Justthenthedooropenedandthekingentered。
“Sire,“saidthequeen,assheadvancedtomeethim,“helpmetopersuadethesenoblefriendsthattheyoughttoleaveus!“
“Thequeenisright,“saidLouis,sadly,“theymustgoatonce。Ourmisfortunecompelsustopartwithallwholoveandesteemus。I
havejustsaidfarewelltomybrother,nowIsaythesametoyou;I
commandyoutogo。Pityus,butdonotloseaminute’stime。Takeyourchildrenandyourservantswithyou。Reckonatalltimesuponme。Weshallmeetagaininhappierdays,afterourdangersarepast,andthenyoushallbothresumeyouroldplaces。Farewell!OncemoreIcommandyoutogo!“[Footnote:Theking’sownwords。Thisintensepartingsceneisstrictlyhistorical,accordingtotheconcurrentcommunicationsofMontjoieinhis“HistoiredeMarieAntoinette。“