hung；　when　a　head；　stuck　on　a　pike；　was　presented　to　me　to　look　at；
  while　at。　　the　same　moment　I　was　told　that　it　was　that　of　M。　de
  Launay；〃　the　governor。　　…　　The　latter；　on　going　out；　had　received
  the　cut　of　a　sword　on　his　right　shoulder；　n　reaching　the　Rue　Saint…
  Antoine　〃everybody　pulled　his　hair　out　and　struck　him。〃　Under　the
  arcade　of　Saint…Jean　he　was　already　〃severely　wounded。〃　Around　him；
  some　said；　〃his　head　ought　to　be　struck　off；〃　others；　〃let　him　be
  hung；〃　and　others；　〃he　ought　to　be　tied　to　a　horse's　tail。〃　Then；　in
  despair；　and　wishing　to　put　an　end　to　his　torments；　he　cried　out；
  〃Kill　me；〃　and；　in　struggling；　kicked　one　of　the　men　who　held　him　in
  the　lower　abdomen。　　On　the　instant　he　is　pierced　with　bayonets；
  dragged　in　the　gutter；　and；　striking　his　corpse；　they　exclaim；　〃He's
  a　scurvy　wretch　（galeux）　and　a　monster　who　has　betrayed　us；　the
  nation　demands　his　head　to　exhibit　to　the　public；〃　and　the　man　who
  was　kicked　is　asked　to　cut　it　off。　　　　This　man；　an　unemployed
  cook；　a　simpleton　who　〃went　to　the　Bastille　to　see　what　was　going
  on；〃　thinks　that　as　it　is　the　general　opinion；　the　act　is　patriotic；
  and　even　believes　that　he　〃deserves　a　medal　for　destroying　a
  monster。〃　Taking　a　saber　which　is　lent　to　him；　he　strikes　the　bare
  neck；　but　the　dull　saber　not　doing　its　work；　he　takes　a　small　black…
  handled　knife　from　his　pocket；　and；　〃as　in　his　capacity　of　cook　he
  knows　how　to　cut　meat；〃　he　finishes　the　operation　successfully。
  Then；　placing　the　head　on　the　end　of　a　three…pronged　pitchfork；　and
  accompanied　by　over　two　hundred　armed　men；　〃not　counting　the　mob；〃
  he　marches　along；　and；　in　the　Rue　Saint…Honoré；　he　has　two
  inscriptions　attached　to　the　head；　to　indicate　without　mistake　whose
  head　it　is。　　　They　grow　merry　over　it：　after　filing　alongside　of
  the　Palais…Royal；　the　procession　arrives　at　the　Pont…Neuf；　where；
  before　the　statue　of　Henry　IV。；　they　bow　the　head　three　times；
  saying；　〃Salute　thy　master　！　〃　　This　is　the　last　joke：　it　is　to　be
  found　in　every　triumph；　and　inside　the　butcher；　we　find　the　rogue。
  VII。
  Murders　of　Foulon　and　Berthier。
  Meanwhile；　at　the　Palais…Royal；　other　buffoons；　who　with　the　levity
  of　gossips　sport　with　lives　as　freely　as　with　words；　have　drawn　u。
  During　the　night　between　the　13th　and　14th　of　July；　a　list　of
  proscriptions；　copies　of　which　are　hawked　about。　　Care　is　taken　to
  address　one　of　them　to　each　of　the　persons　designated；　the　Comte
  d'Artois；　Marshal　de　Broglie；　the　Prince　de　Lambesc；　Baron　de
  Bezenval；　MM。　de　Breteuil；　Foulon；　Berthier；　Maury；　d'Espréménil；
  Lefèvre　d'Amécourt；　and　others　besides。＇48＇　　A　reward　is　promised　to
  whoever　will　bring　their　heads　to　the　Café　de　Caveau。　　Here　are
  names　for　the　unchained　multitude；　all　that　now　is　necessary　is　that
  some　band　should　encounter　a　man　who　is　denounced；　he　will　go　as　far
  as　the　lamppost　at　the　street　corner；　but　not　beyond　it。　　…
  Throughout　the　day　of　the　14th；　this　improvised　tribunal　holds　a
  permanent　session；　and　follows　up　its　decisions　with　its　actions。
  M。　de　Flesselles；　provost　of　the　merchants　and　president　of　the
  electors　at　the　H？tel…de…Ville；　having　shown　himself　somewhat
  lukewarm；＇49＇　the　Palais…Royal　declares　him　a　traitor　and　sends　him
  off　to　be　hung。　　On　the　way　a　young　man　fells　him　with　a　pistol…
  shot；　others　fall　upon　his　body；　while　his　head；　borne　upon　a　pike；
  goes　to　join　that　of　M。　de　Launay。　　　Equally　deadly　accusations
  and　of　equally　speedy　execution　float　in　the　air　and　from　every
  direction。　　〃On　the　slightest　pretext；〃　says　an　elector；　〃they
  denounced　to　us　those　whom　they　thought　opposed　to　the　Revolution；
  which　already　signified　the　same　as　enemies　of　the　State。　　Without
  any　investigation；　there　was　only　talk　of　the　seizure　of　their
  persons；　the　ruin　of　their　homes；　and　the　razing　of　their　houses。
  One　young　man　exclaimed：　'Follow　me　at　once；　let　us　start　off　at
  once　to　Bezenval's！'〃　　　Their　brains　are　so　frightened；　and　their
  minds　so　distrustful；　that　at　every　step　in　the　streets　〃one's　name
  has　to　be　given；　one's　profession　declared；　one's　residence；　and
  one's　intentions　。　　。　　。。　　One　can　neither　enter　nor　leave　Paris
  without　being　suspected　of　treason。〃　The　Prince　de　Montbarrey；
  advocate　of　the　new　ideas；　and　his　wife；　are　stopped　in　their
  carriage　at　the　barrier；　and　are　on　the　point　of　being　cut　to
  pieces。　　A　deputy　of　the　nobles；　on　his　way　to　the　National
  Assembly；　is　seized　in　his　cab　and　conducted　to　the　Place　de　Grève；
  the　corpse　of　M。　de　Launay　is　shown　to　him；　and　he　is　told　that　he
  is　to　be　treated　in　the　same　fashion。　　…　　Every　life　hangs　by　a
  thread；　and；　on　the　following　days；　when　the　King　had　sent　away　his
  troops；　dismissed　his　Ministers；　recalled　Necker；　and　granted
  everything；　the　danger　remains　just　as　great。　　The　multitude；
  abandoned　to　the　revolutionaries　and　to　itself；　continues　the　same
  bloody　antics；　while　the　municipal　chiefs＇50＇　whom　it　has　elected；
  Bailly；　Mayor　of　Paris；　and　Lafayette；　commandant　of　the　National
  Guard；　are　obliged　to　use　cunning；　to　implore；　to　throw　themselves
  between　the　multitude　and　the　unfortunates　whom　they　wish　to
  destroy。
  On　the　15th　of　July；　in　the　night；　a　woman　disguised　as　a　man　is
  arrested　in　the　court　of　the　H？tel…de…Ville；　and　so　maltreated　that
  she　faints　away；　Bailly；　in　order　to　save　her；　is　obliged　to　feign
  anger　against　her　and　have　her　sent　immediately　to　prison。　　From　the
  14th　to　the　22nd　of　July；　Lafayette；　at　the　risk　of　his　life；　saves
  with　his　own　hand　seventeen　persons　in　different　quarters。＇51＇　　On
  the　22nd　of　July；　upon　the　denunciations　which　multiply　around　Paris
  like　trains　of　gunpowder；　two　administrators　of　high　rank；　M。
  Foulon；　Councillor　of　State；　and　M。　Berthier；　his　son…in…law；　are
  arrested；　one　near　Fontainebleau；　and　the　other　near　Compiègne。　　M。
  Foulon；　a　strict　master；＇52＇　but　intelligent　and　useful；　expended
  sixty　thousand　francs　the　previous　winter　on　his　estate　in　giving
  employment　to　the　poor。　　M。　Berthier；　an　industrious　and　capable
  man；　had　officially　surveyed　and　valued　Ile…de…France；　to　equalize
  the　taxes；　and　had　reduced　the　overcharged　quotas　first　one…eighth
  and　then　a　quarter。　　But　both　of　these　gentlemen　have　arranged　the
  details　of　the　camp　against　which　Paris　has　risen；　both　are　publicly
  proscribed　for　eight　days　previously　by　the　Palais…Royal；　and；　with
  a　people　frightened　by　disorder；　exasperated　by　hunger；　and
  stupefied　by　suspicion；　an　accused　person　is　a　guilty　one。　　　With
  regard　to　Foulon；　as　with　Réveillon；　a　story　is　made　up；　coined　in
  the　same　mint；　a　sort　of　currency　for　popular　circulation；　and　which
  the　people　itself　manufactures　by　casting　into　one　tragic　expression
  the　sum　of　its　sufferings　and　rankling　memories：＇53＇　〃He　said　that
  we　were　worth　no　more　than　his　horses；　and　that　if　we　had　no　bread
  we　had　only　to　eat　grass。〃　　The　old　man　of　seventy…four　is　brought
  to　Paris；　with　a　truss　of　hay　on　his　head；　a　collar　of　thistles
  around　his　neck；　and　his　mouth　stuffed　with　hay。　　In　vain　does　the
  electoral　bureau　order　his　imprisonment　that　he　may　be　saved；　the
  crowd　yells　out：　〃Sentenced　and　hung！〃　and；　authoritatively；
  appoints　the　judges。　　In　vain　does　Lafayette　insist　and　entreat
  three　times　that　the　judgment　be　regularly　rendered；　and　that　the
  accused　be　sent　to　the　Abbaye。　　A　new　wave　of　people　comes　up；　and
  one　man；　〃well　dressed；〃　cries　out：　〃What　is　the　need　of　a　sentence
  for　a　man　who　has　been　condemned　for　thirty　years？〃　Foulon　is
  carried　off；　dragged　across　the　square；　and　hung　to　the　lamp　post。
  The　cord　breaks　twice；　and　twice　he　falls　upon　the　pavement。　　Re…
  hung　with　a　fresh　cord　and　then　cut　down；　his　head　is　severed　from
  his　body　and　placed　on　the　end　of　a　pike。＇54＇　　Meanwhile；　Berthier；
  sent　away　from　Compiègne　by　the　municipality；　afraid　to　keep　him　in
  his　prison　where　he　was　constantly　menaced；　arrives　in　a　cabriolet
  under　escort。　　The　people　carry　placards　around　him　filled　with
  opprobrious　epithets；　in　changing　horses　they　threw　hard　black　bread
  into　the　carriage；　exclaiming；　〃There；　wretch；　see　the　bread　you
  made　us　eat！〃　On　reaching　the　church　of　Saint…Merry；　a　fearful　storm
  of　insults　burst　forth　against　him。　　He　is　called　a　monopolist；
  〃although　he　had　never　bought　or　sold　a　grain　of　wheat。〃　In　the　eyes
  of　the　multitude；　who　has　to　explain　the　evil　as　caused　by　some
  evil…doer；　he　is　the　author　of　the　famine。　　Conducted　to　the　Abbaye；
  his　escort　is　dispersed　and　he　is　pushed　over　to　the　lamp　post。
  Then；　seeing　that　all　is　lost；　he　snatches　a　gun　from　one　of　his
  murderers　and　bravely　defends　himself。　　A　soldier　of　the　〃Royal
  Croats〃　gives　him　a　cut　with　his　saber　across　the　stomach；　and
  another　tears　out　his　heart。　　As　the　cook；　who　had　cut　off　the　head
  of　M。　de　Launay；　happens　to　be　on　the　spot；　they　hand　him　the　heart
  to　carry　while　the　soldiers　take　the　head；　and　both　go　to　the　H？tel…
  de…Ville　to　show　their　trophies　to　M。　de　Lafayette。　　On　their　retur