Strip the Abbe Maury of the habit of his order, and he might have changed sides without a struggle, and have taken his seat amongst the innovators.

Such orators grace a party, they never save it.
XVI.
Cazales was one of those men who are themselves ignorant of their own powers until the hour arrives when circumstances call forth their genius, and assign to them a duty.

An obscure officer in the ranks of the army, chance, which cast him into the tribune, revealed the orator.
He did not inquire which side he should defend; noble, the _noblesse_; royalist, the king; a subject, the throne.

His position made his creed; he bore in the Assembly the character and qualities of his uniform.
Language to him was only another sword, and in all the spirit of chivalry, he devoted it to the cause of Monarchy.

Indolent and ill-educated, his natural good sense supplied the place of study.