The French Revolution : a history . dy! It sweeps along there, inmost Mwgorgeous pall, through many streets in the dustysummer evening; gets itself at length wriggled out ofsight; vanishing in the Tuileries Palace,—towards itsd,QQm, of slow toxtMte, peine forte et dure. Populace, it is true, seizes the three rope-bound yellowCouriers ; will at least massacre them. But our augustAssembly, which is sitting at this great moment, sendsout Deputation of rescue ; and the whole is got huddledup. Barnave, all dusty, is already there, in theNational Hall; making brief discreet address and re-port. As i
The French Revolution : a history . dy! It sweeps along there, inmost Mwgorgeous pall, through many streets in the dustysummer evening; gets itself at length wriggled out ofsight; vanishing in the Tuileries Palace,—towards itsd,QQm, of slow toxtMte, peine forte et dure. Populace, it is true, seizes the three rope-bound yellowCouriers ; will at least massacre them. But our augustAssembly, which is sitting at this great moment, sendsout Deputation of rescue ; and the whole is got huddledup. Barnave, all dusty, is already there, in theNational Hall; making brief discreet address and re-port. As indeed, through the whole journey, this Bar-nave has been most discreet, sympathetic; and hasgained the Queens trust, whose noble instinct teachesher always who is to be trusted. Very different fromheavy Potion; who, if Campan speak truth, ate hisluncheon, comfortably filled his wine-glass, in the RoyalBerline; flung out his chicken-bones past the nose ofRoyalty itself; and, on the Kings saying, France can- Nouveau Paris, iii. ?-= * jUNgjsj, I79I] THE RETURN 221 not be a Republic, answered, No, it is not ripe is henceforth a Queens adviser, if advice couldprofit: and her Majesty astonishes Dame Campan bysignifying almost a regard for Barnave; and that, in aday of retribution and Royal triumph, Barnave shall not.,be ^ On Monday night Royalty went; on Saturday eveningit returns : so much, within one short week, has Royaltyaccomplished for itself The Pickleherring Tragedy hasvanished in the Tuileries Palace, towards pain strongand hard. Watched, fettered and humbled, as Royaltynever was. Watched even in its sleeping-apartmentsand inmost recesses : for it has to sleep with door setajar, blue National Argus watching, his eye fixed on the0ueens curtains; nay, on one occasion, as the Queencannot sleep, he offers to sit by her pillow, and conversea little! ^ ^ Campan, ii. c. i8. [The story that Barnave was converted toroyaUsm by the Queens demeanour on this
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