Asarear—guard，theyhave\"therabbleofthesuburbsofParis，whichflocksinateverytapofthedrumbecauseithopestomakesomething。\"[97]Asadvance—guardtheyhave\"brigands，\"whilethefrontrankscontain\"alltherobbersinParis，whichthefactionhasenrolledinitspartytousewhenrequired；\"thesecondranksaremadeupof\"anumberofformerdomestics，thebulliesofgambling—housesandofhousesofill—fame，allthevilestclass。\"[98]——Naturally，lostwomenformapartofthecrowd\"Citoyennes，\"Henriotsays，addressingtheprostitutesofthePalais—Royal，whomhehasassembledinitsgarden，\"citoyennes，areyougoodrepublicans？\"\"Yes，general，yes！\"\"Haveyou，bychance，anyrefractorypriest，anyAustrian，anyPrussian，concealedinyourapartments？\"\"Fie，fie！Wehavenobodybutsans—culottes！\"[99]——AlongwiththesearethethievesandprostitutesoutoftheChateletandConciergerie，setatlibertyandthenenlistedbytheSeptemberslaughterers，underthecommandofanoldhagnamedRoseLacombe，[100]formingtheusualaudienceoftheConvention；onimportantdays，sevenoreighthundredofthesemaybecounted，sometimestwothousand，stationedattheentranceandinthegalleries，fromnineo’clockinthemorning。[101]——Maleandfemale，\"thisanti—socialvermin\"102thuscrawlsaroundatthesessionsoftheAssembly，theCommune，theJacobinclub，therevolutionarytribunal，thesectionsandonemayimaginethephysiognomiesitofferstoview。
\"Itwouldseem，\"saysadeputy，[103]\"asifeverysinkinParisandothergreatcitieshadbeenscouredtofindwhateverwasfoul，themosthideous，andthemostinfected……Ugly，cadaverousfeatures，blackorbronzed，surmountedwithtuftsofgreasyhair，andwitheyessunkenhalf—wayintothehead……Theybelchedforthwiththeirnauseousbreaththegrossestinsultsamidstsharpcrieslikethoseofcarnivorousanimals。\"Amongthemtherecanbedistinguished\"theSeptembermurderers，whom\"saysanobserver[104]inapositiontoknowthem，\"Icancomparetonothingbutlazytigerslickingtheirpaws，growlingandtryingtofindafewmoredropsofbloodjustspilled，awaitingafreshsupply。\"Farfromhidingawaytheystrutaboutandshowthemselves。Oneofthem，Petit—Mamain，sonofaninnkeeperatBordeauxandaformersoldier，\"withapale，wrinkledface，sharpeyesandboldair，wearingascimitarathissideandpistolsathisbelt，\"
promenadesthePalais—Royal[105]\"accompaniedorfollowedatadistancebyothersofthesamespecies，\"and\"takingpartineveryconversation。\"\"Itwasme，\"hesays，\"whorippedopenLaLamballeandtoreherheartout……AllIhavetoregretisthatthemassacrewassuchashortone。Butweshallhaveitoveragain。Onlywaitafortnight！\"and，thereupon，hecallsouthisownnameindefiance。——
Another，whohasnoneedofstatinghiswell—knownname，Maillard，presidentoftheAbbayemassacres，hashishead—quartersatthecafé
Chrétien，[106]RueFavart，fromwhich，guzzlingdramsofbrandy，\"hedispatcheshismustachedmen，sixty—eightcutthroats，theterrorofthesurroundingregion；\"weseethemincoffee—housesandinthefoyersofthetheaters\"drawingtheirhugesabers，\"andtellinginoffensivepeople:\"IamMr。soandso；ifyoulookatmewithcontemptI’llcutyoudown！——Afewmonthsmoreand，underthecommandofoneofHenriot’saids，asquadofthisbandwillrobandtoast（chauffer）peasantsintheenvironmentofCorbeilandMeaux。[107]Inthemeantime，eveninParis，theytoast，rob，andrapeongrandoccasions。Onthe25thand26thofFebruary，1793，[108]theypillagewholesaleandretailgroceries，\"savethosebelongingtoJacobins，\"intheRuedesLombards，RuedesCinq—Diamants，RueBeaurepaire，RueMontmartre，intheIleSaint—Louis，onthePort—au—