. Louvet: revolutionist & romance-writer . r-deaux, where he took his degree of bachelor of lawin April, 1781, and was admitted avocat in the sameyear. Dupaty then made him his secretary, and pro-cured him many important cases. Vergniaud soon made his mark, and almost fromhis dehut was acknowledged as the most brilliant ofthe long line of orators who had rendered the Barof Bordeaux illustrious. There was nothing remarkable about the personalappearance of Vergniaud, unless, indeed, it washis ugliness. His features were heavy, and devoidof expression ; his figure was ungainly and his steplanguid
. Louvet: revolutionist & romance-writer . r-deaux, where he took his degree of bachelor of lawin April, 1781, and was admitted avocat in the sameyear. Dupaty then made him his secretary, and pro-cured him many important cases. Vergniaud soon made his mark, and almost fromhis dehut was acknowledged as the most brilliant ofthe long line of orators who had rendered the Barof Bordeaux illustrious. There was nothing remarkable about the personalappearance of Vergniaud, unless, indeed, it washis ugliness. His features were heavy, and devoidof expression ; his figure was ungainly and his steplanguid. But at the Bar or in the tribune, his featuresbecame animated, the black eyes flashed beneath theoverhanging brows, whilst his golden voice electri-fied his audience and carried all before it. His lovable disposition and extreme good naturewon him many devoted friends, and even his enemiespaid tribute to the staunchness and nobility of hischaracter. Perhaps the greatest charm of his elo-quence lay in the wide and tolerant humanity so 62. From a lithograph by Delp2ch, after a drawing by Maurier. VERGNIAUD. [To face page 62. LOUVET characteristic of all his speeches. You have soughtto consummate the Revolution by terror, said hein his reply to Robespierres attack on the Girondists; I should have wished to consummate it by love. Vergniauds one great fault was an incurableindolence. He would work only to secure the barestnecessities of life. It is related that an attorney oneday brought him two important cases. Havinglistened to the details, Vergniaud yawned, stretchedhimself, then going to his desk and finding that hehad still a little money left, arose, and, stepping tothe door, bowed his client from the room, begging himto address himself elsewhere. Such were the men with whom Louvet now alliedhimself. Whilst they fought for the Revolution inthe Legislative Assembly, he made his activity feltwithout. Towards the end of 1791, says he, everythingannounced that the French people
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