This decree was drawn up, which, however, did not prevent Lauriston from refusing.

Another decree, again proposed by Berryer, pronounced any one who had outraged the Parliamentary inviolability to be a traitor, and ordered the immediate release of those Representatives who had been wrongfully made prisoners.

All this was voted at once without debate, in a sort of great unanimous confusion, and in the midst of a storm of fierce conversations.

From time to time Berryer imposed silence.

Then the angry outcries broke forth again.