transport himself across the Marches; to raise
a corps, or do what else is in him. Royalism totally abandons that
Bobadilian method of contest, and the Twelve Spadassins return to
Switzerland,--or even to Dreamland through the Horn-gate, whichsoever
their home is. Nay Editor Prudhomme is authorised to publish a curious
thing: 'We are authorised to publish,' says he, dull-blustering
Publisher, that M. Boyer, champion of good Patriots, is at the head
of Fifty Spadassinicides or Bully-killers. His address is: Passage du
Bois-de-Boulonge, Faubourg St. Denis.' (Revolutions de Paris (in Hist.
Parl. viii. 440).) One of the strangest Institutes, this of Champion
Boyer and the Bully-killers! Whose services, however, are not wanted;
Royalism having abandoned the rapier-method as plainly impracticable.

Chapter 2.3.IV.

To fly or not to fly.

The truth is Royalism sees itself verging towards sad extremities;
nearer and nearer daily. From over the Rhine it comes asserted that the
King in his Tuileries is not free: this the poor King may contradict,
with the official mouth, but in his heart feels often to be undeniable.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy; Decree of ejectment against Dissidents
from it: not even to this latter, though almost his conscience rebels,
can he say 'Nay; but, after two months' hesitating, signs this also. It
was on January 21st,' of this 1790, that he signed it; to the sorrow
of his poor heart yet, on another Twenty-first of January! Whereby come
Dissident ejected Priests; unconquerable Martyrs according to some,
incurable chicaning Traitors according to others. And so there has
arrived what we once foreshadowed: with Religion, or with the Cant
and Echo of Religion, all France is rent asunder in a new rupture of
continuity; complicating, embittering all the older;--to be cured only,
by stern surgery, in La Vendee!

Unhappy Royalty, unhappy Majesty, Hereditary (Representative),
Representant Hereditaire, or however they can name him; of whom much is
expected, to whom little is given! Blue National Guards encircle
that Tuileries; a Lafayette, thin constitutional Pedant; clear, thin,
inflexible, as water, turned to thin ice; whom no Queen's heart can
love. National Assembly, its pavilion spread where we know, sits near
by, keeping continual hubbub. From without nothing but Nanci Revolts,
sack of Castries Hotels, riots and seditions; riots, North and South, at
Aix, at Douai, at Befort, Usez, Perpignan, at