Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . th the points oftheir swords. Order was finally restored after three deputationshad been sent from the National Assembly. Allis perfectly quiet at this moment, writes a mem-ber, but it is a terrible lesson for the King, Queen,and the rest. They are very much member maintains that the King ground histeeth with rage but that the Queen was politicand tried to be pleasant, even inviting the deputa-tion to see the Dauphin put to bed. Some of thedeputies seemed flattered by this, but we, thepatriots, told them the truth and the whole truthwh
Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . th the points oftheir swords. Order was finally restored after three deputationshad been sent from the National Assembly. Allis perfectly quiet at this moment, writes a mem-ber, but it is a terrible lesson for the King, Queen,and the rest. They are very much member maintains that the King ground histeeth with rage but that the Queen was politicand tried to be pleasant, even inviting the deputa-tion to see the Dauphin put to bed. Some of thedeputies seemed flattered by this, but we, thepatriots, told them the truth and the whole truthwhich made them sulk and make faces in spite ofbeing so politic. There was quite a lengthydiscussion: for our principles are so very opposedto theirs! We have a glimpse of the Queen indignantlyshowing the deputies the broken doors and askingtheir advice about how to report the affair. They Azdma. Downfall 237 told her it was a matter for the Justice of the was summoned and drew up a protocol. We have a royalist representation of this. Plate 104. A representation of the scene in the Tuileries palace on June 20, 1792, when the mob broke in and tried to force Louis XVI to rescind his veto of the decrees providing for a camp near Paris and enacting still severer penalties against the non-juring clergy. famous 20th of June. The fierce countenances androlling eyes of the wicked Revolutionists are amus-ingly contrasted with the saint-like though troubledexpressions of the royal pair and their is a long text which, allowing for bias, doesno great violence to the truth: Plate 104, above. 238 The French Revolution [The door of the ceil-de-bcsuf was closed; they shake was on the point of being broken in; all was over with theroyal family. One man and one alone stopped these tigersthirsting for blood. That man was Louis XVI. He ranto the door and cried to the Swiss guards: Open, open!I need fear nothing from Frenchmen! This firmness allaysall the fury. Louis retir
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