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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER V
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Speech of M.Alos, an eye-witness.

(The king does this twice, using about the same words, the first time immediately on the irruption of the crowd, and the second time probably after Vergniaud's harangue.)] [Footnote 2552: The engraving in the "Revolutions de Paris" represents him seated, and separated from the crowd by an empty space; that is a falsehood of the party..] [Footnote 2553: The queen produces the same impression.

Prudhomme, in his journal, calls her "the Austrian panther," which word well expresses the idea of her in the faubourgs.

A prostitute stops before her and bestows on her a volley of curses.

The reply of the queen is: "Have I ever done you any wrong ?" "No; but it is you who do so much harm to the nation." "You have been deceived," replies the queen.


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