will Jacques Lefebvre
say? And Jacques Lefebvre is afraid of the Twelfth Arrondissement. * What
will the Twelfth Arrondissement say? The Twelfth Arrondissement does not
like the English: we must stand firm against the English; but it does
not like war: we must give way to the English. Stand firm and give way.
Reconcile that. The Twelfth Arrondissement governs Jacques Lefebvre,
Jacques Lefebvre governs Guizot; a little more and the Twelfth
Arrondissement will govern France. I say to Guizot: 'What are you afraid
of? Have a little pluck. Have an opinion.' But there they all stand,
pale and motionless and make no reply. Oh! fear! Monsieur Hugo, it is a
strange thing, this fear of the hubbub that will be raised outside!
It seizes upon this one, then that one, then that one, and it goes the
round of the table. I am not a Minister, but if I were, it seems to
me that I should not be afraid. I should see the right and go straight
towards it. And what greater aim could there be than civilization
through peace?"

* Twelfth District of Paris.

The Duke d'Orleans, a few years ago, recounted to me that during the
period which followed immediately upon the revolution of July, the King
gave him a seat at his council table. The young Prince took part in the
deliberations of the Ministers. One day M. Merilhou, who was Minister of
Justice, fell asleep while the King was speaking.

"Chartres," said the King to his son, "wake up Monsieur the Keeper of
the Seals."

The Duke d'Orleans obeyed. He was seated next to M. Merilhou, and nudged
him gently with his elbow. The Minister was sleeping soundly; the Prince
recommenced, but the Minister slept on. Finally the Prince laid his hand
upon M. Merilhou's knee. The Minister awoke with a start and exclaimed:

"Leave off, Sophie, you are tickling me!"

This is how the word "subject" came to be eliminated from the preamble
of laws and ordinances.

M. Dupont de l'Eure, in 1830, was Minister of Justice. On August 7, the
very day the Duke d'Orleans took the oath as King, M. Dupont de l'Eure
laid before him a law to sign. The preamble read: "Be it known and
decreed to all our subjects," etc. The clerk who was instructed to copy
the law, a hot-headed young fellow, objected to the word "subjects," and
did not copy it.

The Minister of Justice arrived. The young man was employed in his
office.

"Well," said the Minister, "is the copy ready to be taken to the King
for signature?"

"No,