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to　go　at　the　same　time。　　〃The　King　will　go　to　the　Hotel　de　Ville　to…morrow；〃　said　the　Queen　to　me；　〃he　did　not　choose　this　course　for　himself；　there　were　long　debates　on　the　question；　at　last　the　King　put　an　end　to　them　by　rising　and　saying；　'Well；　gentlemen；　we　must　decide；　am　I　to　go　or　to　stay？　　I　am　ready　to　do　either。'　　The　majority　were　for　the　King　staying；　time　will　show　whether　the　right　choice　has　been　made。〃　　I　returned　the　Queen　the　paper　she　had　given　me；　which　was　now　useless；　she　read　it　to　me；　it　contained　her　orders　for　the　departure；　I　was　to　go　with　her；　as　well　on　account　of　my　office　about　her　person　as　to　serve　as　a　teacher　to　Madame。　The　Queen　tore　the　paper；　and　said；　with　tears　in　her　eyes；　〃When　I　wrote　this　I　thought　it　would　be　useful；　but　fate　has　ordered　otherwise；　to　the　misfortune　of　us　all；　as　I　much　fear。〃

After　the　departure　of　the　troops　the　new　administration　received　thanks；　M。　Necker　was　recalled。　　The　artillery　soldiers　were　undoubtedly　corrupted。　　〃Wherefore　all　these　guns？〃　　exclaimed　the　crowds　of　women　who　filled　the　streets。　　〃Will　you　kill　your　mothers；　your　wives；　your　children？〃〃Don't　be　afraid；〃　answered　the　soldiers；　〃these　guns　shall　rather　be　levelled　against　the　tyrant's　palace　than　against　you！〃

The　Comte　d'Artois；　the　Prince　de　Conde；　and　their　children　set　off　at　the　same　time　with　the　troops。　　The　Duc　and　Duchesse　de　Polignac；　their　daughter；　the　Duchesse　de　Guiche；　the　Comtesse　Diane　de　Polignac；　sister　of　the　Duke；　and　the　Abbe　de　Baliviere；　also　emigrated　on　the　same　night。　Nothing　could　be　more　affecting　than　the　parting　of　the　Queen　and　her　friend；　extreme　misfortune　had　banished　from　their　minds　the　recollection　of　differences　to　which　political　opinions　alone　had　given　rise。　　The　Queen　several　times　wished　to　go　and　embrace　her　once　more　after　their　sorrowful　adieu；　but　she　was　too　closely　watched。　　She　desired　M。　Campan　to　be　present　at　the　departure　of　the　Duchess；　and　gave　him　a　purse　of　five　hundred　Louis；　desiring　him　to　insist　upon　her　allowing　the　Queen　to　lend　her　that　sum　to　defray　her　expenses　on　the　road。　　The　Queen　added　that　she　knew　her　situation；　that　she　had　often　calculated　her　income；　and　the　expenses　occasioned　by　her　place　at　Court；　that　both　husband　and　wife　having　no　other　fortune　than　their　official　salaries；　could　not　possibly　have　saved　anything；　however　differently　people　might　think　at　Paris。

M。　Campan　remained　till　midnight　with　the　Duchess　to　see　her　enter　her　carriage。　　She　was　disguised　as　a　femme　de　chambre；　and　got　up　in　front　of　the　Berlin；　she　requested　M。　Campan　to　remember　her　frequently　to　the　Queen；　and　then　quitted　for　ever　that　palace；　that　favour；　and　that　influence　which　had　raised　her　up　such　cruel　enemies。　　On　their　arrival　at　Sens　the　travellers　found　the　people　in　a　state　of　insurrection；　they　asked　all　those　who　came　from　Paris　whether　the　Polignacs　were　still　with　the　Queen。　　A　group　of　inquisitive　persons　put　that　question　to　the　Abbe　de　Baliviere；　who　answered　them　in　the　firmest　tone；　and　with　the　most　cavalier　air；　that　they　were　far　enough　from　Versailles；　and　that　we　had　got　rid　of　all　such　bad　people。　　At　the　following　stage　the　postilion　got　on　the　doorstep　and　said　to　the　Duchess；　〃Madame；　there　are　some　good　people　left　in　the　world：　I　recognised　you　all　at　Sens。〃　　They　gave　the　worthy　fellow　a　handful　of　gold。

On　the　breaking　out　of　these　disturbances　an　old　man　above　seventy　years　of　age　gave　the　Queen　an　extraordinary　proof　of　attachment　and　fidelity。　M。　Peraque；　a　rich　inhabitant　of　the　colonies；　father　of　M。　d'Oudenarde；　was　coming　from　Brussels　to　Paris；　while　changing　horses　he　was　met　by　a　young　man　who　was　leaving　France；　and　who　recommended　him　if　he　carried　any　letters　from　foreign　countries　to　burn　them　immediately；　especially　if　he　had　any　for　the　Queen。　　M。　Peraque　had　one　from　the　Archduchess；　the　Gouvernante　of　the　Low　Countries；　for　her　Majesty。　　He　thanked　the　stranger；　and　carefully　concealed　his　packet；　but　as　he　approached　Paris　the　insurrection　appeared　to　him　so　general　and　so　violent；　that　he　thought　no　means　could　be　relied　on　for　securing　this　letter　from　seizure。　　He　took　upon　him　to　unseal　it；　and　learned　it　by　heart；　which　was　a　wonderful　effort　for　a　man　at　his　time　of　life；　as　it　contained　four　pages　of　writing。　　On　his　arrival　at　Paris　he　wrote　it　down；　and　then　presented　it　to　the　Queen；　telling　her　that　the　heart　of　an　old　and　faithful　subject　had　given　him　courage　to　form　and　execute　such　a　resolution。　　The　Queen　received　M。　Peraque　in　her　closet；　and　expressed　her　gratitude　in　an　affecting　manner　most　honourable　to　the　worthy　old　man。　　Her　Majesty　thought　the　young　stranger　who　had　apprised　him　of　the　state　of　Paris　was　Prince　George　of　Hesse…Darmstadt；　who　was　very　devoted　to　her；　and　who　left　Paris　at　that　time。

The　Marquise　de　Tourzel　replaced　the　Duchess　de　Polignac。　　She　was　selected　by　the　Queen　as　being　the　mother　of　a　family　and　a　woman　of　irreproachable　conduct；　who　had　superintended　the　education　of　her　own　daughters　with　the　greatest　success。

The　King　went　to　Paris　on　the　17th　of　July；　accompanied　by　the　Marechal　de　Beauvau；　the　Duc　de　Villeroi；　and　the　Duc　de　Villequier；　he　also　took　the　Comte　d'Estaing；　and　the　Marquis　de　Nesle；　who　were　then　very　popular；　in　his　carriage。　　Twelve　Body　Guards；　and　the　town　guard　of　Versailles；　escorted　him　to　the　Pont　du　Jour；　near　Sevres；　where　the　Parisian　guard　was　waiting　for　him。　　His　departure　caused　equal　grief　and　alarm　to　his　friends；　notwithstanding　the　calmness　he　exhibited。　　The　Queen　restrained　her　tears；　and　shut　herself　up　in　her　private　rooms　with　her　family。　　She　sent　for　several　persons　belonging　to　her　Court；　their　doors　were　locked。　　Terror　had　driven　them　away。　　The　silence　of　death　reigned　throughout　the　palace；　they　hardly　dared　hope　that　the　King　would　return？　　The　Queen　had　a　robe　prepared　for　her；　and　sent　orders　to　her　stables　to　have　all　her　equipages　ready。　　She　wrote　an　address　of　a　few　lines　for　the　Assembly；　determining　to　go　there　with　her　family；　the　officers　of　her　palace；　and　her　servants；　if　the　King　should　be　detained　prisoner　at　Paris。　　She　got　this　address　by　heart；　it　began　with　these　words：　〃Gentlemen；　I　come　to　place　in　your　hands　the　wife　and　family　of　your　sovereign；　do　not　suffer　those　who　have　been　united　in　heaven　to　be　put　asunder　on　earth。〃　　While　she　was　repeating　this　address　she　was　often　interrupted　by　tears；　and　sorrowfully　exclaimed：　〃They　will　not　let　him　return！〃

It　was　past　four　when　the　King；　who　had　left　Versailles　at　ten　in　the　morning；　entered　the　Hotel　de　Ville。　　At　length；　at　six　in　the　evening；　M。　de　Lastours；　the　King's　first　page；　arrived；　he　was　not　half　an　hour　in　coming　from　the　Barriere　de　la　Conference　to　Versailles。　　Everybody　knows　that　the　moment　of　calm　in　Paris　was　that　in　which　the　unfortunate　sovereign　received　the　tricoloured　cockade　from　M。　Bailly；　and　placed　it　in　his　hat。　　A　shout　of　〃Vive　le　Roi！〃　arose　on　all　sides；　it　had　not　been　once　uttered　before。　　The　King　breathed　again；　and　with　tears　in　his　eyes　exclaimed　that　his　heart　stood　in　need　of　such　greetings　from　the　people。　　One　of　his　equerries　（M。　de　Cubieres）　told　him　the　people　loved　him；　and　that　he　could　never　have　doubted　it。　　The　King　replied　in　accents　of　profound　sensibility：

〃Cubieres；　the　French　loved　Henri　IV。；　and　what　king　ever　better　deserved　to　be　beloved？〃

　　　　　＇Louis　XVI。　cherished　the　memory　of　Henri　IV。：　at　that　moment　he　　　　　　thought　of　his　deplorable　end；　but　he　long　before　regarded　him　as　a　　　　　　model。　　Soulavie　says　on　the　subject：　〃A　tablet　with　the　inscription　　　　　　'Resurrexit'　placed　upon　the　pedestal　of　Henri　IV。's　statue　on　the　　　　　　accession　of　Louis　XVI。　flattered　him　exceedingly。　　'What　a　fine　　　　　　compliment；'　said　he；　'if　it　were　true！　　Tacitus　himself　never　wrote　　　　　　anything　so　concise　or　so　happy。'　　Louis　XVI。　wished　to　take　the　　　　　　reign　of　that　Prince　for　a　model。　　In　the　following　year　the　party　　　　　　that　raised　a　commotion　among　the　people　on　account　of　the　dearness　　　　　　of　corn　removed　the　tablet　inscribed　Resurrexit　from　the　statue　of　　　　　　Henri　IV。；　and　placed　it　under　that　of　Louis　XV。；　whose　memory　was　　　　　　then　detested；　as　he　was　believed　to　have　traded　on　the　scarcity　of　　　　　　food。　　Louis　XVI。；　who　was　informed　of　it；　withdrew　into　his　private　　　　　　apartments；　where　he　was　found　in　a　fever　shedding　tears；　and　during　　　　　　the　whole　of　that　day　he　could　not　be　prevailed　upon　either　to　dine；　　　　　　walk　out；　or　sup。　　From　this　circumstance　we　may　judge　what　he　　　　　　endured　at　the　commencement　of　the　Revolution；　when　he　was　accused　　　　　　of　not　loving　the　French　people。〃NOTE　BY　THE　EDITOR。＇

His　return　to　Versailles　filled　his　family　with　inexpressible　joy；　in　the　arms　of　the　Queen；　his　sister；　and　his　children；　he　congratulated　himself　that　no　accident　had　happened；　and　he　repeated　several　times；　〃Happily　no　blood　has　been　shed；　and　I　swear　that　never　shall　a　drop　of　French　blood　be　shed　by　my　order；〃a　determination　full　of　humanity；　but　too　openly　avowed　in　such　factious　times！

The　King's　last　measure　raised　a　hope　in　many　that　general　tranquillity　would　soon　enable　the　Assembly　to　resume　its；　labours；　and　promptly　bring　its　session　to　a　close。　　The　Queen　never　flattered　herself　so　far；　M。　Bailly's　speech　to　the　King　had　equally　wounded　her　pride　and　hurt　her　feelings。　　〃Henri　IV。　conquered　his　people；　and　here　are　the　people　conquering　their　King。〃　　The　word　〃conquest〃　offended　her；　she　never　forgave　M。　Bailly　for　this　fine　academical　phrase。

Five　days　after　the　King's　visit　to　Paris；　the　departure　of　the　troops；　and　the　removal　of　the　Princes　and　some　of　the　nobility　whose　influence　seemed　to　alarm　the　people；　a　horrible　deed　committed　by　hired　assassins　proved　that　the　King　had　descended　the　steps　of　his　throne　without　having　effected　a　reconciliation　with　his　people。

M。　Foulon；　adjoint　to　the　administration　while　M。　de　Broglie　was　commanding　the　army　assembled　at　Versailles；　had　concealed　himself　at　Viry。　　He　was　there　recognised；　and　the　peasants　seized　him；　and　dragged　him　to　the　Hotel　de　Ville。　　The　cry　for　death　was　heard；　the　electors；　the　members　of　committee；　and　M。　de　La　Fayette；　at　that　time　the　idol　of　Par