the memoirs of marie antoinette-第69部分

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ty　of　manner　which　long　illness　always　gives　to　children：　〃Go　out；　Duchess；　you　are　so　fond　of　using　perfumes；　and　they　always　make　me　ill；〃　and　yet　she　never　used　any。　　The　Queen　perceived；　also；　that　his　prejudices　against　her　friend　extended　to　herself；　her　son　would　no　longer　speak　in　her　presence。　　She　knew　that　he　had　become　fond　of　sweetmeats；　and　offered　him　some　marshmallow　and　jujube　lozenges。　　The　under…governors　and　the　first　valet　de　chambre　requested　her　not　to　give　the　Dauphin　anything；　as　he　was　to　receive　no　food　of　any　kind　without　the　consent　of　the　faculty。　I　forbear　to　describe　the　wound　this　prohibition　inflicted　upon　the　Queen；　she　felt　it　the　more　deeply　because　she　was　aware　it　was　unjustly　believed　she　gave　a　decided　preference　to　the　Duc　de　Normandie；　whose　ruddy　health　and　amiability　did；　in　truth；　form　a　striking　contrast　to　the　languid　look　and　melancholy　disposition　of　his　elder　brother。　　She　even　suspected　that　a　plot　had　for　some　time　existed　to　deprive　her　of　the　affection　of　a　child　whom　she　loved　as　a　good　and　tender　mother　ought。　　Previous　to　the　audience　granted　by　the　King　on　the　10th　August；　1788；　to　the　envoy　of　the　Sultan　Tippoo　Saib；　she　had　begged　the　Duc　d'Harcourt　to　divert　the　Dauphin；　whose　deformity　was　already　apparent；　from　his；　intention　to　be　present　at　that　ceremony；　being　unwilling　to　expose　him　to　the　gaze　of　the　crowd　of　inquisitive　Parisians　who　would　be　in　the　gallery。　　Notwithstanding　this　injunction；　the　Dauphin　was　suffered　to　write　to　his　mother；　requesting　her　permission　to　be　present　at　the　audience。　　The　Queen　was　obliged　to　refuse　him；　and　warmly　reproached　the　governor；　who　merely　answered　that　he　could　not　oppose　the　wishes　of　a　sick　child。　　A　year　before　the　death　of　the　Dauphin　the　Queen　lost　the　Princesse　Sophie；　this　was；　as　the　Queen　said；　the　first　of　a　series　of　misfortunes。


NOTE：　　As　Madame　Campan　has　stated　in　the　foregoing　pages　that　the　money　to　foment　sedition　was　furnished　from　English　sources；　the　decree　of　the　Convention　of　August；　1793；　maybe　quoted　as　illustrative　of　the　entente　cordiale　alleged　to　exist　between　the　insurrectionary　Government　and　its　friends　across　the　Channel！　　The　endeavours　made　by　the　English　Government　to　save　the　unfortunate　King　are　well　known。　　The　motives　prompting　the　conduct　of　the　Duc　d'Orleans　are　equally　well　known。

Art。　　i。　　The　National　Convention　denounces　the　British　Government　to　Europe　and　the　English　nation。

Art。　　ii。　　Every　Frenchman　that　shall　place　his　money　in　the　English　funds　shall　be　declared　a　traitor　to　his　country。

Art。　　iii。　　Every　Frenchman　who　has　money　in　the　English　funds　or　those　of　any　other　Power　with　whom　France　is　at　war　shall　be　obliged　to　declare　the　same。

Art。　　iv。　　All　foreigners；　subjects　of　the　Powers　now　at　war　with　France；　particularly　the　English；　shall　be　arrested；　and　seals　put　upon　their　papers。

Art。　　v。　　The　barriers　of　Paris　shall　be　instantly　shut。

Art。　　vi。　　All　good　citizens　shall　be　required　in　the　name　of　the　country　to　search　for　the　foreigners　concerned　in　any　plot　denounced。

Art。　　vii。　　Three　millions　shall　be　at　the　disposal　of　the　Minister　at　War　to　facilitate　the　march　of　the　garrison　of　Mentz　to　La　Vendee。

Art。　　viii。　　The　Minister　at　War　shall　send　to　the　army　on　the　coast　of　Rochelle　all　the　combustible　materials　necessary　to　set　fire　to　the　forests　and　underwood　of　La　Vendee。

Art。　　ix。　　The　women；　the　children；　and　old　men　shall　be　conducted　to　the　interior　parts　of　the　country。

Art。　　x。　　The　property　of　the　rebels　shall　be　confiscated　for　the　benefit　of　the　Republic。

Art。　　xi。　　A　camp　shall　be　formed　without　delay　between　Paris　and　the　Northern　army。

Art。　　xii。　　All　the　family　of　the　Capets　shall　be　banished　from　the　French　territory；　those　excepted　who　are　under　the　sword　of　the　law；　and　the　offspring　of　Louis　Capet；　who　shall　both　remain　in　the　Temple。

Art。　　xiii。　　Marie　Antoinette　shall　be　delivered　over　to　the　Revolutionary　Tribunal；　and　shall　be　immediately　conducted　to　the　prison　of　the　Conciergerie。　　Louise　Elisabeth　shall　remain　in　the　Temple　till　after　the　judgment　of　Marie　Antoinette。

Art。　　xiv。　　All　the　tombs　of　the　Kings　which　are　at　St。　Denis　and　in　the　departments　shall　be　destroyed　on　August　the　10th。

Art。　　xv。　　The　present　decree　shall　be　despatched　by　extraordinary　couriers　to　all　the　departments。






End　of　The　Memoirs　of　Marie　Antoinette；　V4　by　Madame　Campan






MEMOIRS　OF　THE　COURT　OF　MARIE　ANTOINETTE；　QUEEN　OF　FRANCE

Being　the　Historic　Memoirs　of　Madam　Campan；　First　Lady　in　Waiting　to　the　Queen


BOOK　5。



HISTORIC　COURT　MEMOIRS。

MARIE　ANTOINETTE。

CHAPTER　I。

The　ever…memorable　oath　of　the　States　General；　taken　at　the　Tennis　Court　of　Versailles；　was　followed　by　the　royal　sitting　of　the　23d　of　June。　　In　this　seance　the　King　declared　that　the　Orders　must　vote　separately；　and　threatened；　if　further　obstacles　were　met　with；　to　himself　act　for　the　good　of　the　people。　　The　Queen　looked　on　M。　Necker's　not　accompanying　the　King　as　treachery　or　criminal　cowardice：　she　said　that　he　had　converted　a　remedy　into　poison；　that　being　in　full　popularity；　his　audacity；　in　openly　disavowing　the　step　taken　by　his　sovereign；　had　emboldened　the　factious；　and　led　away　the　whole　Assembly；　and　that　he　was　the　more　culpable　inasmuch　as　he　had　the　evening　before　given　her　his　word　to　accompany　the　King。　　In　vain　did　M。　Necker　endeavour　to　excuse　himself　by　saying　that　his　advice　had　not　been　followed。

Soon　afterwards　the　insurrections　of　the　11th；　12th；　and　14th　of　July　＇The　Bastille　was　taken　on　the　14th　July；　1789。＇　opened　the　disastrous　drama　with　which　France　was　threatened。　　The　massacre　of　M。　de　Flesselles　and　M。　de　Launay　drew　bitter　tears　from　the　Queen；　and　the　idea　that　the　King　had　lost　such　devoted　subjects　wounded　her　to　the　heart。

The　character　of　the　movement　was　no　longer　merely　that　of　a　popular　insurrection；　cries　of　〃Vive　la　Nation！　　Vive　le　Roi！　　Vive　la　Liberte！〃　threw　the　strongest　light　upon　the　views　of　the　reformers。　　Still　the　people　spoke　of　the　King　with　affection；　and　appeared　to　think　him　favourable　to　the　national　desire　for　the　reform　of　what　were　called　abuses；　but　they　imagined　that　he　was　restrained　by　the　opinions　and　influence　of　the　Comte　d'Artois　and　the　Queen；　and　those　two　august　personages　were　therefore　objects　of　hatred　to　the　malcontents。　　The　dangers　incurred　by　the　Comte　d'Artois　determined　the　King's　first　step　with　the　States　General。　　He　attended　their　meeting　on　the　morning　of　the　15th　of　July　with　his　brothers；　without　pomp　or　escort；　he　spoke　standing　and　uncovered；　and　pronounced　these　memorable　words：　〃I　trust　myself　to　you；　I　only　wish　to　be　at　one　with　my　nation；　and；　counting　on　the　affection　and　fidelity　of　my　subjects；　I　have　given　orders　to　the　troops　to　remove　from　Paris　and　Versailles。〃　　The　King　returned　on　foot　from　the　chamber　of　the　States　General　to　his　palace；　the　deputies　crowded　after　him；　and　formed　his　escort；　and　that　of　the　Princes　who　accompanied　him。　The　rage　of　the　populace　was　pointed　against　the　Comte　d'Artois；　whose　unfavourable　opinion　of　the　double　representation　was　an　odious　crime　in　their　e