Unfortunately, the nobles, in their insolent arrogance, have elected to ignore the royal dissolution, and in despite of it persist in sitting and in conducting matters as seems good to them." A silence of utter dismay greeted that disconcerting epilogue to the announcement that had been so rapturously received.

Andre-Louis continued after a moment's pause: "So that these men who were already rebels against the people, rebels, against justice and equity, rebels against humanity itself, are now also rebels against their King.

Sooner than yield an inch of the unconscionable privileges by which too long already they have flourished, to the misery of a whole nation, they will make a mock of royal authority, hold up the King himself to contempt.

They are determined to prove that there is no real sovereignty in France but the sovereignty of their own parasitic faineantise." There was a faint splutter of applause, but the majority of the audience remained silent, waiting.
"This is no new thing.

Always has it been the same.