Butgraduallyshegainedhercomposureandspirit，andeventhedailyhumiliationandtrialswhichsheencounteredawakenedinherthefireanddefianceofherearlierdays。
Thekingandthequeenwere，aftertheirreturnfromVarennes，theprisonersoftheirownpeople，andtheTuileriesformedtheprisoninwhichwithnever-sleepingcrueltythepeoplewatchedtheirroyalcaptives。
ThechiefsofthebattalionsconstitutingtheNationalGuardtookturnsinsentrydutyovertheroyalcouple。Theyhadreceivedtherigidordertoconstantlywatchtheroyalfamily，andnottoleavethemforamomentalone。Eventhesleeping-roomofthequeenwasnotclosedtotheespionageoftheguards；thedoortothedrawing-roomclosebyhadalwaystobeopen，andinthisdrawing-roomwastheofficeroftheguard。Eveninthenight，whilethequeenlayinherbed，thisdoorremainedopen，andtheofficer，sittinginanarm-
chairdirectlyoppositetothedoor，kepthiseyesdirectedtothebedinwhichthequeensoughttosleep，andwrestledwiththepainsandfearwhichshewastooproudtoshowtoherpersecutors。Thequeenhadstoopedtomakebutonerequest；shehadaskedthatatleastinthemorning，whenshearoseanddressed，shemightclosethedoorsofhersleeping-room，andtheyhadbeenmagnanimousenoughtocomplywithherwish。[Footnote：“HistoiredeMarieAntoinette，“
parEdmondetJulesdeGoneourt，p。861。]