〃Have　you　heard　it；　you　proud　gods　of　the　earth？　Have　you　heard　the
  sacred　thunder　mutterings　of　majesty？　Are　you　not　startled　from　the
  sleep　of　your　vice；　and　compelled　to　fall　upon　your　knees　and　pray；
  as　poor　sinners　do　before　their　judgment？　But　no。　You　do　not　see　and
  you　do　not　hear。　Your　ears　are　deaf　and　your　hearts　are　sealed！
  Behind　the　lofty　walls　of　Versailles；　which　a　most　vicious　king
  erected　for　his　menus　plaisirs；　there　you　indulge　in　your　lusts；　and
  shut　out　the　voice　of　truth；　which　would　speak　to　you　here　in　Paris
  from　the　hallowed　lips　of　the　people。〃
  〃Long　live　Marat！〃　cried　the　cobbler　Simon；　who；　drawn　by　the
  shouting；　had　left　the　Franciscan；　and　joined　the　throng　in　whose
  midst　stood　Santerre；　with　Marat　on　his　shoulders。　〃Long　live　the
  great　friend　of　the　people！　Long　live　Marat！〃
  〃Long　live　Marat！〃　cried　and　muttered　the　people。　〃Marat　heals　the
  people　when　the　gentry　have　made　them　sick；　and　taken　the　very
  marrow　from　their　bones。　Marat　is　no　'gentleman。'　Marat　does　not
  look　down　upon　the　people！〃
  〃My　friends；　I　repeat　to　you　what　I　said　before；〃　shrieked　Marat。
  〃Did　you　ever　hear　of　a　wise　man　looking　down　upon　the　crown　prince；
  and　thinking　more　of　the　king；　who　is　old；　unnerved　by　his　vices；
  and　blase！　You；　the　people；　you　are　the　crown　prince　of　France；　and
  if　you；　at　last；　in　your　righteous　and　noble　indignation；　tread　the
  tyrant　under　your　feet；　then　the　young　prince；　the　people；　will　rule
  over　France；　and　the　beautiful　words　of　the　Bible　will　be　fulfilled：
  'There　shall　be　one　fold　and　one　shepherd。'　I　have　taken　this
  improvised　throne　on　the　shoulders　of　a　noble　citizen　only　to　tell
  you　of　an　impropriety　which　the　Queen　of　France　has　committed；　and
  of　the　new　usurpation　with　which　she　treads　our　laws　under　her　feet；
  not　tired　out　with　opera…house　balls　and　promenades　by　night。　I　will
  read　you　the　address　which　the　king　sent　to　Parliament　to…day；　and
  with　which　the　hearing　of　Cardinal　de　Rohan's　case　is　to　begin。　Will
  the　people　hear　it？〃
  〃Yes；　we　will　hear　it；〃　was　the　cry　from　all　sides。　〃Read　us　the
  address。〃
  Marat　drew　a　dirty　piece　of　paper　from　his　pocket；　and　began　to　read
  with　a　loud；　barking　voice：
  〃Louis；　by　the　grace　of　God；　King　of　France　and　Navarre；　to　our　dear
  and　faithful　counsellors；　members　of　the　court　of　our　Parliament；
  greeting：
  〃It　has　come　to　our　knowledge　that　parties　named　Bohmer　and　Bassenge
  have；　without　the　knowledge　of　the　queen；　our　much…loved　consort　and
  spouse；　sold　a　diamond　necklace；　valued　at　one　million　six　hundred
  thousand　francs；　to　Cardinal　de　Rohan；　who　stated　to　them　that　he
  was　acting　in　the　matter　under　the　queen's　instructions。　Papers　were
  laid　before　them　which　they　considered　as　approved　and　subscribed　by
  the　queen。　After　the　said　Bohmer　and　Bassenge　had　delivered　the　said
  necklace　to　the　said　cardinal；　and　had　not　received　the　first
  payment；　they　applied　to　the　queen　herself。　We　have　beheld；　not
  without　righteous　indignation；　the　eminent　name；　which　in　many　ways
  is　so　dear　to　us；　lightly　spoken　of；　and　denied　the　respect　which　is
  due　to　the　royal　majesty。　We　have　thought　that　it　pertains　to　the
  jurisdiction　of　our　court　to　give　a　hearing　to　the　said　cardinal；
  and　in　view　of　the　declaration　which　he　has　made　before　us；　that　he
  was　deceived　by　a　woman　named　Lamotte…Valois；　we　have　held　it
  necessary　to　secure　his　person；　as　well　as　that　of　Madame　Valois；　in
  order　to　bring　all　the　parties　to　light　who　have　been　the
  instigators　or　abettors　of　such　a　plot。　It　is　our　will；　therefore；
  that　that　matter　come　before　the　high　court　of　Parliament；　and　that
  it　be　duly　tried　and　judgment　given。〃
  〃There　you　have　this　fine　message；〃　cried　Marat；　〃there　you　have　the
  web　of　his；　which　this　Austrian　woman　has　woven　around　us。　For　it　is
  she　who　has　sent　this　message　to　Parliament。　You　know　well　that　we
  have　no　longer　a　King　of　France；　but　that　all　France　is　only　the
  Trianon　of　the　Austrian。　It　stands　on　all　our　houses；　written　over
  all　the　doors　of　government　buildings；　'De　par　la　reine！'　The
  Austrian　woman　is　the　Queen　of　France；　and　the　good…natured　king
  only　writes　what　she　dictates　to　him。　She　says　in　this　paper　that
  these　precautions　have　been　taken　in　order　that　she　may　learn　who
  are　the　persons　who　have　joined　in　the　attack　upon　her　distinguished
  and　much…loved　person。　Who；　then；　is　the　abettor　of　Madame　Valois？
  Who　has　received　the　diamonds　from　the　cardinal；　through　the
  instrumentality　of　Madame　Valois？　I　assert；　it　is　the　queen　who　has
  done　it。　She　received　the　jewels；　and　now　she　denies　the　whole
  story。　And　now　this　woman　Lamotte…Valois　must　draw　the　hot　chestnuts
  out　from　the　ashes。　You　know　this；　so　it　always　is！　Kings　may　go
  unpunished；　they　always　have　a　bete　de　souffrance；　which　has　to　bear
  their　burdens。　But　now　that　a　cardinal；　the　grand　almoner　of　France；
  is　compelled　to　become　the　bete　de　souffrance　for　this　Austrian
  woman；　must　show　you；　my　friends；　that　her　arrogance　has　reached　its
  highest　point。　She　has　trodden　modesty　and　morals　under　foot；　and
  now　she　will　tread　the　Church　under　foot　also。〃
  〃Be　still！〃　was　the　cry　on　all　sides。　〃The　carbineers　and　gendarmes
  are　coming。　Be　still；　Marat；　be　still！　You　must　not　be　arrested。　We
  do　not　want　all　our　friends　to　be　taken　to　the　Bastile。〃
  And　really　just　at　that　instant；　at　the　entrance　of　the　street　that
  led　to　the　square　on　the　side　of　the　Tuileries；　appeared　a　division
  of　carbineers；　advancing　at　great　speed。
  Marat　jumped　with　the　speed　of　a　cat　down　from　the　huge　form　of　the
  brewer。　The　crowd　opened　and　made　way　for　him；　and　before　the
  carbineers　had　approached；　Marat　had　disappeared。
  With　this　day　began　the　investigations　respecting　the　necklace　which
  Messrs。　Bohmer　and　Bassenge　had　wanted　to　sell　the　queen　through　the
  agency　of　Cardinal　Bohan。　The　latter　was　still　a　prisoner　in　the
  Bastile。　He　was　treated　with　all　the　respect　due　to　his　rank。　He　had
  a　whole　suite　of　apartments　assigned　to　him；　he　was　allowed　to
  retain　the　service　of　both　his　chamberlains；　and　at　times　was
  permitted　to　see　and　converse　with　his　relatives；　although；　it　is
  true；　in　the　presence　of　the　governor　of　the　Bastile。　But　Foulon　was
  a　very　pious　Catholic；　and　kept　a　respectful　distance　from　the　lord
  cardinal；　who　never　failed　on　such　occasions　to　give　him　his
  blessing。　In　the　many　hearings　which　the　cardinal　had　to　undergo；
  the　president　of　the　committee　of　investigation　treated　him　with
  extreme　consideration；　and　if　the　cardinal　felt　himself　wearied；　the
  sitting　was　postponed　till　another　day。　Moreover；　at　these　hearings
  the　defender　of　the　cardinal　could　take　part；　in　order　to　summon
  those　witnesses　or　accused　persons　who　could　contribute　to　the
  release　of　the　cardinal；　and　show　that　he　had　been　the　victim　of　a
  deeply…laid　plot；　and　had　committed　no　other　wrong　than　that　of
  being　too　zealous　in　the　service　of　the　queen。
  News　spread　abroad　of　numerous　arrests　occurring　in　Paris。　It　had
  been　known　from　the　royal　decree　that　the　Countess　Lamotte…Valois
  had　likewise　been　arrested　and　imprisoned　in　the　Bastile；　but　people
  were　anxious　to　learn　decisively　whether　Count　Cagliostro；　the
  wonder…doctor；　had　been　seized。　The　story　ran　that　a　young　woman　in
  Brussels；　who　had　been　involved　in　the　affair；　and　who　had　an
  extraordinary　resemblance　to　the　Queen　Marie　Antoinette；　had　been
  arrested；　and　brought　to　Paris　for　confinement　in　the　Bastile。
  All　Paris；　all　France　watched　this　contest　with　eager　interest；
  which；　after　many　months；　was　still　far　from　a　conclusion；　and
  respecting　which　so　much　could　be　said。
  The　friends　of　the　queen　asserted　that　her　majesty　was　completely
  innocent；　that　she　had　never　spoken　to　the　Countess　Lamotte…Valois；
  and　only　once　through　her　chamberlain。　Weber　had　never　sent　her　any
  assistance。　But　these　friends　of　the　queen　were　not　numerous；　and
  their　number　diminished　every　day。
  The　king　had　seen　the　necessity　of　making　great　reductions　in　the
  cost　of　maintaining　his　establishment；　and　in　the　government　of　the
  realm。　France　had　had　during　the　last　years　poor　harvests。　The
  people　were　suffering　from　a　want　of　the　bare　necessities　of　life。
  The　taxes　could　not　be　collected。　A　reform　must　be　introduced；　and
  those　who　before　had　rejoiced　in　a　superfluity　of　royal　gifts　had　to
  be　contented　with　a　diminution　of　them。
  It　had　been　the　queen　who　allowed　the　tokens　of　royal　favor　to　pour
  upon　her　friends；　her　companions　in　Trianon；　like　a　golden　rain。　She
  had　at　the　outset　done　this　out　of　a　hearty　love　for　them。　It　was　so
  sweet　to　cause　those　to　rejoice　whom　she　loved；　so　pleasant　to　see
  that　charming　smile　upon　the　countenance　of　the　Duchess　de　Polignac…
  …that　smile　which　only　appeared　when　she　had　succeeded　in　making
  others　happy。　For　herself　the　duchess　never　asked　a　favor；　her　royal
  friend　could　only；　after　a　long　struggle　and　threatening　her　with
  her　displeasure；　induce　her　to　take　the　gifts　which　were　offered　out
  of　a　really　loving　heart。
  But　behind　the　Duchess　Diana　stood　her　brother　and　sister…in…law；
  the　Duke　and　Duchess　de　Polignac；　who　were　ambitious；　proud；　and
  avaricious；　behind　the　Duchess　Diana　stood　the　three　favorites　of
  the　royal　so