he；　angry　with　the　tears　which　forced　themselves　into　his　eyes。　And
  he　made　no　objection　when　the　other　officials　said　to　the　queen；
  with　trembling　voices；　that　they　would　allow　the　royal　family　to
  come　together　at　their　meals。
  One　last　comfort；　one　last　ray　of　sunshine！　There　were　still　hours
  in　these　dismal；　monotonous　days　of　November；　when　they　could　have
  some　happinesshours　for　which　they　longed；　and　for　whose　sake　they
  bore　the　desolate　solitude　of　the　remaining　time。
  At　breakfast；　dinner；　and　supper；　the　Capet　family　were　together；
  words　were　interchanged；　hands　could　rest　in　one　another；　and　they
  could　delight　in　the　pleasant　chatter　of　the　dauphin　when　the　king
  told　about　the　lessons　he　had　given　the　boy；　and　the　progress　he　was
  making。
  They　sometimes　forgot；　at　those　meetings；　that　Death　was　perhaps
  crouching　outside　the　Temple；　waiting　to　receive　his　victims；　and
  they　even　uttered　little　words　of　pleasantry；　to　awaken　the　bright；
  fresh　laugh　of　the　dauphin；　the　only　music　that　ever　was　heard　in
  those　dismal　rooms。
  But　December　took　this　last　consolation　from　the　queen。　The　National
  Assembly；　which　had　now　been　transformed　into　the　Convention；
  brought　the　charge　of　treason　against　the　king。　He　was　accused　of
  entering　into　a　secret　alliance　with　the　enemies　of　France；　and
  calling　the　monarchs　of　Europe　to　come　to　his　assistance。　In　an　iron
  safe　which　had　been　set　into　the　wall　of　the　cabinet　in　the
  Tuileries；　papers　had　been　discovered　which　compromised　the　king；
  letters　from　the　refugee　princes；　from　the　Emperor　of　Germany；　and
  the　King　of　Prussia。　These　monarchs　were　now　on　the　very　confines　of
  France；　ready　to　enter　upon　a　bloody　war；　and　that　was　the　fault　of
  the　king！　He　was　in　alliance　with　the　enemies　of　his　country！　He　was
  the　murderer　of　his　own　subjects！　On　his　head　the　blood　should
  return；　which　had　been　shed　by　him。
  This　was　the　charge　which　was　brought　against　the　king。　Twenty
  members　of　the　Convention　went　to　the　Temple；　to　read　it　to　him；　and
  to　hear　his　reply。　He　stoutly　denied　haying　entertained　such
  relations　with　foreign　princes；　he　declared；　with　a　solemn　oath；
  that　he　had　declined　all　overtures　from　such　quarters；　because　he
  had　seen　that；　in　order　to　free　an　imprisoned　king；　France　itself
  must　be　threatened。
  The　chiefs　of　the　revolution　meant　to　find　him　guilty。　Louis　Capet
  must　be　put　out　of　the　way；　in　order　that　Robespierre　and　Marat；
  Danton；　Petion；　and　their　friends；　might　reach　unlimited　power。
  There　may　have　been　several　in　the　Convention　who　shrank　from　this
  last　consequence　of　their　doings；　but　they　did　not　venture　to　raise
  their　voices；　they　chimed　in　with　the　terrorism　which　the　leaders　of
  the　revolution　exercised　upon　the　Convention。　They　knew　that　behind
  these　leaders　stood　the　savage　masses　of　the　streets；　armed　with
  hatred　against　monarchy　and　the　aristocracy；　and　ready　to　tear　in
  pieces　any　one　as　an　enemy　of　the　country　who　ventured　to　join　the
  number　of　those　who　were　under　the　ban　and　the　sentence　of　the
  popular　hate。
  Still　there　were　some　courageous；　faithful　servants　of　the　king　who
  ventured　to　take　his　part　even　there。　Louis　had　now　been　summoned　to
  the　bar　as　an　accused　person；　and　the　Convention　had　transformed
  itself　into　a　tribunal　whose　function　was　to　pass　judgment　on　the
  guilt　or　innocence　of　the　king！
  In　order　to　satisfy　all　the　forms　of　the　law；　the　king　should　have
  had　an　advocate　allowed　him；　and　the　benefit　of　legal　counsel。　The
  Convention　demanded　that　those　who　were　ready　to　undertake　this　task
  should　send　in　their　names。　It　was　a　form　deemed　safe　to　abide　by；
  because　it　was　believed　that　there　would　be　no　one　who　would　venture
  to　enter　upon　so　momentous　and　perilous　a　duty。
  But　there　were　such；　nevertheless。　There　were　still　courageous　and
  noble　men　who　pitied　the　forsaken　king；　and　who　wanted　to　try　to
  save　him；　not　willing　to　see　him　atone　for　the　debts　of　his
  predecessors；　and　bleed　for　the　sins　of　his　fathers。　And　scarcely
  had　the　consent　of　the　Convention　been　announced；　that　Louis　Capet
  should　have　three　advocates　for　his　defence；　when　from　Paris　and　all
  the　minor　cities　letters　came　in　from　men　who　declared　themselves
  ready　to　undertake　the　defence　of　the　king。
  Even　from　foreign　lands　there　came　letters　and　appeals　in　behalf　of
  the　deposed　monarch。　One　of　them；　written　in　spirited　and　glowing
  language；　conjured　France　not　to　soil　its　noble　young　freedom　by　the
  dreadful　murder　of　an　innocent　man；　who　had　committed　no　other
  offence　than　that　he　was　the　son　of　his　fathers；　the　heir　of　their
  crown　and　their　remissness。　It　was　written　by　a　German　poet；
  Frederick　Schiller。　＇Footnote：　Schiller's　defence　of　the　king　is
  preserved　in　the　national　archivesSee　Beauchesue　vol。　i。；　p。　366。＇
  From　the　many　requests　to　serve　as　his　advocates；　Louis　chose　only
  two　to　defend　him。　The　first　of　these　was　his　former　minister；　the
  philosopher　Lamoignon　des　Malesherbes；　then　the　advocate　Trouchet；
  and　finally；　at　the　pressing　request　of　Malesherbes；　the
  distinguished　young　advocate　Deseges。　To　those　three　men　was
  committed　the　trust　of　defending　the　king　against　the　dreadful
  charge　of　treason　to　his　country；　to　be　substantiated　by　hundreds
  and　hundreds　of　letters　and　documents。
  After　the　preliminary　investigations　were　closed；　the　public　charge
  was　made　in　the　Convention；　which　still　held　its　sessions　in　the
  Manage。　To　this　building；　situated　near　the　Tuileries；　the　king；
  accompanied　by　his　three　defenders　and　two　municipal　defenders；　and
  surrounded　by　National　Guards；　was　conducted　from　the　Temple。　The
  people　danced　around　the　carriage　with　wild　shouts　of　joy　and　curses
  of　the　king。　Within　the　vehicle　sat　Louis；　completely　calm　and　self…
  possessed。
  〃This　man　must　be　filled　with　a　singular　fanaticism；〃　said
  Colombeau；　one　of　the　leading　officials；　in　the　report　which　he　gave
  to　the　Convention　of　the　ride。　〃It　is　otherwise　inexplicable　how
  Louis　could　be　so　calm；　since　he　had　so　much　reason　to　fear。　After
  we　had　all　entered　the　carriage；　and　were　driving　through　the
  streets；　Louis　entered　upon　conversation；　which　soon　turned　upon
  literature；　and　especially　upon　some　Latin　authors。　He　gave　his
  judgments　with　remarkable　correctness　and　insight；　and　it　appeared
  to　me　that　he　took　pleasure　in　showing　his　learning。　One　of　us　said
  that　he　did　not　enjoy　Seneca；　because　his　love　for　riches　stood　in
  marked　contrast　with　his　pretended　philosophy；　and　because　it　could
  not　easily　be　forgiven　him　that　before　the　senate　he　apologized　for
  the　crimes　of　Nero。　This　reflection　did　not　seem　to　affect　Louis　in
  the　least。　When　we　spoke　of　Livy；　Capet　said　that　he　seemed　to　have
  taken　satisfaction　in　composing　great　speeches　which　were　never
  uttered　to　any　other　audience　than　that　which　was　reached　from　his
  study…table；　'for；'　he　added；　'it　is　impossible　that　generals　really
  delivered　such　long　speeches　in　front　of　their　armies。'　He　then
  compared　Livy　with　Tacitus；　and　thought　that　the　latter　was　far
  superior　to　the　former　in　point　of　style。〃　＇Footnote：　See
  Beauchesne；　vol。　i。；　p。　396。＇　The　king　went　on　talking　about　Latin
  authors　while　the　carriage　was　carrying　him　through　the　roaring　mob
  to　the　Convention；　which　Desege　addressed　in　his　defence　in　these
  courageous　words：　〃I　look　for　judges　among　you；　but　see　only
  accusers。〃
  The　king　was　completely　calm；　yet　he　knew　that　his　life　was
  threatened；　and　that　he　was　standing　before　a　tribunal　of　death。　As
  on　the　day　when　he　was　first　taken　to　the　Convention；　he　requested
  Malesherbes　to　forward　a　note　to　the　priest　whose　attendance　he
  desired；　and　who　he　believed　would　not　deny　his　presence　and
  attentions。　His　name　was　Edgewarth　de　Pirmont。　The　time　was　not
  distant　when　not　the　services　of　advocates　were　wanted　by　the　king；
  but　exclusively　those　of　the　priest。
  The　sentence　of　death　was　pronounced　on　January　26；　1793。　Louis
  received　it　calmly；　and　desired　merely　to　see　his　family；　to　have　a
  confessor　come　to　him；　and　to　prepare　himself　for　his　death。
  During　these　dreadful　weeks　Marie　Antoinette　was　separated　from　her
  husband；　alone　with　her　children；　who　no　longer　were　able　to　smile；
  but　who　sat　day　after　day　with　fixed　eyes　and　silent　lips。　The　queen
  knew　that　the　king　had　been　accused；　had　made　a　private　reply　to　the
  charges　brought　against　him；　and　had　been　brought　before　the
  Convention。　But　not　a　word；　not　a　syllable　of　the　trial　which
  followed；　reached　her。　Madame　Tison；　the　female　dragon　who　guarded
  her；　watched　her　too　well　for　any　tidings　to　reach　her。
  At　last；　however；　the　word　was　brought　which　the　heart　of　the　queen
  had　so　long　anticipated　tremblingly；　for　which　she　had　prepared
  herself　during　the　long　nights　with　tears　and　prayers；　and　which　now
  filled　her　with　grief；　anger；　and　despair。　The　king　was　condemned　to
  death！　He　wanted　only　to　see　his　family；　to　take　his　leave　of　them！
  The　Convention　had　granted　this　privilege　to　him；　and　had　even　gone
  so　far　in　its　grace　as　to　permit　the　family　to　be　without　the
  presence　of　witnesses。　The　meeting　was　appointed；　however；　in　the
  little　dining…room　of　the　king；　because　a　glass　door　led　into　the
  adjoining　room；　and　the　officials　could