next；thetroopoffigure—headswho，inotherpublicplaces，aretorepresentthepeople，about1，000bawlersandclaqueurs，\"two—thirdsofwhicharewomen。\"\"WhileIwasfree，\"saysBeaulieu，[179]\"I
closelyobservedtheirmovements。Itwasamagic—lanternconstantlyinoperation。TheytraveledtoandfromtheConventiontotheRevolutionaryTribunal，andfromthistotheJacobinClub，ortotheCommune，whichhelditsmeetingsintheevening……Theyscarcelytooktimefortheirnaturalrequirements；theywereoftenseendiningandsuppingattheirpostswhensomeactionoranimportantmurderwasintheoffing。Henriot，thecommander—in—chiefofbothhordes，wasatonetimeaswindler，thenapolice—informer，thenimprisonedatBicêtreforrobbery，andthenoneoftheSeptembermurderers。Hismilitarybearingandpopularityareduetoparadingthestreetsintheuniformofageneral，andappearinginhumbugperformances；heisthetypeofaswaggerer，alwaysdrunkorsoakedwithbrandy。Ablockhead，withabeeryvoice，blinkingeyes，andafacedistortedbynervoustwitching，hepossessesalltheexternalcharacteristicsofhisemployment。Intalking，hevociferateslikemenwiththescurvy；hisvoiceissepulchral，andwhenhestopstalkinghisfeaturescometorestonlyafterrepeatedagitations；heblinksthreetimes，afterwhichhisfacerecoversitsequilibrium。\"[180]
Marat，Hébert，andHenriot，themaniac，thethiefandthebrute。WereitnotforthedaggerofCharlotteCorday，[181]itisprobablethatthistrio，masterofthepressandofthearmedforce，aidedbyJacquesRoux，Leclerc，Vincent，Ronsin，andothermadmenoftheslums，wouldhaveputasideDanton，suppressedRobespierre，andgovernedFrance。Sucharethecounselors，thefavorites，andtheleadersoftherulingrevolutionaryclass；didonenotknowwhatwastooccurduringthenextfourteenmonths，onemightformanideaofitsgovernmentfromthequalityofthesemen。
Andyet，suchasthisgovernmentis，Franceacceptsorsubmitstoit。
Infact，Lyons，Marseilles，Toulon，N？mes，Bordeaux，Caen，andothercities，feelingtheknifeattheirthroats，[182]turnasidethestrokewithamovementofhorror。TheyriseagainsttheirlocalJacobins；butitisnothingmorethananinstinctivemovement。TheydonotthinkofformingStateswithintheState，asthe\"Mountain\"pretendsthattheydo，norofusurpingthecentralauthority，asthe\"Mountain\"actuallydoes。Lyonscries，\"LonglivetheRepublic，oneandindivisible，\"