Bouille. The King and
Mirabeau. Preparations for the King's Escape. Fatal Alterations.
Anxiety. Rumours. Count de Fersen. A Faithless Servant suspicious.
Mode of Escape. Dangers of the Route. The Passport. Hopes of
Success. Drouet recognises the King. Narrowly saves his own Life.
Varennes. Capture of the Royal Family. Entreaties of the King and
Queen. Refusal of the Syndic and his Wife. Conduct of the Soldiers
and People. Effect on the Queen. Conduct of the Parisians. Their
Rage. La Fayette attacked. Defended by Barnave. Power assumed by La
Fayette. La Fayette's Proceedings. The King's Parting Address.
Manifesto. Proceedings of the Cordeliers and Jacobins.
Robespierre's Address. Its Effect. Danton's Oration. His Audacity
and Venality. Address of the Assembly. The King's Arrest known. His
Hopes. The Queen's Despair. The Royal Family depart for Paris. De
Bouille's unavailing Efforts. Indignation of the Populace.
Barnave's noble Interference. Barnave gained over. Drouet's
Declaration. The Entrance into Paris. Arrival at the Tuileries.
Barnave and Petion's report to the Assembly. La Fayette and the
Royal Family. The Queen's Courage. Effects of the Flight. The King
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BOOK III.

The Interregnum. Barnave's Conversion. His Devotion. His Meetings
with the Queen. The King's Reply. Fatal Resolution of the "Right."
A Party that protests, abdicates. Address of the Cordeliers to the
National Assembly. Barnave's great Speech. Irresistible Advance of
the Revolution. The Press. Camille Desmoulins. Marat. Brissot.
Clamours for a Republic. Desmoulin's Attack on La Fayette.
Petitions of the People. Robespierre's Popularity. Popular Meeting
in the Champ de Mars. Absence of the Ringleaders. "The Altar of
the Country." The Remarkable Signatures. Advance of the National
Guard, preceded by the Red Flag. Fearful Massacre. The Day after.
The Jacobins take Courage. Schisms in the Clubs. Attempts of
Desmoulins and Petion to restore Unity. Malouet's Plan for amending
the Constitution. Power of the Assembly. The New Men. Condorcet.
Danton. Brissot disowned by Robespierre. Charges made against him.
Defended by Manuel. Girondist Leaders 100

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