in the Tuileries
Garden, of such as will turn out, and try. Alas, says Toulongeon, hardly
a hundred turned out. Put it off till tomorrow, then, to give better
warning. On the morrow, which is Saturday, there turn out 'some thirty;'
and depart shrugging their shoulders! (Toulongeon, ii. 180. See also
Dampmartin, ii. 161.) Lafayette promptly takes carriage again; returns
musing on my things.

The dust of Paris is hardly off his wheels, the summer Sunday is still
young, when Cordeliers in deputation pluck up that Mai of his: before
sunset, Patriots have burnt him in effigy. Louder doubt and louder
rises, in Section, in National Assembly, as to the legality of such
unbidden Anti-jacobin visit on the part of a General: doubt swelling and
spreading all over France, for six weeks or so: with endless talk about
usurping soldiers, about English Monk, nay about Cromwell: O thou Paris
Grandison-Cromwell!--What boots it? King Louis himself looked coldly on
the enterprize: colossal Hero of two Worlds, having weighed himself
in the balance, finds that he is become a gossamer Colossus, only some
thirty turning out.

In a like sense, and with a like issue, works our Department-Directory
here at Paris; who, on the 6th of July, take upon them to suspend Mayor
Petion and Procureur Manuel from all civic functions, for their conduct,
replete, as is alleged, with omissions and commissions, on that delicate
Twentieth of June. Virtuous Petion sees himself a kind of martyr, or
pseudo-martyr, threatened with several things; drawls out due heroical
lamentation; to which Patriot Paris and Patriot Legislative duly
respond. King Louis and Mayor Petion have already had an interview on
that business of the Twentieth; an interview and dialogue, distinguished
by frankness on both sides; ending on King Louis's side with the words,
"Taisez-vous, Hold your peace."

For the rest, this of suspending our Mayor does seem a mistimed measure.
By ill chance, it came out precisely on the day of that famous Baiser de
l'amourette, or miraculous reconciliatory Delilah-Kiss, which we spoke
of long ago. Which Delilah-Kiss was thereby quite hindered of effect.
For now his Majesty has to write, almost that same night, asking a
reconciled Assembly for advice! The reconciled Assembly will not advise;
will not interfere. The King confirms the suspension; then perhaps, but
not till then will the Assembly interfere, the noise of Patriot Paris
getting loud. Whereby your De