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,PHOTO BY ,TONY ,WEB/]1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,JUNE #b#a1 #agia -- ,ROYALI/ PLOT -- ,FLI<T TO ,V>5NES -- ,DR\ET PURSUES ,K+ -- ,DECISION ( PEOPLE -- ,EFFECT ( ?IS DECISION-,FRANCE )\T A ,K+ -- ,MIDDLE CLASSES RECANT -- ,CAUSES ( !IR REACTION -- ,K+ DECL>$ REE/ABLI%$ -- ,MASSACRE ( REPUBLICANS -- ,DANTON ESCAPES TO ,5GL& -- ,ROB]T1 ,M>AT & ,F]ON GO 9TO HID+ -- ,ELECTORAL RI<TS ( PEOPLE FUR!R RE/RICT$ -- ,K+ TAKES OA? TO ,CON/ITUTION -- ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY DISSOLV$ -- ,LEGISLATIVE ,ASSEMBLY OBTA9S P[] -- ,VIEWS ( ,M>AT & ,DESM\L9S -- ,REACTION CONT9UES -- ,TREASON 9 ! AIR  

,! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTION IS FULL ( EV5TS1 TRAGIC 9 ! HI<E/ DEGREE4 ,! TAK+ ( ! ,BA/ILLE1 ! M>* ( ! WOM5 ON ,V]SAILLES1 ! ATTACK ON ! ,TUIL]IES1 ! EXECUTION ( ! ,K+1 HAVE RES\ND$ ALL OV] ! WORLD-WE W]E TAU<T ! DATES ( !M 9 \R *ILDHOOD4 ,H[EV]1 !RE >E ALSO O!R DATES1 :I* >E (T5 =GOTT51 BUT HAVE AN EQUALLY GREAT SIGNIFICANCE1 AS !Y SUM UP ! MEAN+ ( ! ,REVOLUTION AT A GIV5 MOM5T1 & ITS FUR!R PROGRESS4 

,?US1 AS REG>DS ! D[NFALL ( MON>*Y1 ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT MOM5T ( ! ,REVOLUTION-! MOM5T ?AT MO/ CLE>LY SUMS UP ITS FIR/ P>T & GIVES1 MOREOV]1 TO ALL ITS FUR!R PROGRESS A C]TA9 POPUL> *>ACT]-IS ,JUNE #b#a1 #a#g#i#a3 ?AT MEMORABLE NI<T :5 SOME OBSCURE M5 ( ! PEOPLE >RE/$ ! FUGITIVE ,K+ & HIS FAMILY AT ,V>5NES1 JU/ AS !Y W]E AB\T TO CROSS ! FRONTI] & TO ?R[ !MSELVES 9TO ! >MS ( ! =EIGN]4 ,ON ?AT NI<T ROYALTY WAS WRECK$ 9 ,FRANCE4 ,& FROM ?AT NI<T ! PEOPLE 5T]$ UPON ! SC5E1 ?RU/+ ! POLITICIANS 9TO ! BACKGR\ND4 

,! EPISODE IS WELL KN[N4 ,A PLOT HAD BE5 =M$ 9 ,P>IS TO 5ABLE ! ,K+ TO ESCAPE1 & TO GET HIM ACROSS ! FRONTI]1 :]E HE WAS TO PUT HIMSELF AT ! HEAD ( ! EMIGRES & ! ,G]MAN >MIES4 ,! ,C\RT HAD BE5 CONCOCT+ ?IS PLOT S9CE ,SEPTEMB] #a#g#h#i1 & IT APPE>S ?AT ,LAFAYETTE WAS AW>E ( IT4#a 

,?AT ROYALI/S %\LD HAVE SE5 9 ?IS ESCAPE ! MEANS PLAC+ ! ,K+ 9 SAFETY1 & ( CRU%+ ! ,REVOLUTION AT ! SAME TIME1 WAS BUT NATURAL4 ,BUT MANY ( ! REVOLUTIONI/S AMONG ! MIDDLE CLASSES ALSO FAVOR$ ! PLAN3 ONCE ! ,B\RBONS W]E \T ( ,FRANCE1 !Y ?\<T1 ,PHILIPPE1 ,DUKE ( ,ORLEANS1 W\LD BE PUT ON ! ?RONE & HE C\LD BE MADE TO GRANT A MIDDLE-CLASS ,CON/ITUTION1 )\T HAV+ ANY NE$ ( ASSI/ANCE FROM ! ALWAYS DANG]\S POPUL> RIS+S4 

,! PEOPLE FRU/RAT$ ?IS PLOT4 

,AN UNKN[N MAN1 ,DR\ET1 EX-PO/MA/]1 RECOGNIZ$ ! ,K+ AS HE PASS$ ?R\< A VILLAGE4 ,BUT ! ROYAL C>RIAGE WAS ALREADY (F AT FULL SPE$4 ,LOS+ NO TIME1 ,DR\ET & ONE ( HIS FRI5DS1 ,GUILLAUME1 SET (F AT ONCE1 9 ! D>K1 9 HOT PURSUIT AFT] ! C>RIAGE4 ,! =E/S ALONG ! ROAD W]E1 !Y KNEW1 SC\R$ BY HUSS>S :O HAD COME TO MEET ! ROYAL FUGITIVES AT ,PONT-DE-,SOMME-,VESLE1 BUT NOT SEE+ ! C>RIAGE & FE>+ ! HO/ILITY ( ! PEOPLE HAD RETREAT$ 9TO ! WOODS4 ,DR\ET & ,GUILLAUME MANAG$1 H[EV]1 TO AVOID !SE PATROLS BY FOLL[+ PA?S KN[N TO !MSELVES1 BUT DID NOT OV]TAKE ! ROYAL C>RIAGE UNTIL ,V>5NES1 :]E AN UNEXPECT$ DELAY HAD DETA9$ IT-! RELAY ( HORSES & ! HUSS>S NOT HAV+ BE5 MET AT ! EXACT PLACE :I* HAD BE5 APPO9T$4 ,!RE1 ,DR\ET1 GETT+ A LITTLE AHEAD1 HAD JU/ TIME TO RUN TO ! H\SE ( A FRI5DLY 9NKEEP]4 0,Y\ >E A GOOD PATRIOT1 >E Y\8 0 0,I %\LD ?9K SO60 0,V]Y WELL !N1 LET US >RE/ ! ,K+40 

,!N1 )\T MAK+ ANY NOISE1 !Y BLOCK$1 FIR/ ( ALL1 ! ROAD = ! HEAVY ROYAL C>RIAGE1 BY PLAC+ ACROSS ! BRIDGE OV] ! ,AIRE A C>T LAD5 ) FURNITURE1 :I* !Y F\ND !RE BY *ANCE4 ,AFT] ?AT1 FOLL[$ BY F\R OR FIVECITIZ5S >M$ ) MUSKETS1 !Y /OPP$ ! FUGITIVES1 JU/ AS !IR C>RIAGE1 COM+ D[N FROM ! UPP] T[N T[>DS ! BRIDGE1 WAS PASS+ UND] ! >*WAY ( ! *UR* ( ,SA9T ,G5C\LT4#b 

,DR\ET & HIS FRI5DS MADE ! TRAVEL]S ALI<T DESPITE !IR PROTE/ATIONS &1 :ILE WAIT+ = ! MUNICIPALITY TO V]IFY !IR PASSPORTS1 MADE !M GO 9TO ! BACK-P>LOR ( ,SAUCE1 ! GROC]4 ,!RE1 ! ,K+1 BE+ OP5LY RECOGNIZ$ BY A JUDGE RESID+ AT ,V>5NES1 WAS COMPELL$ TO AB&ON1 HIS *>ACT] ( S]VANT TO 0 ,MADAME ,KORFF 0 7! PASSPORT OBTA9$ = ! ,QUE5 FROM ! ,RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR BORE ?AT NAME7 & ) HIS USUAL DUPLICITY BEGAN TO PLEA PLEAD !0 DANG]S TO :I* HIS FAMILY WAS EXPOS$ 9 ,P>IS FROM ! ,DUKE ( ,ORLEANS1 TO EXCUSE HIS FLI<T4 

,BUT ! PEOPLE ( ,V>5NES W]E 9 NO WISE DECEIV$4 ,!Y UND]/OOD AT ONCE ! ,K+'S /RATAGEMS4 ,! TOCS9 WAS RUNG1 & ! AL>M RAPIDLY SPREAD 9 ! NI<T FROM ,V>5NES1 ALL R\ND TO ! C\NTRY VILLAGES1 :5CE !RE CAME FLOCK+ ON EV]Y SIDE PEASANTS >M$ ) HAY-=KS & /ICKS4 ,!Y GU>D$ ! ,K+ UNTIL DAY BROKE1 TWO PEASANTS1 HAY-=K 9 H&1 ACT+ AS S5T9ELS4 

,?\S&S UPON ?\S&S ( PEASANTS FROM ! NEI<B\R++ VILLAGES FLOCK$ N[ ON ! ROAD LEAD+ FROM ,V>5NES TO ,P>IS1 & !SE CR[DS 5TIRELY P>ALYZ$ ! HUSS>S & DRAGOONS ( ,B\ILLE1 9 :OM ! ,K+ HAD PUT HIS TRU/ = ESCAPE4 ,AT ,SA9TE-,M5EH\LD ! TOCS9 WAS RUNG IMM$IATELY AFT] ! DEP>TURE ( ! ROYAL C>RIAGE2 & IT WAS ! SAME AT ,CL]MONT-5-,>GONNE4 ,AT ,SA9TE-,M5EH\LD ! PEOPLE EV5 DIS>M$ ! DRAGOONS1 :O HAD COME TO =M AN ESCORT = ! ,K+1 & !N FRAT]NIZ$ ) !M4 ,AT ,V>5NES ! SIXTY ,G]MAN HUSS>S1 UND] ! COMM& ( SUB-LIEUT5ANT ,ROHRIG1 :O HAD COME TO ESCORT ! ,K+ UNTIL HE W\LD BE MET BY ,B\ILLE1 & :O HAD PO/$ !MSELVES 9 ! L[] T[N ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,AIRE1 SC>CELY %[$ !MSELVES4 ,!IR (FIC] DISAPPE>$ )\T ANY ONE EV] KN[+ :AT HAD BECOME ( HIM1 & ! M51 AFT] DR9K+ ALL DAY ) ! 9HABITANTS1 :O DID NOT ABUSE !M1 BUT WON !M OV] TO !IR CAUSE 9 A BRO!RLY WAY1 TOOK NO FUR!R 9T]E/ 9 ! ,K+4 ,!Y W]E SOON %\T+ 0,VIVE LA ,NATION60 AS !Y DRANK1 :ILE ! :OLE T[N1 R\S$ BY ! TOCS91 WAS CR[D+ 9TO ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ,SAUCE'S %OP4 

,! APPROA*ES TO ,V>5NES W]E B>RICAD$ TO PREV5T ,B\ILLE'S UHLANS' FROM 5T]+ ! T[N4 ,& AS SOON AS DAY DAWN$1 ! CRY ( ! CR[D WAS 0,TO ,P>IS6 ,TO ,P>IS60 

,!SE CRIES BECAME EV5 MORE M5AC+1 :51 AB\T T5 O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 ! TWO COMMISSION]S-DISPAT*$ ON ! MORN+ ( ! #b#a/1 ONE BY ,LAFAYETTE & ! O!R BY ! ,ASSEMBLY1 TO /OP ! ,K+ & HIS FAMILY->RIV$ AT ,V>5NES4 0,LET !M SET \T4 ,!Y MU/ SET \T4 ,WE %ALL DRAG !M 9TO ! C>RIAGE BY =CE60 %\T$ ! PEASANTS1 GR[+ FURI\S :5 !Y SAW ,L\IS ,X,V,I TRY+ TO GA9 TIME 9 EXPECTATION ( ! >RIVAL ( ,B\ILLE & HIS UHLANS4 ,! ,K+ & HIS FAMILY HAD TO OBEY1 & AFT] HAV+ DE/ROY$ ! COMPROMIS+ PAP]S :I* !Y C>RI$ ) !M 9 ! C>RIAGE1 !Y SAW ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ LEFT TO DO BUT BEG9 !IR RETURN TO ,P>IS4 

,! PEOPLE TOOK !M BACK TO ,P>IS AS PRISON]S4 ,ALL WAS OV] ) ROYALTY4 ,IT WAS COV]$ ) OPPROBRIUM4 

,ON ,JULY #a#d1 #a#g#h#i1 ROYALTY HAD LO/ ITS =TRESS1 BUT IT HAD RETA9$ ITS MORAL =CE1 ITS PRE/IGE4 ,?REE MON?S LAT]1 ON ,OCTOB] #f1 ! ,K+ BECAME ! HO/AGE ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 BUT ! MON>*ICAL PR9CIPLE WAS /ILL FIRM4 ,L\IS ,X,V,I1 >\ND :OM ! PROP]TI$ CLASSES HAD RALLI$1 WAS /ILL P[]FUL4 ,! ,JACOB9S !MSELVES D>$ NOT ATTACK HIM4 

,BUT ON ?AT NI<T1 :5 ! ,K+1 DISGUIS$ AS A S]VANT1 PASS$ ! NI<T 9 ! BACK-P>LOR ( A VILLAGE GROC]1 ELB[$ BY 0PATRIOTS0 & LI<T$ BY A C&LE /UCK 9 A LANT]N-?AT NI<T :5 ! TOCS9 WAS RUNG TO PREV5T ! ,K+ FROM BETRAY+ ! NATION1 & ! PEASANT CR[DS BR\<T HIM BACK AS PRISON] TO ! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS-?AT NI<T ROYALTY WAS WRECK$ = EV]4 ,! ,K+1 :O HAD BE5 9 OLD5 TIMES ! SYMBOL ( NATIONAL UNITY1 LO/ N[ HIS RI<T TO BE SO REG>D$ BY BECOM+ ! SYMBOL ( AN 9T]NATIONAL UNION ( TYRANTS AGA9/ ! PEOPLES4 ,ALL ! ?RONGS ( ,EUROPE FELT ! %OCK4 

,MOREOV]1 ON ?AT SAME NI<T1 ! PEOPLE 5T]$ ! POLITICAL >5A1 TO =CE ! H& ( ! POLITICAL LEAD]S4 ,! EXPO/MA/] ,DR\ET1 :O1 ON HIS [N 9ITIATIVE1 /OPP$ ! ,K+ & ?US FRU/RAT$ ! DEEP-LAID PLOTS ( POLITICIANS2 ?IS VILLAG]1 :O1 OBEY+ HIS [N IMPULSE AT DEAD ( NI<T1 URG$ HIS HORSE & MADE HIM GALLOP OV] HILLS & DALES 9 PURSUIT ( ! SECUL> TRAITOR-! ,K+-IS A SYMBOL ( ! PEOPLE :O FROM ?AT DAY1 AT EV]Y CRITICAL JUNCTURE ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 TOOK ! LEAD & DOM9AT$ ! POLITICIAN4 

,! 9VASION ( ! ,TUIL]IES BY ! PEOPLE ON ,JUNE #b1 #a#g#i#b1 ! M>* ( ! FAUB\RGS ( ,P>IS AGA9/ ! ,TUIL]IES ON ,AUGU/ #a1 #a#g#i#b1 ! DE?RONEM5T ( ,L\IS ,X,V,I ) ALL ITS CONSEQU5CES-ALL !SE GREAT EV5TS W]E TO FOLL[ EA* O!R N[1 AS A HI/ORIC NECESSITY4 

,! ,K+'S 9T5TION1 :5 HE TRI$ TO ESCAPE1 WAS TO PUT HIMSELF AT ! HEAD ( ! >MY COMM&$ BY ,B\ILLE1 & SUPPORT$ BY A ,G]MAN >MY1 TO M>* ON ,P>IS4 ,ONCE ! CAPITAL %\LD BE RECONQU]$1 WE KN[ EXACTLY :AT ! ROYALI/S 9T5D$ TO DO4 ,!Y W]E GO+ TO >RE/ ALL ! 0PATRIOTS02 ! PROSCRIPTION LI/S W]E ALREADY DRAWN UP4 ,SOME ( !M W\LD HAVE BE5 EXECUT$1 & ! O!RS DEPORT$ OR IMPRISON$4 ,ALL ! DECREES VOT$ BY ! ,ASSEMBLY = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! ,CON/ITUTION OR AGA9/ ! CL]GY W]E GO+ TO BE ABOLI%$2 ! ANCI5T REGIME1 ) ITS ORD]S & ITS CLASSES1 WAS TO BE REE/ABLI%$2 ! MAIL$ FI/ W\LD HAVE BE5 RE-9TRODUC$1 &1 BY MEANS ( SUMM>Y EXECUTIONS1 ! TI!S1 ! FEUDAL LAWS1 ! GAME LAWS1 & ALL ! FEUDAL RI<TS ( ! OLD REGIME W\LD HAVE BE5 RE9/ITUT$4 

,SU* WAS ! PLAN ( ! ROYALI/S2 !Y DID NOT TR\BLE TP CONCEAL IT4 0,JU/ WAIT1 Y\ G5TLEM5 PATRIOTS10 SAID !Y1 TO :OEV] W\LD LI/5 TO !M1 0SOON Y\ WILL PAY = Y\R CRIMES40 

,! PEOPLE1 AS WE HAVE SAID1 FRU/RAT$ ?IS PLAN4 ,! ,K+1 >RE/$ AT ,V>5NES1 WAS BR\<T BACK TO ,P>IS & PLAC$ UND] ! GU>DIAN%IP ( ! PATRIOTS ( ! FAUB\RGS4 

,ONE MI<T ?9K ?AT N[ WAS ! TIME = ! ,REVOLUTION TO PURSUE ITS LOGICAL DEVELOPM5T ) GIANT /RIDES4 ,! ,K+'S TREA*]Y HAV+ BE5 PROV$1 W]E !Y NOT GO+ TO PROCLAIM HIS DE?RONEM5T1 OV]?R[ ! OLD FEUDAL 9/ITUTIONS & 9AUGURATE ! DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC8 

,BUT NO?+ ( ! SORT HAPP5$4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT WAS REACTION ?AT TRIUMPH$ DEF9ITELY A FEW WEEKS AFT] ! ,K+'S FLI<T TO ,V>5NES1 & ! MIDDLE CLASSES H&$ OV] TO ROYALTY A NEW PAT5T ( IMMUNITY4 

,! PEOPLE HAD GRASP$ AT ONCE ! SITUATION4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ! ,K+ C\LD NOT BE LEFT ON ! ?RONE4 ,RE9/AT$ 9 HIS PALACE1 W\LD HE NOT RESUME ALL ! MORE ACTIVELY ! WEB ( HIS CONSPIRACIES & PLOTS ) ,AU/RIA & ,PRUSSIA8 ,S9CE HE HAD BE5 PREV5T$ FROM LEAV+ ,FRANCE1 HE W\LD D\BTLESS ! MORE ZEAL\SLY HA/5 ! =EIGN 9VASION4 ,?IS WAS OBVI\S1 ! MORE SO AS HE HAD LE>N$ NO?+ BY HIS ,V>5NES ADV5TURE4 ,HE CONT9U$ TO REFUSE HIS SIGNATURE TO ! DECREES DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! CL]GY1 & ! PR]OGATIVES ( ! NOBLES4 ,EVID5TLY ! ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION WAS TO DECL>E HIS DE?RONEM5T )\T FUR!R DELAY4 

,?IS IS H[ ! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS & A L>GE P>T ( ! PROV9CES UND]/OOD ! SITUATION4 ,AT ,P>IS !Y BEGAN1 ! DAY AFT] ,JUNE #b#a1 TO DEMOLI% ! BU/S ( ,L\IS ,X,V,I & TO EFFACE ! ROYAL 9SCRIPTIONS4 ,! CR[D RU%$ 9TO ! ,TUIL]IES1 OP5LY 9VEI<+ AGA9/ ROYALTY & DEM&+ ! DE?RONEM5T4 ,:5 ! ,DUKE ( ,ORLEANS TOOK HIS DRIVE ?R\< ! /REETS ( ,P>IS1 ) A SMILE ON HIS LIPS1 BELIEV+ AS HE DID ?AT HE W\LD PICK UP A CR[N !RE1 PEOPLE TURN$ !IR BACKS ON HIM3 !Y DID NOT WANT ANY ,K+4 ,! ,CORDELI]S OP5LY DEM&$ ! REPUBLIC & SIGN$ AN ADDRESS 9 :I* !Y DECL>$ !MSELVES TO BE ALL AGA9/ ! ,K+-ALL 0TYRANNICIDES40 ,! MUNICIPAL BODY ( ,P>IS ISSU$ SIMIL> DECL>ATION4 ,! SECTIONS ( ,P>IS PROCLAIM$ !IR P]MAN5CE2 ! WOOL5 CAPS & ! M5 ) PIKES REAPPE>$ 9 ! /REETS2 EV]Y ONE FELT ?AT IT WAS ! EVE ( ANO!R ,JULY #a#d4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS W]E1 9 FACT1 READY TO RISE = ! DEF9ITE OV]?R[ ( ROYALTY4 

,! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY1 UND] ! PRESSURE ( ! POPUL> MOVEM5T1 W5T AHEAD3 !Y ACT$ AS IF !RE WAS NO LONG] A ,K+4 ,HAD HE NOT1 9 EFFECT1 ABDICAT$ BY HIS FLI<T8 ,!Y SEIZ$ ! EXECUTIVE P[]1 GAVE ORD]S TO ! M9I/]S & TOOK OV] ! DIPLOMATIC CORRESPOND5CE4 ,= AB\T A =TNI<T ,FRANCE EXI/$ )\T ANY ,K+4 

,BUT !N ! MIDDLE CLASSES SUDD5LY *ANG$ !IR M9D2 !Y RECANT$1 & SET !MSELVES 9 OP5 OPPOSITION TO ! REPUBLICAN MOVEM5T4 ,! ATTITUDE ( ! ,ASSEMBLY *ANG$1 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,:ILE ALL ! POPUL> & FRAT]NAL SOCIETIES DECL>$ !MSELVES 9 FAVOR ( DE?RONEM5T1 ! ,JACOB9 ,CLUB1 COMPOS$ ( ! MIDDLE-CLASS /ATI/S1 REPUDIAT$ ! IDEA ( A REPUBLIC1 & DECL>$ = ! MA9T5ANCE ( A CON/ITUTIONAL MON>*Y4 0,! WORD REPUBLIC FRI<T5$ ! HAU<TY ,JACOB9S10 SAID ,REAL FROM ! PLAT=M ( !IR CLUB4 ,! MO/ ADVANC$ AMONG !M1 9CLUD+ ,ROBESPI]RE1 W]E AFRAID ( COMPROMIS+ !MSELVES3 !Y DID NOT D>E TO DECL>E = DE?RONEM5T1 !Y SAID IT WAS CALUMNY :5 !Y W]E CALL$ REPUBLICANS4 

,! ,ASSEMBLY :I* W]E SO DECID$LY ANTI-ROYALI/ ON ,JUNE #b#b1 N[ SUDD5LY REV]S$ !IR DECISIONS1 & ON ,JULY #ae !Y PUBLI%$ 9 GREAT HA/E A DECREE :I* DECL>$ ! ,K+ TO BE BLAMELESS & PRON\NC$ AGA9/ HIS DE?RONEM5T1 & !RE=E AGA9/ ! REPUBLIC4 ,!NCE=?1 TO DEM& A REPUBLIC BECAME A CRIME4 

,:AT HAD HAPP5$ DUR+ ?OSE TW5TY DAYS ?AT ! LEAD]S %\LD HAVE TACK$ SO SUDD5LY & =M$ ! RESOLUTION ( KEEP+ ,L\IS ,X,V,I ON ! ?RONE8 ,HAD HE %[N ANY SIGNS ( REP5TANCE8 ,HAD HE GIV5 ANY PL$GES ( SUBMISSION TO ! ,CON/ITUTION8 ,NO1 NO?+ ( ! K9D6 ,! EXPLANATION LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT ! MIDDLE-CLASS LEAD]S HAD AGA9 SE5 ! SPECT] :I* HAD HAUNT$ !M S9CE ,JULY #ad & ,OCTOB] #f1 #a#g#h#i3 ! RIS+ ( ! PEOPLE6 ,! M5 ) ! PIKES W]E \T 9 ! /REETS & ! PROV9CES SEEM$ READY TO RISE1 AS 9 ! MON? ( ,AUGU/ #a#g#h#i4 ,?\S&S ( PEASANTS W]E HA/5+ FROM !IR VILLAGES1 AT ! S\ND ( ! TOCS91 ON ! ROAD TO ,P>IS1 & BR++ ! ,K+ BACK TO ! CAPITAL2 ! M]E SI<T ( ?IS HAD GIV5 !M A %OCK4 ,& N[ !Y SAW ! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS READY TO RISE1 >M+ !MSELVES & DEM&+ ?AT ! ,REVOLUTION %\LD GO ON3 ASK+ = ! REPUBLIC1 = ! ABOLITION ( ! FEUDAL LAWS1 = EQUALITY PURE & SIMPLE4 ,! AGR>IAN LAW1 ! BREAD TAX1 ! TAX UPON ! RI*1 W]E !Y NOT GO+ TO BECOME REALITIES8 

,NO1 RA!R ! TRAITOR ,K+1 ! 9VASION ( ! =EIGN]1 ?AN ! SUCCESS ( ! POPUL> ,REVOLUTION4 

,?IS IS :Y ! ,ASSEMBLY HA/5$ TO MAKE AN 5D ( ALL REPUBLICAN AGITATION1 9 HURRY+ ?R\<1 ON ,JULY #a#e1 ! DECREE :I* EXCULPAT$ ! ,K+1 REE/ABLI%$ HIM ON ! ?RONE1 & DECL>$ ALL ?OSE :O WI%$ TO PU% =W>D ! ,REVOLUTION TO BE CRIM9ALS4 

,:]EUPON ! ,JACOB9S1 ?OSE PRET5D$ LEAD]S ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 AFT] ONE DAY ( HESITATION1 AB&ON$ ! REPUBLICANS1 :O W]E PROPOS+ TO GET UP A HUGE POPUL> DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ROYALTY1 ON ,JULY #a#g1 9 ! ,*AMP-DE-,M>S4 ,& !N1 ! MIDDLE-CLASS C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/S1 SURE ( !IR POSITION1 ASSEMBL$ !IR ,NATIONAL ,GU>D COMM&$ BY ,LAFAYETTE1 & BR\<T !M UP AGA9/ ! MASSES AS !Y ASSEMBL$1 UN>M$1 9 ! ,*AMP-DE-,M>S1 R\ND ! 0ALT> ( ! FA!RL&10 TO SIGN A REPUBLICAN PETITION4 ,! R$ FLAG WAS UNFURL$1 M>TIAL LAW PROCLAIM$1 & ! PEOPLE1 ! REPUBLICANS1 W]E MASSACR$4 

,FROM ?AT TIME BEGAN A P]IOD ( OP5 REACTION1 :I* W5T ON 9CREAS+ UNTIL ! SPR+ ( #a#g#i#b4 

,! REPUBLICANS1 AU?ORS ( ! ,*AMP-DE-,M>S PETITION :I* DEM&$ ! DE?RONEM5T ( ! ,K+1 W]E FI]CELY P]SECUT$4 ,DANTON HAD TO CROSS OV] TO ,5GL& 7,AUGU/ #a#g#i#a71 ,ROB]T1 A DECL>$ REPUBLICAN & $ITOR ( ! ,REVOLUTION DE ,P>IS1 ,FR]ON1 & ABOVE ALL ,M>AT1 HAD TO GO 9TO HID+4 

,PR(IT+ BY ?IS P]IOD ( T]ROR1 ! MIDDLE CLASSES TOOK1 C>E TO LIMIT FUR!R ! ELECTORAL RI<TS ( ! PEOPLE4 ,H5CE=?1 TO BE AN ELECTOR1 BESIDES PAY+ 9 DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS T5 DAYS' LABOR1 A MAN HAD TO POSSESS1 EI!R AS [N]1 OR 9 USUFRUCT1 PROP]TY VALU$ AT #ae TO #b DAYS' WORK1 OR TO HOLD AS A F>M] PROP]TY VALU$ AT #d DAYS' LABOR4 ,! PEASANTS1 AS WE SEE1 W]E DEPRIV$ ABSOLUTELY ( ALL POLITICAL RI<TS4 

,AFT] ,JULY #a#g1 #a#g#i#a1 IT BECAME DANG]\S TO CALL ONESELF OR1 TO BE CALL$ A REPUBLICAN1 & SOON SOME ( ! REVOLUTIONI/S1 :O HAD 0NO?+ TO LOSE & EV]Y?+ TO GA9 FROM DISORD] & AN>*Y10 !MSELVES BEGAN TO TREAT AS 0DEPRAV$ M50 ?OSE :O ASK$ = A REPUBLIC 9/EAD ( A K+4 

,BY DEGREES ! MIDDLE CLASSES BECAME /ILL BOLD]1 & IT WAS 9 ! MIDDLE ( A PRON\NC$ ROYALI/ MOVEM5T1 TO ! ACCOMPANIM5T ( 5?USIA/IC *E]S = ! ,K+ & ,QUE5 FROM ! ,P>IS MIDDLE CLASSES1 ?AT ! ,K+ CAME ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#d1 #a#g#i#a1 BE=E ! ,ASSEMBLY TO ACCEPT & SOLEMNLY SWE> FEALTY TO ! ,CON/ITUTION :I* HE BETRAY$ ! SAME DAY4 

,FIFTE5 DAYS LAT]1 ! ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY DISSOLV$1 & ?IS WAS MADE ANO!R OCCASION = ! CON/ITUTIONALI/S TO R5EW !IR MANIFE/ATIONS ( LOYALTY 9 HONOR ( ,L\IS ,X,V,I ,! ,GOV]NM5T !N PASS$ 9TO ! H&S ( ! ,LEGISLATIVE ,ASSEMBLY1 ELECT$ ON A RE/RICT$ SUFFRAGE1 & CLE>LY EV5 MORE MIDDLE CLASS ?AN ! ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY HAD BE54 

,& /ILL ! REACTION GREW4 ,T[>DS ! 5D ( #agia ! BE/ REVOLUTIONI/S COMPLETELY DESPAIR$ ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,M>AT BELIEV$ ALL WAS LO/4 0,! ,REVOLUTION10 HE WROTE 9 HIS ,AMI DU PEUPLE1 0HAS FAIL$44440 ,HE DEM&$ ?AT 9 APPEAL %\LD BE MADE TO ! PEOPLE1 BUT ! POLITICIANS DID NOT LI/5 TO HIM4 0,IT WAS A H&FUL ( POOR FOLK10 HE SAID 9 HIS J\RNAL1 ON ,JULY #b#a1 0:O KNOCK$ D[N ! WALLS ( ! ,BA/ILLE4 ,ONLY SET !M TO WORK1 & !Y WILL PROVE !MSELVES AS !Y DID ?AT FIR/ DAY2 !Y ASK NO?+ BETT] ?AN TO FI<T AGA9/ !IR TYRANTS2 BUT !N !Y W]E FREE TO ACT1 N[ !Y >E *A9$40 ,*A9$ BY ! LEAD]S1 BE IT UND]/OOD4 0,! PATRIOTS D>E NOT %[ !MSELVES10 SAYS ,M>AT AGA9 ON ,OCTOB] #a#e1 #a#g#i#a1 0& ! 5EMIES ( LIB]TY FILL ! GALL]IES ( ! ,S5ATE-H\SE1 & >E SE5 EV]Y:]E40 

,SIMIL> WORDS ( DESPAIR W]E UTT]$ BY ,CAMILLE ,DESM\L9S AT ! ,JACOB9 ,CLUB1 ON ,OCTOB] #b#d1 #a#g#i#a4 ,! 0REACTION>IES HAVE TURN$10 HE SAID1 0! POPUL> MOVEM5T ( ,JULY & ,AUGU/ #a#g#h#i1 TO !IR ADVANTAGE4 ,! ,C\RT FAVORITES TALK TO-DAY AB\T ! SOV]EIGNTY ( ! PEOPLE & ! RI<TS ( MAN1 ( EQUALITY AMONG ! CITIZ5S1 TO DECEIVE ! PEOPLE1 & !Y P>ADE 9 ! UNI=M ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D TO SEIZE OR EV5 BUY ! PO/S ( LEAD]S4 ,>\ND !M GA!R ! TOOLS ( ! ?RONE4 ,! >I/OCRATIC DEVILS HAVE DISPLAY$ AN 9F]NAL CLEV]NESS40 

,PRUDHOMME SAID OP5LY ?AT ! NATION WAS BETRAY$ BY ITS REPRES5TATIVES2 ! >MY BY ITS *IEFS4 

,BUT ,PRUDHOMME & ,DESM\L9S C\LD AT LEA/ %[ !MSELVES1 :ILE A POPUL> REVOLUTIONI/1 SU* AS ,M>AT1 HAD TO HIDE HIMSELF = SEV]AL MON?S1 NOT KN[+ SOMETIMES :]E TO F9D A %ELT] = ! NI<T4 ,IT HAS BE5 WELL SAID ( HIM ?AT HE PLEAD$ ! CAUSE ( ! PEOPLE ) HIS HEAD UPON ! BLOCK4 ,DANTON1 ON ! PO9T ( BE+ >RE/$1 HAD GONE TO ,LONDON4 

,! ,QUE5 H]SELF1 9 H] CORRESPOND5CE ) ,F]S51 BY :OSE 9T]M$I>Y %E >RANG$ = 9VASION & PREP>$ = ! 5TRY ( ! ,G]MAN >MIES 9TO ! CAPITAL1 BORE WITNESS TO 0A M>K$ *ANGE 9 ,P>IS40 0,! PEOPLE10 %E SAID1 0NO LONG] READ ! PAP]S40 0,!Y >E ONLY 9T]E/$ 9 ! DE>NESS ( BREAD & ! DECREES10 %E WROTE ON ,OCTOB] #c#a1 #a#g#i#a4 

,! DE>NESS ( BREAD-& ! DECREES6 ,BREAD1 SO ?AT !Y MI<T LIVE & C>RY ON ! ,REVOLUTION1 = BREAD WAS SC>CE ALREADY 9 ,OCTOB]6 ,& ! DECREES AGA9/ ! PRIE/S & ! EMIRGRES1 :I* ! ,K+ REFUS$ TO SANCTION6 

,TREASON WAS EV]Y:]E1 & WE KN[ N[ ?AT AT ?AT V]Y TIME-AT ! CLOSE ( #a#g#i#a1 ,DUM\RIEZ1 ! ,GIRONDI/ ,G5]AL :O COMM&$ ! >MIES 9 ! ,EA/ ( ,FRANCE4 ,WAS ALREADY PLOTT+ ) ! ,K+4 ,HE WAS DRAW+ UP = ,L\IS A SECRET MEMOR&UM ON ! MEANS = *ECK+ ! ,REVOLUTION1 ?IS MEMOR&UM WAS F\ND AFT] ! TAK+ ( ! ,TUIL]IES 9 ! IRON SAFE ( ,L\IS ,X,V,I4 

,F,O,O,T,N,O,T,E 

#a4 ,9 ! LETT] ( ! ,C\NT D',E/A+ TO ! ,QUE51 ( :I* ! R\< DRAFT1 F\ND AFT]W>DS1 WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,HI/OIRE DE LA ,REVOLUTION1BY ! ,DEUXAMISDE LA LIB]TE1 #a#g#i#b1 VOL4 III4 ,P,P4 #a#a-#a#d4 ,ALSO ,L\IS ,BLANC1 #a#h#c#b1 VOL4 III4 PP4 #a#g#e-#a#g#f4 

#b4 ,IT SEEMS MO/ PROBABLE1 ACCORD+ TO AU!NTIC DOCUM5TS COLLECT$ & ANALYZ$ BY ,M4 ,G4 ,L5OTRE 7,LE ,DRAME DE ,V>5NES1 ,JU9 #a#g#i#a1 ,P>IS1 #a#i#e1 ,P,P4 #aea ET SEQ471 & A PAMPHLET1 ,RAPPORT SOMMAIRE ET EXACT DE L'>RE/ATION DU ROI A ,H>5NES1 PRES ,CL]MONT1 BY ,BAYON 7,COLLECTION ( ! ,BRITI% ,MUSEUM1 ,F4 #h#i#c1 #a#c71 ?AT ,DR\ET HAD AT FIR/ ONLY SUSPICIONS CONC]N+ ! TRAVEL]S1 ?AT HE HAD HESITAT$ & ONLY DA%$ ?R\< ! WOODS 9 PURSUIT AFT] HIS SUSPICIONS HAD BE5 CONFIRM$ BY ,JEAN DE ,LAGNY4 ,?IS BOY ( ?IRTE51 :O WAS ! SON ( ! PO/MA/] AT ,*ANTRIX1 ,J4 ,B4 ,LAGNY1 >RIV$ AT ,SA9TE-,M5EH\LD1 HAV+ RIDD5 FULL SPE$1 BR++ ! ORD] = ! >RE/ ( ! ROYAL C>RIAGE1 SLIGN$ BY ,BAYON1 ONE ( ! VOLUNTE]S :O W]E S5T FROM ,P>IS 9 PURSUIT ( ! ,K+4 ,BAYON HAV+ COV]$ ?IRTY-FIVE LEAGUES 9 SIX H\RS1 BY *ANG+ HORSES T5 TIMES1 WAS PROBABLY QUITE EXHAU/$1 & HALT+ = A MOM5T AT ,*ANTRIX1 HE HURRI$ (F A C\RI] BE=E HIM4 ,IT IS ALSO HI<LY PROBABLE ?AT ,L\IS ,X,V,I1 HAD BE5 ALREADY RECOGNIZ$ AT ,*ANTRIX BY ,GABRIEL ,VALLET1 :O HAD JU/ M>RI$ ONE ( ,J4 ,B4 ,LAGNY'S DAU<T]S1 & :O HAD BE5 9 ,P>IS DUR+1 ! ,FETE ( ! ,F$]ATION4 ,?IS ,VALLET DROVE ! ROYAL C>RIAGE AS F> AS ,*ALONS1 :]E HE C]TA9LY DID NOT KEEP ! SECRET4 

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