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When he had fo done, two perfons, 
drefled in black, fhewed him a red Mo- 
rocco pocket-book, afking whether or not 
he knew it. 
“© Yes, (faid M. de Mouttiere,) i# zs 
mine. There is nothing in it but fome 
goldbeater’s leaf, and fome money. Open 
it before this company, and then let me 
bave it.” 
This, however, they did not do ; nor 
was the pocket-book or the money ever 
reftored to him. The pocket book was 
carried to the National Affembly, where 
the Marquis de Bonnai procured it’ to be 
fealed up in their prefence, left fome evil- 
difpofed perfons fhould mtroduce into it 
other papers calculated to injure the Roy- 
al Family. 
One of the officers of the national- 
guard in the palace now faid to M. de 
Mouftier, “* Come, my good fellow—~ 
(Brave homme—a title by which he was 
conflantly afterwards known,) auill you 
drink a glafs of Malaga ?” 
“<I never refufe (anfwered M. de 
Mouttier,) a good thing, and from the 
bands of aworthy man; let us have it.” 
On which that officer gave hima tombler 
of Malaga, with a bifcuit; after fwallow- 
ing which he found himfelf quite recovered. | 
Another perfon then propofed that he 
fhould have fupper ; and a pair of ftewed 
pigeons and a chicken he very {peedily 
difpatched. 
Thofe about him tafted of every dith, 
left, as they faid, he fhould be poifoned : 
but he fuppofed this precaution was fug- 
gefted by their own fears that he fhould 
efcape from them before they could ob- 
tain all the information which they hoped 
to draw from him refpecting the journey. 
“° Come, (faid they,) we will all drink 
a glafs of wines” and advancing their 
tumblers to touch that of M. de Mouttier, 
as is ufual in France on drinking a toatft, 
he faid, ** Well, Gentlemen, let us drink 
to the health of our unbappy Mafter and 
bis Family : ibey are indeed very unfor- 
tyunate.” 
When M. de Mouftier faid this, they 
all drew back their tumblers without ut- 
tering a word; and he immediately 
drank his wine, and rofe from the table. - 
<6 I feel my limbs fliff and benumbed, 
{then faid M.de Mouftier to thofe who 
guarded him,) and if you.will be pleafed 
to allow me to take a turn or two in the 
faloon,it will be a great favour.” 
To this they immediately agreed, fome 
Fourney of Louis XVI. from Paris to Varennes. 
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walking behind, with their arms turned 
towards him, and others on each fide. In 
this manner they attended him, although 
the apartment was crowded with national- 
guards, fome on duty, and others drawn 
thither by curiofity. 
Thefe guards often repeated one to ano- 
ther, “ How is it poffible that three men only 
could carry away the King from amongit 
us? It is wery extraordinary.” 
“< This furprifes you, (faid M. de Mouf- 
tier ;) perbaps you will be glad to know 
how it bappened.”” 
“Yes, brave homme, (anfwered they.) 
jou will oblige us much by explaining it.” 
‘© Well, then, (added he,) the /fecret 
lies in this ; that the brave man never 
reckons the number of bis enemies while 
they are alive, but only after they are dead, 
that he may knows how many of them he has 
killed: and, Gentlemen, at this very wi0- 
ment, foould the King my mafter comimand 
meto attack a hundred thoufand men in 
his defence, it would give me far more 
pleafure than to attack only one or ten, for 
this would not be worth my notice.” 
The national-guards looked firft fted- 
faftly on M. de Mouftier, and then on 
each other ; but made no reply. 
The three gardes-du-corps were fepa- 
rated, each under a guard ; and were 
furnifhed with mattrafles, on which they 
remained until four in the morning. 
During this time perfons were continu- 
ally coming to examine them ; and at laft 
they were told that they muft leave the 
Thuilleries, in order to be carried to the 
Abbey of St. Germain, then ufed asa 
prifon. This early hour was chofen left 
the people fhould be colleéted, who might 
perhaps overawe their guard, and murder 
them on the way. 
The carriage which conveyed the 
gardes-du-corps was entirely furrounded 
with national-guards, and paffed between 
adouble line of infantry and cavalry.— 
Even thefe national-guards themfelves re- 
peatedly called out to the three prifoners, 
“© We will do far you”—(Coquins, nous 
vous arrangerons comme il faut;) at the 
fame time threatening them with their 
fabres, and encouraging the populace in 
every enormity. 
In this manner the prifoners were con- 
ducted tothe Abbey, where the populace 
made feveral attempts to force the gates,: 
in order, as they exclaimed, to have the 
heads of the three gardes-du-corps as a 
trophy. 
POPULATION. 
