never saw.

And now behold Marat meets us; for he lagged in this Suppliant
Procession of ours: he has got some hundred elect Patriots at his heels:
he orders us in the Sovereign's name to return to our place, and do
as we are bidden and bound. The Convention returns. "Does not the
Convention," says Couthon with a singular power of face, "see that it
is free?"--none but friends round it? The Convention, overflowing with
friends and armed Sectioners, proceeds to vote as bidden. Many will not
vote, but remain silent; some one or two protest, in words: the
Mountain has a clear unanimity. Commission of Twelve, and the denounced
Twenty-two, to whom we add Ex-Ministers Claviere and Lebrun: these, with
some slight extempore alterations (this or that orator proposing,
but Marat disposing), are voted to be under 'Arrestment in their own
houses.' Brissot, Buzot, Vergniaud, Guadet, Louvet, Gensonne, Barbaroux,
Lasource, Lanjuinais, Rabaut,--Thirty-two, by the tale; all that we
have known as Girondins, and more than we have known. They, 'under the
safeguard of the French People;' by and by, under the safeguard of
two Gendarmes each, shall dwell peaceably in their own houses; as
Non-Senators; till further order. Herewith ends Seance of Sunday the
second of June 1793.

At ten o'clock, under mild stars, the Hundred Thousand, their work well
finished, turn homewards. This same day, Central Insurrection Committee
has arrested Madame Roland; imprisoned her in the Abbaye. Roland has
fled, no one knows whither.

Thus fell the Girondins, by Insurrection; and became extinct as a Party:
not without a sigh from most Historians. The men were men of parts, of
Philosophic culture, decent behaviour; not condemnable in that they were
Pedants and had not better parts; not condemnable, but most unfortunate.
They wanted a Republic of the Virtues, wherein themselves should be
head; and they could only get a Republic of the Strengths, wherein
others than they were head.

For the rest, Barrere shall make Report of it. The night concludes with
a 'civic promenade by torchlight:' (Buzot, Memoires, p. 310. See Pieces
Justificatives, of Narratives, Commentaries, &c. in Buzot, Louvet,
Meillan: Documens Complementaires, in Hist. Parl. xxviii. 1-78.) surely
the true reign of Fraternity is now not far?

BOOK 3.IV.

TERROR

Chapter 3.4.I.

Charlotte Corday.

In the leafy months of June and July, several French Departments
germinate a set of reb