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the eyes of the king.-^^ As the crowd surged in, curious to see 

 royahy at home, asking, " Where are they ? Where is he ? Where 

 is she?" menaces and imprecations were heard.-^^ It was noted 

 by the guards that one man in the crowd, dressed in a green waist- 

 coat, was one of the executioners of 1789.-^* Another guard 

 recognized Soudin, one of the besiegers of the Bastille, armed with 

 gun and bayonet, advancing toward the king with threatening 

 words and manner.-^^ Still another guard described an individual 

 about thirty-six years old, poorly dressed, saber in hand, making 

 great efiforts to reach the king and using the most abusive lan- 

 guage.^^^ A handsome young national guard, whom the king 

 recognized as having been a member of his body guard, addressed 

 horrible insults to him.-^^'^ All these were forced back by the 

 volunteer grenadiers who formed a guard before the king.^^^ 



In the midst of this tumult the king remained remarkably tran- 

 quil, speaking calmly to each one who addressed him and protest- 

 ing his loyalty to the constitution. It was believed by many of 

 the witnesses that his sang-froid prevented greater violence.-^® 



^'^"Declaration de Guibout " ; J. J. Leroux in his declaration says this 

 emblem was carried along the terrace and was marked, " The heart of 

 M. Veto." See also support for both of these statements in " Rapport fait 

 au conseil du department par MM. Garnier, Leveillard et Demantort." 



"^ " Declaration de Guingerlot " ; " Deposition de Rougeville." 



"■* " Declaration de Guibout " ; " Declaration de Guingerlot." 



-'® " Declaration de Guibout." Guibout states that Soudin had been driven 

 from the battahon Saint-Opportune; that he had, at the beginning of the 

 revolution, taken the heads of Berthier and Foulon at the morgue, washed 

 them in a pail of water and given them to the people to carry on pikes. 



"" " Declaration de Lecrosnier." 



"'' Letter of Azema, deputy of L'Aude to the legislative assembly 

 written at eleven o'clock p. m. June 20, 1792. {Revolution frangaise, 

 XXVII, 172). 



^* This is stated by the guards around the king and is also repeated by 

 the commissioners of the department in their report on the suspension 

 of Petion. " Rapport fait au conseil du departement par MM. Garnier, 

 Leveillard et Demantort." 



"° Bourcet in Revolution frangaise, XVII, y6; " Extrait d'une lettre ecrite 

 de Paris en datte du 21 juin a Dupin et fils a Montpellier," in Revue his- 

 torique de la revolution frangaise, II., 597; Oelsner in Revue historique, 

 LXXXVII, 80; Correspondence secrete inedite sur Louis XVI, Marie 



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