But let there be no mistake: there was no peace; they were simply awaiting a declaration of war.

When the calm was broken, it was from Marseilles that the provocation came.

We shall efface ourselves for a time and let an eye-witness speak, who being a Catholic cannot be suspected of partiality for the Protestants.
"I was living in Marseilles at the time of Napoleon's landing, and I was a witness of the impression which the news produced upon everyone.

There was one great cry; the enthusiasm was universal; the National Guard wanted to join him to the last man, but Marshal Massena did not give his consent until it was too late, for Napoleon had already reached the mountains, and was moving with such swiftness that it would have been impossible to overtake him.

Next we heard of his triumphal entry into Lyons, and of his arrival in Paris during the night.