and　the　rest　of　the　royal　family；　who　have　in　vain　barricaded
  themselves　in　the　？il…de…Boeuf；　a　door　of　which　is　broken　in：　here
  they　stand；　awaiting　death；　when　Lafayette　arrives　with　his
  grenadiers　and　saves　all　that　can　be　save　　　　their　lives；　and
  nothing　more。　　For；　from　the　crowd　huddled　in　the　marble　court　the
  shout　rises；　〃To　Paris　with　the　King　！〃　a　command　to　which　the　King
  submits。
  Now　that　the　great　hostage　is　in　their　hands；　will　they　deign　to
  accept　the　second　one？　This　is　doubtful。　　On　the　Queen　approaching
  the　balcony　with　her　son　and　daughter；　a　howl　arises　of　〃No
  children！〃　They　want　to　have　her　alone　in　the　sights　of　their　guns；
  and　she　understands　that。　　At　this　moment　M。　de　Lafayette；　throwing
  the　shield　of　his　popularity　over　her；　appears　on　the　balcony　at　her
  side　and　respectfully　kisses　her　hand。　　The　reaction　is
  instantaneous　in　this　over…excited　crowd。　　Both　the　men　and
  especially　the　women；　in　such　a　state　of　nervous　tension；　readily
  jump　from　one　extreme　to　another；　rage　bordering　on　tears。　　A
  portress；　who　is　a　companion　of　Maillard's；＇43＇　imagines　that　she
  hears　Lafayette　promise　in　the　Queen's　name　〃to　love　her　people　and
  be　as　much　attached　to　them　as　Jesus　Christ　to　his　Church。〃　People
  sob　and　embrace　each　other；　the　grenadiers　shift　their　caps　to　the
  heads　of　the　body…guard。　　Everything　will　be　fine　：　〃the　people　have
  won　their　King　back。〃　　Nothing　is　to　be　done　now　but　to　rejoice；
  and　the　cortege　moves　on。　　The　royal　family　and　a　hundred　deputies；
  in　carriages；　form　the　center；　and　then　comes　the　artillery；　with　a
  number　of　women　bestriding　the　cannons；　next；　a　convoy　of　flour。
  Round　about　are　the　King's　Guards；　each　with　a　National　Guard
  mounted　behind　him；　then　comes　the　National　Guard　of　Paris；　and
  after　them　men　with　pikes　and　women　on　foot；　on　horseback；　in　cabs；
  and　on　carts；　in　front　is　a　band　bearing　two　severed　heads　on　the
  ends　of　two　poles；　which　halts　at　a　hairdresser's；　in　Sèvres；　to
  have　these　heads　powdered　and　curled；＇44＇　they　are　made　to　bow　by
  way　of　salutation；　and　are　daubed　all　over　with　cream；　there　are
  jokes　and　shouts　of　laughter；　the　people　stop　to　eat　and　drink　on
  the　road；　and　oblige　the　guards　to　clink　glasses　with　them；　they
  shout　and　fire　salvos　of　musketry；　men　and　women　hold　each　other's
  hands　and　sing　and　dance　about　in　the　mud。　　　Such　is　the　new
  fraternity：　a　funeral　procession　of　legal　and　legitimate
  authorities；　a　triumph　of　brutality　over　intelligence；　a　murderous
  and　political　Mardi…gras；　a　formidable　masquerade　which；　preceded　by
  the　insignia　of　death；　drags　along　with　it　the　heads　of　France；　the
  King；　the　ministers；　and　the　deputies；　that　it　may　constrain　them　to
  rule　to　until　according　to　its　frenzy；　that　it　may　hold　them　under
  its　them　pikes　until　it　is　pleased　to　slaughter　them。
  VI。
  The　Government　and　the　nation　in　the　hands　of　the　revolutionary
  party。
  This　time　there　can　be　no　mistake：　the　Reign　of　Terror　is　fully　and
  firmly　established。　　On　this　very　day　the　mob　stops　a　vehicle；　in
  which　it　hopes　to　find　M。　de　Virieu；　and　declares；　on　searching　it；
  that　〃they　are　looking　for　the　deputy　to　massacre　him；　as　well　as
  others　of　whom　they　have　a　list。〃＇45＇　　Two　days　afterwards　the　Abbé
  Grégoire　tells　the　National　Assembly　that　not　a　day　passes　without
  ecclesiastics　being　insulted　in　Paris；　and　pursued　with　〃horrible
  threats。〃　Malouet　is　advised　that　〃as　soon　as　guns　are　distributed
  among　the　militia；　the　first　use　made　of　them　will　be　to　get　rid　of
  those　deputies　who　are　bad　citizens；〃　and　among　others　of　the　Abbé
  Maury。　　〃The　moment　I　stepped　out　into　the　streets；〃　writes　Mounier；
  〃I　was　publicly　followed。　　It　was　a　crime　to　be　seen　in　my　company。
  Wherever　I　happened　to　go；　along　with　two　or　three　of　my　companions；
  it　was　stated　that　an　assembly　of　aristocrats　was　forming。　　I　had
  become　such　an　object　of　terror　that　they　threatened　to　set　fire　to
  a　country…house　where　I　had　passed　twenty…four　hours；　and；　to
  relieve　their　minds；　a　promise　had　to　be　given　that　neither　myself
  nor　my　friends　should　be　again　received　into　it。〃　In　one　week　five
  or　six　hundred　deputies　have　their　passports＇46＇　made　out；　and　hold
  themselves　ready　to　depart。　　During　the　following　month　one　hundred
  and　twenty　give　in　their　resignations；　or　no　longer　appear　in　the
  Assembly。　　Mounier；　Lally…Tollendal；　the　Bishop　of　Langres；　and
  others　besides；　quit　Paris；　and　afterwards　France。　　Mallet　du　Pan
  writes；　〃Opinion　now　dictates　its　judgment　with　steel　in　hand。
  Believe　or　die　is　the　anathema　which　vehement　spirits　pronounce；　and
  this　in　the　name　of　Liberty。　　Moderation　has　become　a　crime。〃　After
  the　7th　of　October；　Mirabeau　says　to　the　Comte　de　la　Marck：
  〃If　you　have　any　influence　with　the　King　or　the　Queen；　persuade
  them　that　they　and　France　are　lost　if　the　royal　family　does　not
  leave　Paris。　　I　am　busy　with　a　plan　for　getting　them　away。〃
  He　prefers　everything　to　the　present　situation；　〃even　civil　war；〃
  for　〃war；　at　least；　invigorates　the　soul；〃　while　here；　〃under　the
  dictatorship　of　demagogues；　we　are　being　drowned　in　slime。〃　Given　up
  to　itself；　Paris；　in　three　months；　〃will　certainly　be　a　hospital；
  and；　perhaps；　a　theater　of　horrors。〃　Against　the　rabble　and　its
  leaders；　it　is　essential　that　the　King　should　at　once　coalesce　〃with
  his　people；〃　that　he　should　go　to　Rouen；　appeal　to　the　provinces；
  provide　a　Centre　for　public　opinion；　and；　if　necessary；　resort　to
  armed　resistance。　　Malouet；　on　his　side；　declares　that　〃the
  Revolution；　since　the　5th　of　October；　〃horrifies　all　sensible　men；
  and　every　party；　but　that　it　is　complete　and　irresistible。〃　Thus　the
  three　best　minds　that　are　associated　with　the　Revolution　　those
  whose　verified　prophecies　attest　genius　or　good　sense；　the　only　ones
  who；　for　two　or　three　years；　and　from　week　to　week；　have　always
  predicted　wisely；　and　who　have　employed　reason　in　their
  demonstrations　　these　three；　Mallet　du　Pan；　Mirabeau；　Mabuet；
  agree　in　their　estimate　of　the　event；　and　in　measuring　its
  consequences。　　The　nation　is　gliding　down　a　declivity；　and　no　one
  possesses　the　means　or　the　force　to　arrest　it。　　The　King　cannot　do
  it　：　〃undecided　and　weak　beyond　all　expression；　his　character
  resembles　those　oiled　ivory　balls　which　one　vainly　strives　to　keep
  together。〃＇47＇　　And　as　for　the　Assembly；　blinded；　violated；　and
  impelled　on　by　the　theory　it　proclaims；　and　by　the　faction　which
  supports　it；　each　of　its　grand　decrees　only　renders　its　fall　the
  more　precipitate。
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  Notes：
  ＇1＇　Bailly；　〃　Mémoires；〃　II。　195；　242。
  ＇2＇　Elysée　Loustalot；　journalist；　editor　of　the　paper　〃Révolutions
  de　Paris；〃　was　a　young　lawyer　who　had　shown　a　natural　genius　for
  innovative　journalism。　　He　was　to　die　already　in　1790。　　（SR。）
  ＇3＇　Montjoie；　ch。　LXX；　p。　65。
  ＇4＇　Bailly；　II。　74；　174；　242；　261；　282；　345；　392。
  ＇5＇　Such　as　domiciliary　visits　and　arrests　apparently　made　by
  lunatics。　　（〃Archives　de　la　Préfecture　de　Police　de　Paris。〃）　　And
  Montjoie；　ch。　　LXX。　　p。67。　　Expedition　of　the　National　Guard　against
  imaginary　brigands　who　are　cutting　down　the　crops　at　Montmorency　and
  the　volley　fired　in　the　air。　　Conquest　of　Ile…Adam　and　Chantilly。
  ＇6＇　Bailly；　II。　46；　95；　232；　287；　296。
  ＇7＇　〃Archives　de　la　Préfecture　de　Police；〃　minutes　of　the　meeting　of
  the　section　of　Butte　des　Moulins；　October　5；　1789。
  ＇8＇　Bailly；　II。　　224。　　Dusaulx；　418；　202；　257；　174；　158。　　The
  powder　transported　was　called　poudre　de　traite　（transport）；　the
  people　understood　it　as　poudre　de　tra？tre　（traitor）。　　M。　de　la　Salle
  was　near　being　killed　through　the　addition　of　an　r。　　It　is　he　who
  had　taken　command　of　the　National　Guard　on　the　13th　of　July。
  ＇9＇　Floquet；　VII。　54。　There　is　the　same　scene　at　Granville；　in
  Normandy；　on　the　16th　of　October。　　A　woman　had　assassinated　her
  husband；　while　a　soldier　who　was　her　lover　is　her　accomplice；　the
  woman　was　about　to　he　hung　and　the　man　broken　on　the　wheel；　when　the
  populace　shout；　〃The　nation　has　the　right　of　pardon；〃　upset　the
  scaffold；　and　save　the　two　assassins。
  ＇10＇　Bailly；　II。　　274　（August　17th）。
  ＇11＇　Bailly；　II；　83；　202；　230；　235；　283；　299。
  ＇12＇　Mercure　de　France；　the　number　for　September　26th。　　…　　De
  Goncourt；　p。　　111。
  ＇13＇　Mercier；　〃Tableau　de　Paris；〃　I；　58；　X。　　151。
  ＇14＇　De　Ferrières；　I。　　178。　　Buchez　and　Roux；　II。　311；　316。
  Bai11y；　II。　　104；　174；　207；　246；　257；　282。
  ＇15＇　Mercure　de　France；　September　5th；　1789。　　Horace　Walpole's
  Letters；　September　5；　1789。　　M。　de　Lafayette；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。　　272。
  During　the　week　following　the　14th　of　July；　6；000　soldiers　deserted
  and　went　over　to　the　people；　besides　400　and　800　Swiss　Guards　and
  six　battalions　of　the　French　Guards；　who　remain　without　officers；
  and　do　as　they　please。　　Vagabonds　from　the　neighboring　villages
  flock　in；　and　there　are　more　than　〃30；000　strangers　and　vagran