the memoirs of marie antoinette-第88部分

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of　France；　and　in　the　midst　of　the　snows　by　which　we　were　environed。

On　the　28th　I　received　a　note　written　in　a　hand　which　I　recognised　as　that　of　M。　Diet；＇This　officer　was　slain　in　the　Queen's　chamber　on　the　10th　of　Augaet＇　usher　of　the　Queen's　chamber；　but　dictated　by　her　Majesty。　　It　contained　these　words：　〃I　am　this　moment　arrived；　I　have　just　got　into　my　bath；　I　and　my　family　exist；　that　is　all。　　I　have　suffered　much。　　Do　not　return　to　Paris　until　I　desire　you。　　Take　good　care　of　my　poor　Campan；　soothe　his　sorrow。　　Look　for　happier　times。〃　This　note　was　for　greater　safety　addressed　to　my　father…in…law's　valet…de　…chambre。　　What　were　my　feelings　on　perceiving　that　after　the　most　distressing　crisis　we　were　among　the　first　objects　of　the　kindness　of　that　unfortunate　Princess！

M。　Campan　having　been　unable　to　benefit　by　the　waters　of　Mont　d'Or；　and　the　first　popular　effervescence　having　subsided；　I　thought　I　might　return　to　Clermont。　　The　committee　of　surveillance；　or　that　of　general　safety；　had　resolved　to　arrest　me　there；　but　the　Abbe　Louis；　formerly　a　parliamentary　counsellor；　and　then　a　member　of　the　Constituent　Assembly；　was　kind　enough　to　affirm　that　I　was　in　Auvergne　solely　for　the　purpose　of　attending　my　father…in…law；　who　was　extremely　ill。　　The　precautions　relative　to　my　absence　from　Paris　were　limited　to　placing　us　under　the　surveillance　of　the　'procureur'　of　the　commune；　who　was　at　the　same　time　president　of　the　Jacobin　club；　but　he　was　also　a　physician　of　repute；　and　without　having　any　doubt　that　he　had　received　secret　orders　relative　to　me；　I　thought　it　would　favour　the　chances　of　our　safety　if　I　selected　him　to　attend　my　patient。　　I　paid　him　according　to　the　rate　given　to　the　best　Paris　physicians；　and　I　requested　him　to　visit　us　every　morning　and　every　evening。　　I　took　the　precaution　to　subscribe　to　no　other　newspaper　than　the　Moniteur。　　Doctor　Monestier　（for　that　was　the　physician's　name）　frequently　took　upon　himself　to　read　it　to　us。　　Whenever　he　thought　proper　to　speak　of　the　King　and　Queen　in　the　insulting　and　brutal　terms　at　that　time　unfortunately　adopted　throughout　France；　I　used　to　stop　him　and　say；　coolly；　〃Monsieur；　you　are　here　in　company　with　the　servants　of　Louis　XVI。　　and　Marie　Antoinette。　　Whatever　may　be　the　wrongs　with　which　the　nation　believes　it　has　to　reproach　them；　our　principles　forbid　our　losing　sight　of　the　respect　due　to　them　from　us。〃　　Notwithstanding　that　he　was　an　inveterate　patriot；　he　felt　the　force　of　this　remark；　and　even　procured　the　revocation　of　a　second　order　for　our　arrest；　becoming　responsible　for　us　to　the　committee　of　the　Assembly；　and　to　the　Jacobin　society。

The　two　chief　women　about　the　Dauphin；　who　had　accompanied　the　Queen　to　Varennes；　Diet；　her　usher；　and　Camot；　her　garcon　de　toilette；the　women　on　account　of　the　journey；　and　the　men　in　consequence　of　the　denunciation　of　the　woman　belonging　to　the　wardrobe；were　sent　to　the　prisons　of　the　Abbaye。　　After　my　departure　the　garcon　de　toilette　whom　I　had　taken　to　Madame　Vallayer　Coster's　was　sent　there　with　the　portfolio　she　had　agreed　to　receive。　　This　commission　could　not　escape　the　detestable　spy　upon　the　Queen。　　She　gave　information　that　a　portfolio　had　been　carried　out　on　the　evening　of　the　departure；　adding　that　the　King　had　placed　it　upon　the　Queen's　easy…chair；　that　the　garcon　de　toilette　wrapped　it　up　in　a　napkin　and　took　it　under　his　arm；　and　that　she　did　not　know　where　he　had　carried　it。　　The　man；　who　was　remarkable　for　his　fidelity；　underwent　three　examinations　without　making　the　slightest　disclosure。　　M。　Diet；　a　man　of　good　family；　a　servant　on　whom　the　Queen　placed　particular　reliance；　likewise　experienced　the　severest　treatment。　　At　length；　after　a　lapse　of　three　weeks；　the　Queen　succeeded　in　obtaining　the　release　of　her　servants。

The　Queen；　about　the　15th　of　August；　had　me　informed　by　letter　that　I　might　come　back　to　Paris　without　being　under　any　apprehension　of　arrest　there；　and　that　she　greatly　desired　my　return。　　I　brought　my　father…in…　law　back　in　a　dying　state；　and　on　the　day　preceding　that　of　the　acceptation　of　the　constitutional　act；　I　informed　the　Queen　that　he　was　no　more。　　〃The　loss　of　Lassonne　and　Campan；〃　said　she；　as　she　applied　her　handkerchief　to　her　streaming　eyes；　〃has　taught　me　how　valuable　such　subjects　are　to　their　masters。　　I　shall　never　find　their　equals。〃

I　resumed　my　functions　about　the　Queen　on　the　1st　of　September；　1791。　She　was　unable　then　to　converse　with　me　on　all　the　lamentable　events　which　had　occurred　since　the　time　of　my　leaving　her；　having　on　guard　near　her　an　officer　whom　she　dreaded　more　than　all　the　others。　　She　merely　told　me　that　I　should　have　some　secret　services　to　perform　for　her；　and　that　she　would　not　create　uneasiness　by　long　conversations　with　me；　my　return　being　a　subject　of　suspicion。　　But　next　day　the　Queen；　well　knowing　the　discretion　of　the　officer　who　was　to　be　on　guard　that　night；　had　my　bed　placed　very　near　hers；　and　having　obtained　the　favour　of　having　the　door　shut；　when　I　was　in　bed　she　began　the　narrative　of　the　journey；　and　the　unfortunate　arrest　at　Varennes。　　I　asked　her　permission　to　put　on　my　gown；　and　kneeling　by　her　bedside　I　remained　until　three　o'clock　in　the　morning；　listening　with　the　liveliest　and　most　sorrowful　interest　to　the　account　I　am　about　to　repeat；　and　of　which　I　have　seen　various　details；　of　tolerable　exactness；　in　papers　of　the　time。

The　King　entrusted　Count　Fersen　with　all　the　preparations　for　departure。　The　carriage　was　ordered　by　him；　the　passport；　in　the　name　of　Madame　de　Korf；　was　procured　through　his　connection　with　that　lady；　who　was　a　foreigner。　　And　lastly；　he　himself　drove　the　royal　family；　as　their　coachman；　as　far　as　Bondy；　where　the　travellers　got　into　their　berlin。　Madame　Brunier　and　Madame　Neuville；　the　first　women　of　Madame　and　the　Dauphin；　there　joined　the　principal　carriage。　　They　were　in　a　cabriolet。　Monsieur　and　Madame　set　out　from　the　Luxembourg　and　took　another　road。　They　as　well　as　the　King　were　recognised　by　the　master　of　the　last　post　in　France；　but　this　man；　devoting　himself　to　the　fortunes　of　the　Prince；　left　the　French　territory；　and　drove　them　himself　as　postilion。　　Madame　Thibaut；　the　Queen's　first　woman；　reached　Brussels　without　the　slightest　difficulty。　　Madame　Cardon；　from　Arras；　met　with　no　hindrance；　and　Leonard；　the　Queen's　hairdresser；　passed　through　Varennes　a　few　hours　before　the　royal　family。　　Fate　had　reserved　all　its　obstacles　for　the　unfortunate　monarch。

Nothing　worthy　of　notice　occurred　in　the　beginning　of　the　journey。　　The　travellers　were　detained　a　short　time；　about　twelve　leagues　from　Paris；　by　some　repairs　which　the　carriage　required。　　The　King　chose　to　walk　up　one　of　the　hills；　and　these　two　circumstances　caused　a　delay　of　three　hours；　precisely　at　the　time　when　it　was　intended　that　the　berlin　should　have　been　met；　just　before　reaching　Varennes；　by　the　detachment　commanded　by　M。　de　Goguelat。　　This　detachment　was　punctually　stationed　upon　the　spot　fixed　on；　with　orders　to　wait　there　for　the　arrival　of　certain　treasure；　which　it　was　to　escort；　but　the　peasantry　of　the　neighbourhood；　alarmed　at　the　sight　of　this　body　of　troops；　came　armed　with　staves；　and　asked　severa