Whentheroyalfamilywentdowntotaketheirwalkinthegarden，Santerreusedtocomeupwithatroopofsoldiers。ThesentrieswhomtheypassedshoulderedarmsbeforeSanterre；butassoonashehadpassedandthekingcame，theygroundedtheirarms，andpretendednottoseehim。Inthedoorthatledintothegarden，Rocher，theturnkey，usedtostand，andtakehispleasureinlettingtheroyalfamilywaitbeforeunlocking，whileheblewgreatcloudsofsmokeintotheirfacesfromhislongtobacco-pipe。TheNationalGuardswhostoodintheneighborhoodusedtolaughatthis，andhurlallsortsoflow，vilewordsattheprincesses。Then，whiletheroyalprisonersweretakingtheirwalk，thecannoneersusedtocollectinthealleesthroughwhichtheywandered，anddancetothemusicofrevolutionarysongswhichsomeofthemsang。Sometimesthegardenerswhoworkedtherehurrieduptojointheminthisdance，andtoencircletheprisonersintheirwildevolutions。Oneofthesepeopledisplayedhissickletothekingoneday，andsworethathewouldcutofftheheadofthequeenwithit。Andwhen，aftertheirsadwalk，theyhadreturnedtotheTemple，theywerereceivedbythesentinelsandtheturnkeywithrenewedinsults；and，asifitwerenotenoughtofilltheearwiththisabuse，theeyetoomusthaveitsshare。Thevilestofexpressionswerewrittenuponthewallsofthecorridorswhichtheroyalpartyhadtotraverse。Youmightreadthere：“MadameVetowillsoonbedancingagain。DownwiththeAustrianshe-wolf!Thewolf’sbroodmustbestrangled。Thekingmustbehangedwithhisownribbon!“Anothertimetheyhaddrawnagallows，onwhichafigurewashanging，withtheexpressionwrittenbeneath，“Louistakinganair-bath!“
Andso，eventheshortwalksoftheprisonersweretransformedintosuffering。Atfirstthequeenthoughtshecouldnotbearit，andthepromenadesweregivenup。Butthepalecheeksofherdaughter，thelonginglookswhichthedauphincastfromtheclosedwindowtothegarden，warnedthemothertodowhatthequeenfoundtoosevereatask。Sheunderwentthepaininvolvedinthis，shesubmittedherself，andeverydaytheroyalpairtookthedearchildrenintothegardenagain，andborethisunworthytreatmentwithoutcomplaint，thatthechildrenmightenjoyalittleairandsunshine。
Oneday，the21stofSeptember，theroyalfamilyhadreturnedfromtheirwalktotheirsitting-room。Thekinghadtakenabookandwasreading；thequeenwassittingnearhim，engagedinsomelightwork；
whilethedauphin，withhissisterTheresa，andhisauntElizabeth，wereinthenextroom，andwerebusyingeachotherwithriddles。Intheopenanteroomthetwoofficialsweresitting，theireyesfixedupontheprisonerswithakindofcruelpleasure。
Suddenlybeneaththeirwindowswereheardtheloudblastoftrumpetsandtherattleofdrums；thenfolloweddeepsilence，andamidthisstillnessthefollowingproclamationwasreadwithaloudvoice：