of　ideas　the　expedition　is　arranged。＇28＇
  Ten　days　before　this；　it　is　publicly　alluded　to　at　Versailles。　　On
  the　4th　of　October；　at　Paris；　a　woman　proposes　it　at　the　Palais…
  Royal；　Danton　roars　at　the　Cordeliers；　Marat；　〃alone；　makes　as　much
  noise　as　the　four　trumpets　on　the　Day　of　Judgment。〃　Loustalot　writes
  that　a　second　revolutionary　paroxysm　is　necessary。〃　〃The　day
  passes；〃　says　Desmoulins；　〃in　holding　councils　at　the　Palais…Royal；
  and　in　the　Faubourg　Saint…Antoine；　on　the　ends　of　the　bridges；　and
  on　the　quays。。。　　in　pulling　off　the　cockades　of　but　one　color。。。。
  These　are　torn　off　and　trampled　under　foot　with　threats　of　the　lamp
  post；　in　case　of　fresh　offense；　a　soldier　who　is　trying　to　refasten
  his；　changes　his　mind　on　seeing　a　hundred　sticks　raised　against
  him。〃＇29＇　　These　are　the　premonitory　symptoms　of　a　crisis；　a　huge
  ulcer　has　formed　in　this　feverish；　suffering　body；　and　it　is　about
  to　break。
  But；　as　is　usually　the　case；　it　is　a　purulent　concentration　of　the
  most　poisonous　passions　and　the　foulest　motives。　　The　vilest　of　men
  and　women　were　engaged　in　it。　　Money　was　freely　distributed。　　Was　it
  done　by　intriguing　subalterns　who；　playing　upon　the　aspirations　of
  the　Duke　of　Orleans；　extracted　millions　from　him　under　the　pretext
  of　making　him　lieutenant…general　of　the　kingdom？　Or　is　it　due　to　the
  fanatics　who；　from　the　end　of　April；　clubbed　together　to　debauch　the
  soldiery；　and　stir　up　a　body　of　ruffians　for　the　purpose　of　leveling
  and　destroying　everything　around　them？＇30＇　There　are　always
  Machiavellis　of　the　highways　and　of　houses　of　ill…fame　ready　to
  excite　the　foul　and　the　vile　of　both　sexes。　　On　the　first　day　that
  the　Flemish　regiment　goes　into　garrison　at　Versailles　an　attempt　is
  made　to　corrupt　it　with　money　and　women。　　Sixty　abandoned　women　are
  sent　from　Paris　for　this　purpose；　while　the　French　Guards　come　and
  treat　their　new　comrades。　　The　latter　have　been　treated　at　the
  Palais…Royal；　while　three　of　them；　at　Versailles；　exclaim；　showing
  some　crown　pieces　of　six　livres；　〃What　a　pleasure　it　is　to　go　to
  Paris！　one　always　comes　back　with　money　！〃　In　this　way；　resistance
  is　overcome　beforehand。　　As　to　the　attack；　women　are　to　be　the
  advanced　guard；　because　the　soldiers　will　scruple　to　fire　at　them；
  their　ranks；　however；　will　be　reinforced　by　a　number　of　men
  disguised　as　women。　　On　looking　closely　at　them　they　are　easily
  recognized；　notwithstanding　their　rouge；　by　their　badly…shaven
  beards；　and　by　their　voices　and　gait。＇31＇　　No　difficulty　has　been
  found　in　obtaining　men　and　women　among　the　prostitutes　of　the
  Palais…Royal　and　the　military　deserters　who　serve　them　as　bullies。
  It　is　probable　that　the　former　lent　their　lovers　the　cast…off
  dresses　they　had　to　spare。　　At　night　all　will　meet　again　at　the
  common　rendezvous；　on　the　benches　of　the　National　Assembly；　where
  they　are　quite　as　much　at　home　as　in　their　own　houses。＇32＇　　In　any
  event；　the　first　band　which　marches　out　is　of　this　stamp；　displaying
  the　finery　and　the　gaiety　of　the　profession；　〃most　of　them　young；
  dressed　in　white；　with　powdered　hair　and　a　sprightly　air；〃　many　of
  them　〃laughing；　singing；　and　drinking；〃　as　they　would　do　at　setting
  out　for　a　picnic　in　the　country。　　Three　or　four　of　them　are　known　by
  name　　one　brandishing　a　sword；　and　another；　the　notorious
  Théroigne。　　Madeleine　Chabry　Louison；　who　is　selected　to　address　the
  King；　is　a　pretty　grisette　who　sells　flowers；　and；　no　doubt；
  something　else；　at　the　Palais…Royal。　　Some　appear　to　belong　to　the
  first　rank　in　their　calling；　and　to　have　tact　and　the　manners　of
  society　　suppose；　for　instance；　that　Champfort　and　Laclos　sent
  their　mistresses。　　To　these　must　be　added　washerwomen；　beggars；
  bare…footed　women；　and　fishwomen；　enlisted　for　several　days　before
  and　paid　accordingly。　　This　is　the　first　nucleus；　and　it　keeps　on
  growing；　for；　by　compulsion　or　consent；　the　troop　incorporates　into
  it；　as　it　passes　along；　all　the　women　it　encounters　　seamstresses；
  portresses；　housekeepers；　and　even　respectable　females；　whose
  dwellings　are　entered　with　threats　of　cutting　off　their　hair　if　they
  do　not　fall　in。　　To　these　must　be　added　vagrants；　street…rovers；
  ruffians　and　robbers　　the　lees　of　Paris；　which　accumulate　and　come
  to　the　surface　every　time　agitation　occurs：　they　are　to　be　found
  already　at　the　first　hour；　behind　the　troop　of　women　at　the　H？tel…
  de…Ville。　　Others　are　to　follow　during　the　evening　and　in　the　night。
  Others　are　waiting　at　Versailles。　　Many；　both　at　Paris　and
  Versailles；　are　under　pay：　one；　in　a　dirty　whitish　vest；　chinks　gold
  and　silver　coin　in　his　hand。　　　Such　is　the　foul　scum　which；　both
  in　front　and　in　the　rear；　rolls　along　with　the　popular　tide；
  whatever　is　done　to　stem　the　torrent；　it　widens　out　and　will　leave
  its　mark　at　every　stage　of　its　overflow。
  The　first　troop；　consisting　of　four　or　five　hundred　women；　begin
  operations　by　forcing　the　guard　of　the　H？tel…de…Ville；　which　is
  unwilling　to　make　use　of　its　bayonets。　　They　spread　through　the
  rooms　and　try　to　burn　all　the　written　documents　they　can　find；
  declaring　that　there　has　been　nothing　but　scribbling　since　the
  Revolution　began。＇33＇　　A　crowd　of　men　follow　after　them；　bursting
  open　doors；　and　pillaging　the　magazine　of　arms。　　Two　hundred
  thousand　francs　in　Treasury　notes　are　stolen　or　disappear；　several
  of　the　ruffians　set　fire　to　the　building；　while　others　hang　an　abbé。
  The　abbé　is　cut　down；　and　the　fire　extinguished　only　just　in　time：
  such　are　the　interludes　of　the　popular　drama。　　In　the　meantime；　the
  crowd　of　women　increases　on　the　Place　de　Grève；　always　with　the　same
  unceasing　cry；　〃Bread！〃　and　〃To　Versailles！〃　One　of　the　conquerors
  of　the　Bastille；　the　usher　Maillard；　offers　himself　as　a　leader。　　He
  is　accepted；　and　taps　his　drum；　on　leaving　Paris；　he　has　seven　or
  eight　thousand　women　with　him；　and；　in　addition；　some　hundreds　of
  men　；　by　dint　of　remonstrances；　he　succeeds　in　maintaining　some　kind
  of　order　amongst　this　rabble　as　far　as　Versailles。　　　But　it　is　a
  rabble　notwithstanding；　and　consequently　so　much　brute　force；　at
  once　anarchical　and　imperious。　　On　the　one　hand；　each；　and　the　worst
  among　them；　does　what　he　pleases　　which　will　be　quite　evident　this
  very　evening。　　On　the　other　hand；　its　ponderous　mass　crushes　all
  authority　and　overrides　all　rules　and　regulations　　which　is　at
  once　apparent　on　reaching　Versailles。　　　Admitted　into　the
  Assembly；　at　first　in　small　numbers；　the　women　crowd　against　the
  door；　push　in　with　a　rush；　fill　the　galleries；　then　the　hall；　the
  men　along　with　them；　armed　with　clubs；　halberds；　and　pikes；　all
  pell…mell；　side　by　side　with　the　deputies；　taking　possession　of
  their　benches；　voting　along　with　them；　and　gathering　about　the
  President；　who；　surrounded；　threatened；　and　insulted；　finally
  abandons　the　position；　while　his　chair　is　taken　by　a　woman。＇34＇　　A
  fishwoman　commands　in　a　gallery；　and　about　a　hundred　women　around
  her　shout　or　keep　silence　at　her　bidding；　while　she　interrupts　and
  abuses　the　deputies：
  〃Who　is　that　speaker　there？　Silence　that　blabbermouth；　he　does　not
  know　what　he　is　talking　about。　　The　question　is　how　to　get　bread。
  Let　papa　Mirabeau　speak　　we　want　to　hear　him。〃
  A　decree　on　subsistence　having　been　passed；　the　leader