My landlord, Meurice, a man who, I suppose, has realised a million francs or more, is up one night in four with his firelock doing the duty of a common watchman.
"There is, however, something to be said as an explanation of the zeal with which the bourgeoisie give their time and money to the public.

The army received so painful a humiliation in the battles of July that it is by no means inclined to serve the new system faithfully.

The rabble behaved nobly during the conflict, and have since shown rare humanity and moderation.

Yet those who remember the former Revolution feel an extreme dread of the ascendency of mere multitude and there have been signs, trifling in themselves, but such as may naturally alarm people of property.

Workmen have struck.