Thepeoplenotonlysentencebuttheyexecute，and，asisalwaysthecase，blindly。AtSaint—Denis，Chatel，themayor’slieutenant，whosedutyitistodistributeflour，hadreducedthepriceofbreadathisownexpense:onthe3rdofAugusthishouseisforcedopenattwoo’clockinthemorning，andhetakesrefugeinasteeple；themobfollowhim，cuthisthroatanddraghisheadalongthestreets。
——Notonlydothepeopleexecute，buttheypardon——andwithequaldiscernment。Onthe11thofAugust，atVersailles，asaparricideisabouttobebrokenonthewheel，thecrowddemandhisrelease，flyattheexecutioner，andsetthemanfree。[9]Veritablythisissovereignpowerlikethatoftheorientalsovereignwhoarbitrarilyawardslifeordeath！Awomanwhoprotestsagainstthisscandalouspardonisseizedandcomesnearbeinghung；forthenewmonarchconsidersasacrimewhateverisoffensivetohisnewmajesty。
Again，hereceivespublicandhumblehomage。ThePrimeMinister，onimploringthepardonofM。deBezenvalattheH？tel—de—Ville，inthepresenceoftheelectorsandofthepublic，hasputitinappropriatewords:
\"Itisbeforethemostunknown，theobscurestcitizenofParisthatIprostratemyself；atwhosefeetIkneel。\"
Afewdaysbeforethis，atSaint—Germain—en—Laye，andatPoissy，thedeputiesoftheNationalAssemblynotonlykneeldowninwords，butactually，andforalongtime，onthepavementinthestreet，andstretchforththeirhands，weeping，tosavetwolivesofwhichonlyoneisgrantedtothem。—Beholdthemonarchbythesebrilliantsigns！Alreadydotheyoung，whoareeagerimitatorsofallactionsthatareinfashion，apetheminminiature；duringthemonthwhichfollowsthemurderofBerthierandFoulon，Baillyisinformedthatthegaminsinthestreetsareparadingaboutwiththeheadsoftwocatsstuckontheendsoftwopoles。[10]