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THE LIFE OF 



ing them either to march with the fedion, or 

 to remain at home; queftioning them at the 

 fame time concerning their fituation, employ- 

 ment, and bufmefs in town. Among others 

 they came to me, when I told them, that I had 

 obtained General Beruyer's leave for myfelf and 

 Mr. Maxwell to march with his Staff; and that 

 I was to hold myfelf in rcadinefs at his quarters 

 at four next morning. 



I attended as was appointed, and rode with 

 the General to the Temple. During our march 

 he feveral times obferved to me, that he was 

 furpriled at my curiofity ; that, for his own part, 

 were he not apprehenfive that his declining to 

 attend, (though no part of his duty,) would en-' 

 danger his own head, he could not have been 

 induced to be witnefs of fo awful a fcene. I 

 repeat this in refpedl to the m.emory of the 

 amiable Beruyer, who fince paid his life as the 

 price of his unfhaken loyalty; and who, though 

 forced to difguife his thoughts, was ever in his 

 heart the devoted advocate of the King. When 

 I add that he had a wife and fix children, and 

 no fortune, his difguife will be thought very 

 excufeable. 



Though I had hitherto avoided going into 

 the prifoa of the Temple, I now went with 

 Beruyer and his Staff into the apartment where 

 the Committee of the Commune was fitting. In 



a little 



