. Robespierre and the French revolution. E X T R A I T DU REGISTRE DES ARr£;t£s DUCOMIT^DE SALUTPUBLIC DE LA CONVENTION NATIONALE^ Du JoaXitnnvS jour di^KUltCajdaL- Van deuxiime de laRipuHique francahe une et SiLD ^=WeiLpi^ (xJarmesj cJdfaiusjp cjtii^c/LKr^—-. EXTRACT FKDM THE REGISTRY OF THE COJIMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ]m-oiii tlie origina] in the collection of William J. Latta, Esq. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION during Thermidor and the greater part of thepreceding month, the thermometer had not falleneven in the cool hours of the night below 65°.In the daytime, under the scorching ray
. Robespierre and the French revolution. E X T R A I T DU REGISTRE DES ARr£;t£s DUCOMIT^DE SALUTPUBLIC DE LA CONVENTION NATIONALE^ Du JoaXitnnvS jour di^KUltCajdaL- Van deuxiime de laRipuHique francahe une et SiLD ^=WeiLpi^ (xJarmesj cJdfaiusjp cjtii^c/LKr^—-. EXTRACT FKDM THE REGISTRY OF THE COJIMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ]m-oiii tlie origina] in the collection of William J. Latta, Esq. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION during Thermidor and the greater part of thepreceding month, the thermometer had not falleneven in the cool hours of the night below 65°.In the daytime, under the scorching rays of thesun, men and horses fell dead in the street; sucha period of oppressive and continued heat hadnot occurred within the memory of the oldestinhabitant. On the night in question the clouds had beengathering since sunset, and at last a terrific stormbroke over the city, a heavy rain began to fall,accompanied by lightning and thunder, and thecrowd soon scattered, running for shelter in everydirection. So dissolved the last hope of Robes-pierre. He and his companions had listened tothe shouts outside and so long as they continuedthere seemed to be a chance for rescue, but nowall was silent. Suddenly through the corridorleading to the room in which the prisoners w
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