easy…chair　before　the　door；　but　walked　directly　into　the　chamber　of
  the　queen。
  Marie　Antoinette　trembled　and　reached　out　her　hand　for　the　bell
  which　stood　by　her　on　the　table。
  〃Be　still；　for　God's　sake；　be　still！〃　whispered　the　officer。　〃Make
  no　noise；　your　majesty。　Look　at　my　face。〃　And；　kneeling　before　the
  queen；　he　raised　his　head　and　looked　at　her　with　an　expression
  almost　of　supplication。　〃I　am　Toulan；〃　he　whispered；　〃the　faithful
  servant　of　my　queen。　Will　your　majesty　have　the　goodness　to　recall
  me？　Here　is　a　letter　from　my　patroness；　Madame　de　Campan；　who　speaks
  well　for　me。　Will　your　majesty　read　it？〃
  The　queen　ran　over　the　paper　quickly　and　turned　with　a　gentle　smile
  to　the　officer；　who　was　still　kneeling　before　her；　and　who；　in　all
  her　humiliation　and　misfortune；　still　paid　her　the　homage　due　to
  majesty。
  〃Stand　up；　sir；〃　she　said；　mildly。　〃The　throne　lies　in　dust；　and　my
  crown　is　so　sadly　broken；　that　it　is　no　longer　worth　the　trouble　to
  kneel　before　it。〃
  〃Madame；　I　see　two　crowns　upon　your　noble　head；〃　whispered　Toulan
  〃the　crown　of　the　queen；　and　the　crown　of　misfortune。　To　these　two
  crowns　I　dedicate　my　service　and　my　fidelity；　and　for　them　I　am
  prepared　to　die。　It　is　true；　I　can　do　but　little　for　your　majesty；
  but　that　little　shall　be　faithfully　done。　Thanks　to　my　bitter　hatred
  of　royalty；　and　my　rampant　Jacobinism；　I　have　carried　matters　so
  far；　that　I　have　been　put　upon　the　list　of　officers　to　keep　watch；
  and；　therefore；　once　every　week　I　shall　keep　guard　before　your
  majesty's　sleeping…room。〃
  〃And　will　you　do　me　the　favor　to　so　put　your　chair　that　I　shall　not
  see　youthat　during　the　night　I　may　not　always　have　the　feeling　of
  being　watched？〃　asked　the　queen；　in　supplicant　tones。
  〃No；　your　majesty；〃　said　Toulan；　moved。　〃I　will　remain　in　my　chair；
  but　your　majesty　will　prefer；　perhaps；　to　turn　the　night　into　day；
  and　remain　up；　as　during　my　nights　you　will　not　be　disturbed。〃
  〃What　do　you　mean　by　that？〃　asked　Marie　Antoinette；　joyfully。
  〃I　mean；　that；　as　during　the　day　your　majesty　can　never　speak　with
  the　king　without　witnesses；　we　must　call　the　night　to　our
  assistance；　if　you　wish　to　speak　confidentially　to　his　majesty。　Your
  majesty　has　heard；　that　during　the　night　the　watch　is　withdrawn　from
  the　corridor；　and　your　majesty　is　free　to　leave　your　room　and　go　to
  the　chamber　of　the　king。〃
  A　flash　of　joy　passed　over　the　countenance　of　the　queen。　〃I　thank
  you；　sirI　thank　you　to…day　as　a　wife；　perhaps　the　day　may　come
  when　I　can　thank　you　as　a　queen；　I　accept　your　magnanimous　kindness。
  Yes；　I　will　turn　the　night　into　day；　and；　thanks　to　you；　I　shall　be
  able　to　spend　several　hours　undisturbed　with　my　husband　and　my
  children。　And　do　you　say　that　you　shall　be　here　quite　often？〃
  〃Yes；　your　majesty；　I　shall　be　here　once　every　week　at　your
  majesty's　order。〃
  〃Oh！　I　have　lost　the　habit　of　ordering；〃　said　Marie　Antoinette；　with
  a　pained　look。　〃You　see　that　the　Queen　of　France　is　powerless；　but
  she　is　not　wholly　unfortunate；　for　she　has　friends　still。　You　belong
  to　these　friends；　sir；　and　that　we　may　both　retain　the　memory　of
  this　day；　I　will　always　call　you　my　faithful　one。〃
  No；　the　queen　is　not　wholly　unfortunate；　she　has　friends　who　are
  ready；　with　her；　to　suffer；　with　her；　if　it　must　be；　to　die。　The
  Polignacs　are　gone；　but　Princess　Lamballe；　whom　the　queen　had　sent
  to　London；　to　negotiate　with　Pitt；　has　returned；　in　spite　of　the
  warnings　and　pleadings　of　the　queen。　Marie　Antoinette；　when　she
  learned　that　the　princess　was　on　the　point　of　leaving　England；　had
  written　to　her：　〃Do　not　come　back　at　a　moment　so　critical。　You　would
  have　to　weep　too　much　for　us。　I　feel　deeply；　believe　me；　how　good
  you　are；　and　what　a　true　friend　you　are。　But；　with　all　my　love；　I
  enjoin　you　not　to　come　here。　Believe　me；　my　tender　friendship　for
  you　will　cease　only　with　death。〃
  The　warning　of　her　royal　friend　had；　meanwhile；　not　restrained
  Princess　Lamballe　from　doing　what　friendship　commanded。　She　had
  returned　to　France；　and　Marie　Antoinette　had；　at　least；　the　comfort
  of　having　a　tender　friend　at　her　side。
  No；　the　queen　was　not　wholly　unfortunate。　Besides　this　friend；　she
  had　her　children；　tooher　sweet；　blooming　little　daughter；　and　the
  dauphin；　the　pride　and　joy　of　her　heart。
  The　dauphin　had　no　suspicion　of　the　woes　and　misfortunes　which　were
  threatening　them。　Like　flowers　that　grow　luxuriantly　and　blossom
  upon　graves；　so　grew　and　blossomed　this　beautiful　boy　in　the
  Tuileries；　which　was　nothing　more　than　the　grave　of　the　old　kingly
  glory。　But　the　dauphin　was　like　sunshine　in　this　dark；　sad　palace；
  and　Marie　Antoinette's　countenance　lightened　when　her　eye　fell　upon
  her　son；　looking　up　to　her　with　his　tender；　beaming　face。　From　the
  fresh；　merry　smile　of　her　darling；　she　herself　learned　to　smile
  again；　and　be　happy。
  Gradually；　after　the　first　rage　of　the　people　was　appeased；　the
  chains　with　which　she　was　bound　were　relaxed。　The　royal　family　was
  at　least　permitted　to　leave　the　close；　hot　rooms；　and　go　down　into
  the　gardens；　although　still　watched　and　accompanied　by　the　National
  Guard。　They　were　permitted　to　close　the　doors　of　their　rooms　again；
  although　armed　sentries　still　stood　before　them。
  There　were　even　some　weeks　and　months　in　this　year　1791；　when　it
  appeared　as　if　the　exasperated　spirits　would　be　pacified；　and　the
  throne　be　reestablished　with　a　portion　of　its　old　dignity。　The　king
  had；　in　a　certain　manner；　received　forgiveness　from　the　National
  Assembly；　while　accepting　the　constitution　and　swearingas　indeed
  he　could　but　swear；　all　power　having　been　taken　from　him；　and　he
  being　a　mere　lay…figurethat　would　control　all　his　actions；　and
  govern　according　to　the　expressed　will　of　the　National　Assembly。
  But　the　king；　in　order　to　make　peace　with　his　people；　had　even　made
  this　sacrifice；　and　accepted　the　constitution。　The　people　seemed
  grateful　to　him　for　this；　and　appeared　to　be　willing　to　return　to
  more　friendly　relations。　The　queen　was　no　longer　insulted　with
  contemptuous　cries　when　she　appeared　in　the　garden　of　the　Tuileries；
  or　in　the　Bois　de　Boulogne；　and　it　even　began　to　be　the　fashion　to
  speak　about　the　dauphin　as　a　miracle　of　loveliness　and　beauty；　and
  to　go　to　the　Tuileries　to　see　him　working　in　his　garden。
  This　garden　of　the　dauphin　was　in　the　immediate　neighborhood　of　the
  palace；　at　the　end　of　the　terrace　on　the　river…side；　it　was
  surrounded　with　a　high　wire　fence；　and　close　by　stood　the　little
  pavilion　where　dwelt　Abbe　Davout；　the　teacher　of　the　dauphin。　The
  dauphin　had　had　in　Versailles　a　little　garden　of　his　own；　which　he
  himself　worked；　planted；　and　digged；　and　from　whose　flowers　he
  picked　a　bouquet　every　morning；　to　bring　it　with　beaming　countenance
  to　his　mamma　queen。
  For　this　painfully…missed　garden　of　Versailles；　the　little　garden　on
  the　terrace　had　to　compensate。　The　child　was　delighted　with　it；　and
  every　morning；　when　his　study…hours　were　over；　the　dauphin　hastened
  to　his　little　parterre；　to　dig　and　to　water　his　flowers。　The　garden
  has；　since　that　day；　much　changed；　it　is　enlarged；　laid　out　on　a
  different　plan；　and　surrounded　with　a　higher　fence；　but　it　still
  remains　the　garden　of　the　Dauphin　Louis　Charles；　the　same　garden
  that　Napoleon　subsequently　gave　to　the　little　King　of　Borne；　the
  same　that　Charles　X。　gave　to　the　Duke　de　Bordeaux；　and　that　Louis
  Philippe　gave　to　the　Count　de　Paris。　How　many　recollections　cluster
  around　this　little　bit　of　earth；　which　has　always　been　prematurely
  left　by　its　young　possessors！　One　died　in　prison　scarcely　ten　years
  old；　another；　hurried　away　by　the　tempest；　still　younger；　into　a
  foreign　land；　only　lived　to　hear　the　name　of　his　father；　and　see　his
  dagger　before　he　died。　The　third　and　fourth　were　hurled　out　by　the
  storm…wind　like　the　first　two；　and　still　wear　the　mantle　of　exile　in
  Austria　and　England。　And　many　as　are　the　tears　with　which　these
  children　regard　their　own　fate；　there　must　be　many　which　they　must
  bestow　upon　the　fate　of　their　fathers。　One　died　upon　the　scaffold；
  another　from　the　knife　of　an　assassin；　a　third　from　a　fall　upon　the
  pavement　of　a　highway；　and　the　last；　the　greatest　of　them　all；　was
  bound；　like　Prometheus；　to　a　rock；　and　fed　on　bitter　recollections
  till　he　met　his　death。
  This　little　garden；　on　the　river…side　terrace　of　the　Tuileries　park；
  which　has　come　to　have　a　world…wide　interest；　was　then　the　Eldorado
  of　the　little　Dauphin　of　Prance；　and　to　see　him　behind　the　fence　was
  the　delight　of　the　Parisians　who　used　to　visit　there；　and　long　for
  the　moment　when　the　glance　of　his　blue　eye　fell　upon　them；　and　for
  some　days　and　months　had　again　become　enthusiastic　royalists。
  When　the　prince　went　into　his　little　garden；　he　was　usually
  accompanied　by　a　detachment　of　the　National　Guard；　who　were　on　duty
  in　the　Tuileries；　and　the　dauphin；　who　was　now　receiving　instruction
  in　the　use　of　weapons；　generally　wore　himself　the　uniform　of　a
  member　of　the　National　Guard。　The　Parisians　were　delighted　with　this
  little　guard　of　six　years。　His　picture　hung　in　all　stores；　it　was
  painted　on　fans　and　rings；　and　it　was　the　fashion；　among　the　most
  elegant　ladies　of　the　Faubourg　St。　Germain；　and　among　the　market…
  women　as　well；　t