He, however, expressed a wish that they should remain in Paris, and his fellow-citizens must not now complain that they decline to endorse the legend which, very probably, will be handed down to future generations of Frenchmen as the history of the siege of Paris.

The Prussians will not raise the siege for anything either French or English journalists say.

The Parisians themselves must perceive that the attempt to frighten their enemies away by drum-beating and trumpet-blowing has signally failed.

Times have altered since Jericho.

It is telling the Prussians nothing new to inform them that the National Guard are poor troops.