“Butnotaloneshallthesingerbeflogged，“criedhe，withavoicelouderandsharperthanbefore——“no，notaloneshallthesingerbeflogged，butgreaterpunishmenthavetheydeservedwhourgeontosuchdeeds。IftheAustrianwomancomeshereagaintoturntheheadsofsympathizingsoulswithhermartyrlooks，ifsheundertakesagaintomoveuswithhertearsandherface，wewillserveherasshedeserves，wewillgowhipinhandintoherbox!“[Footnote：
Goneourt’s“HistoiredeMarieAntoinette，“p。365。]
Thequeenrosefromherchairlikeanexasperatedlioness，andadvancedtothefrontofthebox。Standingerect，withflaminglooksofanger，withcheekslikepurple，sheconfrontedthemthere——thetrueheiroftheCaesars，thecourageousdaughterofMariaTheresa——
andhadalreadyopenedherlipstospeakandoverwhelmthetraitorwithherwrath，whenanothervoicewasheardgivinganswertoMarat。
Itcried：“Besilent，Marat，besilent。Whoeverdarestoinsultawoman，beshequeenorbeggar，dishonorshimself，hismother，hiswife，andhisdaughter。Icallonyouall，Icallonthewholepublic，totakethepartofadefencelesswoman，whomMaratventurestomortallyinsult。
Youallhavemothersandwives；youmay，perhaps，somedayhavedaughters。Defendthehonorofwoman!Donotpermitittobedegradedinyourpresence。Marathasinsultedawoman；weowehersatisfactionforit。Joinwithmeinthecry，’Longlivethequeen!
LongliveMarieAntoinette!’“
Andthepublic，carriedawaywiththeenthusiasmofthisyoung，handsomeman，whohadriseninhisbox，andwhoseslender，proudfiguretoweredaboveall——thepublicbrokeintooneunitedstirringcry：“Longlivethequeen!LongliveMarieAntoinette!“
Marat，tremblingwithrage，hiscountenancesuffusedwithalividpaleness，sankbackinhischair。
“IknewverywellthatBarnavewasatraitor，“hewhispered。“I
shallrememberthismoment，andBarnaveshallonedayatoneforitwithhishead。“
“Barnave，itisBarnave，“whisperedthequeentoherself。“Hehasrescuedmefromgreatdanger，forIwasonthepointofbeingcarriedawaybymywrath，andansweringthemonsterthereashedeserves。“
“Longlivethequeen!LongliveMarieAntoinette!“shoutedthepublic。
MarieAntoinettebowedandgreetedtheaudienceonallsideswithasadsmile，butnotonelookdidshecasttotheboxwhereBarnavesat，withnotonesmiledidshethankhimfortheservicehehaddoneher。Forthequeenknewwellthatherfavorbroughtmisfortunetothosewhosharedit；thatheonwhomshebestowedasmilewastheobjectofthepeople’ssuspicion。
Thepubliccontinuedtoshouthername，butthequeenfeltherselfexhausted，anddrawingbackfromthefrontofthebox，shebeckonedtohercompanion。“Come，“shewhispered，“letusgowhilethepublicarecalling’LongliveMarieAntoinette!’Whoknowswhethertheywillnotbeshoutinginanotherminute，’Awaywiththequeen!wewantnoqueen!’Itpainsmyearsotohearthat，soletusgo。“
Andwhilethepublicwereyetcrying，MarieAntoinettelefttheboxandpassedoutintothecorridor，followedbyMademoiselleBugoisandthetwoofficersinattendance。Butthecorridorwhichthequeenhadtopass，thestaircasewhichshehadtodescendinordertoreachhercarriage，werebothoccupiedbyadensethrong。WiththeswiftnessofthewindthenewshadspreadthroughParisthatthequeenwasgoingtovisittheoperathatevening，andthathervisitwouldnottakeplacewithoutwitnessingsomeextraordinaryoutbreak。
Theroyalistshadhastenedthither，tosalutethequeen，andatleasttoseeherontheway。Thecurious，theidle，andthehostile-
mindedhadcometoseewhatshouldtakeplace，andtoshoutasthemajoritymightshout。Thegreatopera-househadthereforenotaccommodatedhalfwhowantedtobepresent，andallthosewhohadbeenrefusedadmittancehadtakentheirstationonthestairwayandthecorridor，orbeforethemainentrance。Anditwasnaturalthatthosewhostoodbeforethedoorshould，bytheirmerelybeingthere，excitethecuriosityofpassers-by，sothatthese，too，stoodstill，toseewhatwasgoingon，andallpressedforwardtothestaircasetoseeeverythingandtoheareverything。
Butthecivilwarwhichwasragingwithinthetheatrehadgivenrise’tobattlesoutsideaswell；thesamecrieswhichhadresoundedwithin，pealedalongthepathofthequeen。Shecouldonlyadvanceslowly；closerandcloserthrongedthecrowd，louderandlouderroaredaroundMarieAntoinettethevariousbattle-criesoftheparties，“Longlivethequeen!““LonglivetheNationalAssembly!
Downwiththequeen!“
MarieAntoinetteappearedtohearneithertheonenortheotherofthesecries。Withproudlyerectedhead，andcalm，gravelooks，shewalkedforward，untroubledaboutthecrowd，whichtheNationalGuardbeforehercouldonlybreakthroughbyarecoursetothreatsandviolence，inordertomakeapassageforthequeen。
Atlastthedifficulttaskwasdone；atlastshehadreachedhercarriage，andcouldrestuponitscushions，and，unobservedbyspyinglooks，couldgivewaytohergriefandhertears。Butalas!
thisconsolationcontinuedonlyforashorttime。Thecarriagesoonstopped；theTuileries，thatsad，silentprisonoftheroyalfamily，wassoonreached，andMarieAntoinettequicklydriedhertears，andcompelledherselftoappearcalm。
“Donotweepmore，Bugois，“shewhispered。“Wewillnotgiveourenemiesthetriumphofseeingthattheyhaveforcedtearsfromus。
Trytobecheerful，andtellnooneoftheinsultsofthisevening。“
Thecarriagedoorwasopened，thequeendismounted，and，surroundedbyNationalGuardsandofficers，returnedtoherapartments。
Noonebadeherwelcome，noonereceivedherasbecomesaqueen。A
fewoftheservantsonlystoodintheouterroom，butMarieAntoinettehadnolooksforthem。Shehadbeencompelledasaconstitutionalqueenought，todismissherowntriedandfaithfulservants；herhouseholdhadbeenreorganized，andsheknewverywellthatthesenewmenialswereherenemies，andservedasspiesfortheNationalAssembly。Thequeenthereforepassedthemwithoutgreeting，andenteredhersitting-room。
Butevenhereshewasnotalone；thedooroftheante-roomwasopen，andtheresattheofficeroftheNationalGuard，whosedutyofthedayitwastowatchher。
MarieAntoinettehadnolongertherightofbeingalonewithhergrief，nolongertherightofbeingalonewithherhusband。Thelittlecorridorwhichranfromtheapartmentsofthequeentothoseoftheking，wasalwaysclosedandguarded。Whenthekingcametovisithiswife，theguardcametooandremained，hearingeverywordandstandingatthedoortillthekingretired。Inlikemanner，bothentrancestotheapartmentsofthequeenwerealwayswatched；forbeforetheonesatanofficerappointedbytheNationalAssembly，andbeforetheotheramemberoftheNationalGuardstoodassentry。
Withadeepsighthequeenenteredhersleeping-room。Theofficersatbeforetheopendooroftheadjacentroom，andlookedsternlyandcoldlyin。Foraninstantanexpressionofangerflittedoverthefaceofthequeen，andherlipsquiveredasthoughshewantedtospeakahastyword。Butshesuppressedit，andwithdrewbehindthegreatscreen，inordertobedisrobedbyhertwowaiting-maidsandbearrayedinhernight-dress。
Thenshedismissedthemaids，andcomingoutfrombehindthescreen，shesaid，loudlyenoughtobeheardbytheofficer：“Iamweary，I
willsleep。“
Atoncehearose，andturningtothetwoguards，whostoodatthedooroftheanteroom，said：
“Thequeenisretiring，andthewatchintheblackcorridorcanwithdraw。TheNationalAssemblyhasgivencommandtolightentheserviceoftheNationalGuard，bywithdrawingasmuchoftheforceaspossible。Aslongasthequeenislyinginbed，twoeyesareenoughtowatchher，andtheyshallwatchherwell!“
Thesoldierslefttheanteroom，andtheofficerreturnedtotheentranceofthesleeping-room。Hedidnot，however，sitdownintheeasy-chairbeforethedoor，butwalkeddirectlyintothechamberofthequeen。
MarieAntoinettetrembledandreachedoutherhandforthebellwhichstoodbyheronthetable。
“Bestill，forGod’ssake，bestill!“whisperedtheofficer。“Makenonoise，yourmajesty。Lookatmyface。“And，kneelingbeforethequeen，heraisedhisheadandlookedatherwithanexpressionalmostofsupplication。“IamToulan，“hewhispered，“thefaithfulservantofmyqueen。Willyourmajestyhavethegoodnesstorecallme？Hereisaletterfrommypatroness，MadamedeCampan，whospeakswellforme。Willyourmajestyreadit？“
Thequeenranoverthepaperquicklyandturnedwithagentlesmiletotheofficer，whowasstillkneelingbeforeher，andwho，inallherhumiliationandmisfortune，stillpaidherthehomageduetomajesty。
“Standup，sir，“shesaid，mildly。“Thethroneliesindust，andmycrownissosadlybroken，thatitisnolongerworththetroubletokneelbeforeit。“
“Madame，Iseetwocrownsuponyournoblehead，“whisperedToulan——
“thecrownofthequeen，andthecrownofmisfortune。TothesetwocrownsIdedicatemyserviceandmyfidelity，andforthemIampreparedtodie。Itistrue，Icandobutlittleforyourmajesty，butthatlittleshallbefaithfullydone。Thankstomybitterhatredofroyalty，andmyrampantJacobinism，Ihavecarriedmatterssofar，thatIhavebeenputuponthelistofofficerstokeepwatch，and，therefore，onceeveryweekIshallkeepguardbeforeyourmajesty’ssleeping-room。“
“AndwillyoudomethefavortosoputyourchairthatIshallnotseeyou——thatduringthenightImaynotalwayshavethefeelingofbeingwatched？“askedthequeen，insupplicanttones。
“No，yourmajesty，“saidToulan，moved。“Iwillremaininmychair，butyourmajestywillprefer，perhaps，toturnthenightintoday，andremainup；asduringmynightsyouwillnotbedisturbed。“