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During The Confinement Of Louis Xvi. King Of France.
to whom he had been a father , among so many Frenchmen whom he had loaded with his bounties , there was but a single servant left ¦ with him to participate in his sorrows . ' Alter the answers from the Convention had been read , the Commissioners took the Minister of Justice aside , and asked him h ;; w the King was to see his family ? " In private , ' replied Garat , " it is so intended by the Convention . " Upon which ' the Municipal Officers
communicated to him the resolution of the Commune , which enjoined them not to lose sig ht of the King , nig ht or day . It was then agreed between the Municipal Officers and the Ministers , in order to reconcile these two opposite resolutions , that the King should receive his family in the eating-room , so as to be seen through the glazed partition , but that the door should be shut , that they might not be heard .
' His Majesty called tlie Minister of Justice back , to ask if he had sent to M . de Firmont ? Garat said he . had brought him with him in his carriage , that he was with the Council , and was coming up . His Majesty gave 3000 livres in gold to a Municipal Officer , named Baudrais , who was talking with the Minister , which he begged him to deliver to M . de Malesherbes , to whom they belonged . The Municipal Officer promised he would , but immediately carried them li
the Council , and this money never was paid to M . de Malesherbes , M . de Firmont now made his appearance ; the King took him to the turret , and shut himself in with him . Garat being gone , there remained-in his Majesty ' s apartment only three Municipal Officers . ' At eight o ' clock , the King came out of his closet , and desired the Municipal Officers to conduct him to his family : they replied , thai could not be , but his family should be brought down , if he desired it , " ¦ Be it so , " said the King ; " but I may at least see them alone in my chamber . '' " No , ' * rejoined one of them , " we have settled , with the
Minister of Justice , and it shall be in the eating-room . '' " You have heard , '' said his Majesty , " that the-decree ofthe Convention permits me to see then * without witnesses . " " True , " replied the Officers , " you will be in private ; the door shall be shut , but we shall have our eyes upon you through the glass . " " Let my family come , ''; aid the King . ' In the intervalhis Majesty went into the eating-room : I followed
, him , and placed the table aside , and set chairs at the top to make room . The King desired me to bring some water and a glass . There being a decanter of iced water standing on a table , I brought only a glass , which I placed by it ; on which he told me to bring water thai ¦ was not iced , for if the Queen diank that , it might make her ill . " Go , " added his Majesty , " and tell M . de Firmont not to leave the
closet , lest my family should be shocked on seeing him . " The Commissioner who had gone for them , staid a quarter of an hour ; during Which time , the King returned to his closet ; but from time to time came to the entry-door in extreme agitation . ' [ TO BE CONC 1 UDED IK OUS NEXT . }
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
During The Confinement Of Louis Xvi. King Of France.
to whom he had been a father , among so many Frenchmen whom he had loaded with his bounties , there was but a single servant left ¦ with him to participate in his sorrows . ' Alter the answers from the Convention had been read , the Commissioners took the Minister of Justice aside , and asked him h ;; w the King was to see his family ? " In private , ' replied Garat , " it is so intended by the Convention . " Upon which ' the Municipal Officers
communicated to him the resolution of the Commune , which enjoined them not to lose sig ht of the King , nig ht or day . It was then agreed between the Municipal Officers and the Ministers , in order to reconcile these two opposite resolutions , that the King should receive his family in the eating-room , so as to be seen through the glazed partition , but that the door should be shut , that they might not be heard .
' His Majesty called tlie Minister of Justice back , to ask if he had sent to M . de Firmont ? Garat said he . had brought him with him in his carriage , that he was with the Council , and was coming up . His Majesty gave 3000 livres in gold to a Municipal Officer , named Baudrais , who was talking with the Minister , which he begged him to deliver to M . de Malesherbes , to whom they belonged . The Municipal Officer promised he would , but immediately carried them li
the Council , and this money never was paid to M . de Malesherbes , M . de Firmont now made his appearance ; the King took him to the turret , and shut himself in with him . Garat being gone , there remained-in his Majesty ' s apartment only three Municipal Officers . ' At eight o ' clock , the King came out of his closet , and desired the Municipal Officers to conduct him to his family : they replied , thai could not be , but his family should be brought down , if he desired it , " ¦ Be it so , " said the King ; " but I may at least see them alone in my chamber . '' " No , ' * rejoined one of them , " we have settled , with the
Minister of Justice , and it shall be in the eating-room . '' " You have heard , '' said his Majesty , " that the-decree ofthe Convention permits me to see then * without witnesses . " " True , " replied the Officers , " you will be in private ; the door shall be shut , but we shall have our eyes upon you through the glass . " " Let my family come , ''; aid the King . ' In the intervalhis Majesty went into the eating-room : I followed
, him , and placed the table aside , and set chairs at the top to make room . The King desired me to bring some water and a glass . There being a decanter of iced water standing on a table , I brought only a glass , which I placed by it ; on which he told me to bring water thai ¦ was not iced , for if the Queen diank that , it might make her ill . " Go , " added his Majesty , " and tell M . de Firmont not to leave the
closet , lest my family should be shocked on seeing him . " The Commissioner who had gone for them , staid a quarter of an hour ; during Which time , the King returned to his closet ; but from time to time came to the entry-door in extreme agitation . ' [ TO BE CONC 1 UDED IK OUS NEXT . }