edmont. (SR.)]

[Footnote 3206: "The Revolution," pp. 271-279. (Laff. I. 505 to
509.)--Stourm "Les Finances de l'ancien regime et de la Revolution," I.,
171 to 177.--(Report by Ramel, January 31, 1796.) "One would scarcely
believe it--the holders of real-estate now owe the public treasury over
13 milliards."--(Report by Gaudin, Germinal, year X. on the assessment
and collection of direct taxes.) "This state of things constituted a
permanent, annual deficit of 200 millions."]

[Footnote 3207: "The Ancient Regime," p. 99, and "The Revolution,"
p.407. (Laff. I. pp 77-78 and II. 300) (About 1,200 millions per annum
in bread for Paris, instead of 45 millions for the civil and military
household of the King at Versailles.)]

[Footnote 3208: "The Ancient Regime," p. 68. (Laff. I. p. 55)--Madame
Campan, "Memoires," I., 291, 292.]

[Footnote 3209: "The Revolution," II., 151, and III., 500. (Laff. II.
282-283)]

[Footnote 3210: "Memorial." (Napoleon's own words.) "The day when,
adopting the unity and concentration of power, which could alone
save us,... the destinies of France depended solely on the character,
measures and conscience of him who had been clothed with this accidental
dictatorship--beginning with that day, public affairs, that is to stay
the State, was myself... I was the keystone of an entirely new building
and how slight the foundation! Its destiny depended on each of my
battles. Had I been defeated at Marengo you would have then had a
complete 1814 and 1815."]

[Footnote 3211: Beugnot, "Memoires," II., 317. "To be dressed, taxed, and
ordered to take up arms, like most folks, seemed a punishment as soon as
one had found a privilege within reach," such, for example, as the
title of "dechireur de bateaux" (one who condemns unseaworthy craft
and profits by it), or inspector of fresh butter (using his fingers in
tasting it), or tide-waiter and inspector of salt fish. These titles
raised a man above the common level, and there were over twenty thousand
of them.]

[Footnote 3212: See "The Ancient Regime," p. 129. (Laff. I. p. 99)]

[Footnote 3213: Madame de Remusat, "Memoires," III., 316, 317.]

[Footnote 3214: De Beausset, "Interieur du palais de Napoleon" I., p.
9 et seq.. For the year 1805 the total expense is 2,338,167 francs; for
the year 1806 it reaches 2,770,861 francs, because funds were assigned
"for the annual augmentation of plate, 1,000 silver plates and other
objects."--"Napoleon knew, every New