The 4th of September -- A comic, not a tragic revolution -- A
burlesque Harold and a burlesque Boadicea -- The news of Sedan
only known publicly on the 3rd of September -- Grief and
consternation, but no rage -- The latter feeling imported by the
bands of Delescluze, Blanqui, and Felix Pyat -- Blanqui, Pyat, &
Co. _versus_ Favre, Gambetta, & Co. -- The former want their
share of the spoil, and only get it some years afterwards --
Ramail goes to the Palais-Bourbon -- His report -- Paris spends
the night outdoors -- Thiers a second-rate Talleyrand -- His
journey to the different courts of Europe -- His interview with
Lord Granville -- The 4th of September -- The Imperial eagles
disappear -- The joyousness of the crowd -- The Place de la
Concorde -- The gardens of the Tuileries -- The crowds in the Rue
de Rivoli scarcely pay attention to the Tuileries -- The soldiers
fraternizing with the people, and proclaiming the republic from
the barracks' windows -- A serious procession -- Sampierro Gavini
gives his opinion -- The "heroic struggles" of an Empress, and
the crownless coronation of "le Roi Petaud" -- Ramail at the
Tuileries -- How M. Sardou saved the palace from being burned and
sacked -- The republic proclaimed -- Illuminations as after a
victory 404

CHAPTER XXII.

The siege -- The Parisians convinced that the Germans will not
invest Paris -- Paris becomes a vast drill-ground, nevertheless
-- The Parisians leave off singing, but listen to itinerant
performers, though the latter no longer sing the "Marseillaise"
-- The theatres closed -- The Comedie-Francaise and the Opera --
Influx of the Gardes Mobiles -- The Parisian no longer chaffs the
provincial, but does the honours of the city to him -- The
stolid, gaunt Breton and the astute and cynical Normand -- The
gardens of the Tuileries an artillery park -- The mitrailleuse
still commands confidence -- The papers try to be comic -- Food
may fail, drink will not -- My visit to the wine depot at Bercy
-- An official's information -- Cattle in the public squares and
on the outer Boulevards -- Fear with regard to them -- Every man
carries a rifle -- The woods in the suburbs are set on fire --
The statue of Strasburg on the Place de la Concord