He and his family are handed over to the care of the Commune, and their correspondence is to be intercepted.

A revolutionary tribunal has been constituted, when, I suppose, the farce of trying men whose only crime is loyalty to the king is to be carried out.
"We must be prepared, my love, to face the worst.

Escape is now impossible, and, indeed, so long as the king and queen are alive I would not quit Paris; but we must prepare for sending the children away if possible.".