theyarenotj……f……Come，followme，mymen，ontotheenemy！[45]—\"Meanwhile，outsidethegate，someofthemunicipalofficersselectedbyPétionamongstthemostrevolutionarymembersofthecouncil，overcomeresistancebytheirspeechesandcommands。
’Afterall，\"saysoneofthem，namedMouchet，\"therightofpetitionissacred。\"——\"Openthegate！\"shoutSergentandBoucher—René，\"nobodyhasarighttoshutit。Everycitizenhasarighttogothroughit！\"[46]Agunnerraisesthelatch，thegateopensandthecourtfillsinthewinklingofaneye；[47]thecrowdrushesunderthearchwayandupthegrandstairwaywithsuchimpetuositythatacannonbornealongbyhandreachesthethirdroomonthefirststorybeforeitstops。Thedoorscrackundertheblowsofaxesand，inthelargehalloftheOeildeB？uf，themultitudefindthemselvesfacetofacewiththeKing。
Insuchcircumstancestherepresentativesofpublicauthority，thedirectories，themunicipalities，themilitarychiefs，and，onthe6thofOctober，theKinghimself，haveallthusfaryielded；theyhaveeitheryieldedorperished。Santerre，certainoftheissue，preferredtotakenopartinthisaffair；heprudentlyholdsback，heshiesaway，andletsthecrowdpushhimintothecouncilchamber，wheretheQueen，theyoungDauphin，andtheladieshavetakenrefuge。[48]
There，withhistall，corpulentfigure，heformedasortofshieldtoforestalluselessandcompromisinginjuries。Inthemeantime，intheOeildeB？uf，heletsthingstaketheircourse；everythingwillbedoneinhisabsencethatoughttobedone，andinthisheseemstohavecalculatedjustly。——Ononeside，inawindowrecess，sitstheKingonabench，almostalone，whileinfrontofhim，asaguard，arefourorfiveoftheNationalGuards；ontheotherside，intheapartments，isanimmensecrowd，hourlyincreasingaccordingastherumoroftheirruptionspreadsinthevicinity，fifteenortwentythousandpersons，aprodigiousaccumulation，apell—melltraversedbyeddies，ahowlingseaofbodiescrushingeachother，andofwhichthesimplefluxandrefluxwouldflattenagainstthewallsobstaclestentimesasstrong，anuproarsufficienttoshatterthewindowpanes，\"frightfulyells，\"cursesandimprecations，\"DownwithM。Veto！\"\"LetVetogotothedevil！\"\"Takebackthepatriotministers！\"\"Heshallsign；wewon’tgoawaytillhedoes！\"[49]——Foremostamongthemall，Legendre，moreresolutethanSanterre，declareshimselfthespokesmanandtrusteeofthepowersofthesovereignpeople:\"Sir，\"sayshetotheKing，who，hesees，makesagestureofsurprise，\"yes，Sir，listentous；youaremadetolistentowhatwesay！Youareatraitor！Youhavealwaysdeceivedus；youdeceiveusnow！Butlookout，themeasureisfull；thepeoplearetiredofbeingplayedupon！\"——\"Sire，Sire，\"exclaimsanotherfanatic，\"Iaskyouinthenameofthehundredthousandbeingsaroundustorecallthepatriotministers……I
demandthesanctionofthedecreeagainstthepriestsandthetwentythousandmen。Eitherthesanctionoryoushalldie！\"——Butlittleiswantingforthethreattobecarriedout。Thefirstcomersareonhand，\"presentingpikes，\"amongthem\"abrigand，\"witharustyswordbladeontheendofapole，\"verysharp，\"andwhopointsthisattheKing。Afterwardstheattemptatassassinationismanytimesrenewed，obstinately，bythreeorfourmadmendeterminedtokill，andwhomakesignsofsodoing，one，ashabby，raggedfellow，whokeepsuphisexcitementwith\"thefoulestpropositions，\"thesecondone，\"aso—