the origins of contemporary france-2-第10章

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while　the　Journeymen；　the　carters；　the　cobblers；　the　masons；　the

braziers；　and　the　stone…cutters　whom　they　go　to　solicit　in　their

lodgings　are　just　as　ignorant　as　they　are。　　When　irritation　has

accumulated；　it　breaks　out　haphazardly。



Just　at　this　time　the　clergy　of　Paris　renounce　their　privileges　in

way　of　imposts；＇13＇　and　the　people；　taking　friends　for　adversaries；

add　in　their　invectives　the　name　of　the　clergy　to　that　of　Réveillon。

During　the　whole　of　the　day；　and　also　during　the　leisure　of　Sunday；

the　fermentation　increases；　on　Monday　the　27th；　another　day　of

idleness　and　drunkenness；　the　bands　begin　to　move。　　Certain

witnesses　encounter　one　of　these　in　the　Rue　Saint…Sévérin；　〃armed

with　clubs；〃　and　so　numerous　as　to　bar　the　passage。　　〃Shops　and

doors　are　closed　on　all　sides；　and　the　people　cry　out；　'There's　the

revolt！'〃　The　seditious　crowd　belch　out　curses　and　invectives

against　the　clergy；　〃and；　catching　sight　of　an　abbé；　shout

'Priest！'〃　Another　band　parades　an　effigy　of　Réveillon　decorated

with　the　ribbon　of　the　order　of　St。　　Michael；　which　undergoes　the

parody　of　a　sentence　and　is　burnt　on　the　Place　de　Grève；　after　which

they　threaten　his　house。　　Driven　back　by　the　guard；　they　invade　that

of　a　manufacturer　of　saltpeter；　who　is　his　friend；　and　burn　and

smash　his　effects　and　furniture。＇14＇　　It　is　only　towards　midnight

that　the　crowd　is　dispersed　and　the　insurrection　is　supposed　to　have

ended。　　On　the　following　day　it　begins　again　with　greater　violence；

for；　besides　the　ordinary　stimulants　of　misery＇15＇　and　the　craving

for　license；　they　have　a　new　stimulant　in　the　idea　of　a　cause　to

defend；　the　conviction　that　they　are　fighting　〃for　the　Third…

Estate。〃　In　a　cause　like　this　each　one　should　help　himself；　and　all

should　help　each　other。　　〃We　should　be　lost；〃　one　of　them　exclaimed；

〃if　we　did　not　sustain　each　other。〃　Strong　in　this　belief；　they　sent

deputations　three　times　into　the　Faubourg　Saint…Marceau　to　obtain

recruits；　and　on　their　way；　with　uplifted　clubs　they　enrol；

willingly　or　unwillingly；　all　they　encounter。　　Others；　at　the　gate

of　Saint…Antoine；　arrest　people　who　are　returning　from　the　races；

demanding　of　them　if　they　are　for　the　nobles　or　for　the　Third…

Estate；　and　force　women　to　descend　from　their　vehicles　and　to　cry

〃Vive　le　Tiers…Etat　〃＇16＇。　　　Meanwhile　the　crowd　has　increased

before　Réveillon's　dwelling；　the　thirty　men　on　guard　are　unable　to

resist；　the　house　is　invaded　and　sacked　from　top　to　bottom；　the

furniture；　provisions；　clothing；　registers；　wagons；　even　the　poultry

in　the　back…yard；　all　is　cast　into　blazing　bonfires　lighted　in　three

different　places；　five　hundred　louis　d'or；　the　ready　money；　and　the

silver　plate　are　stolen。　　Several　roam　through　the　cellars；　drink

liquor　or　varnish　at　haphazard　until　they　fall　down　dead　drunk　or

expire　in　convulsions。　　Against　this　howling　horde；　a　corps　of　the

watch；　mounted　and　on　foot；　is　seen　approaching；＇17＇　also　a　hundred

cavalry　of　the　〃Royal　Croats；〃　the　French　Guards；　and　later　on　the

Swiss　Guards。　　〃Tiles　and　chimneys　are　rained　down　on　the　soldiers；〃

who　fire　back　four　files　at　a　time。　　The　rioters；　drunk　with　brandy

and　rage；　defend　themselves　desperately　for　several　hours；　more　than

two　hundred　are　killed；　and　nearly　three　hundred　are　wounded；　they

are　only　put　down　by　cannon；　while　the　mob　keeps　active　until　far

into　the　night。　　…　　Towards　eight　in　the　evening；　in　the　rue

Vieille…du…Temple；　the　Paris　Guard　continue　to　make　charges　in　order

to　protect　the　doors　which　the　miscreants　try　to　force。　　Two　doors

are　forced　at　half…past　eleven　o'clock　in　the　Rue　Saintonge　and　in

the　Rue　de　Bretagne；　that　of　a　pork…dealer　and　that　of　a　baker。

Even　to　this　last　wave　of　the　outbreak　which　is　subsiding　we　can

distinguish　the　elements　which　have　produced　the　insurrection；　and

which　are　about　to　produce　the　Revolution。　　　Starvation　is　one　of

these：　in　the　Rue　de　Bretagne　the　band　robbing　the　baker's　shop

carries　bread　off　to　the　women　staying　at　the　corner　of　the　Rue

Saintonge。　　　　Brigandage　is　another：　in　the　middle　of　the　night　M。

du　Chatelet's　spies；　gliding　alongside　of　a　ditch；　〃see　a　group　of

ruffians〃　assembled　beyond　the　Barrière　du　Tr？ne；　their　leader；

mounted　on　a　little　knoll；　urging　them　to　begin　again；　and　the

following　days；　on　the　highways；　vagabonds　are　saying　to　each　other；

〃We　can　do　no　more　at　Paris；　because　they　are　too　sharp　on　the　look…

out；　let　us　go　to　Lyons！〃　There　are；　finally；　the　patriots：　on　the

evening　of　the　insurrection；　between　the　Pont…au…Change　and　the

Pont…Marie；　the　half…naked　ragamuffins；　besmeared　with　dirt；　bearing

along　their　hand…barrows；　are　fully　alive　to　their　cause；　they　beg

alms　in　a　loud　tone　of　voice；　and　stretch　out　their　hats　to　the

passers；　saying；　〃Take　pity　on　this　poor　Third…Estate！〃　　The

starving；　the　ruffians；　and　the　patriots；　all　form　one　body；　and

henceforth　misery；　crime；　and　public　spirit　unite　to　provide　an

ever…ready　insurrection　for　the　agitators　who　desire　to　raise　one。





IV。　　The　Palais…Royal。



But　the　agitators　are　already　in　permanent　session。　　The　Palais…

Royal　is　an　open…air　club　where；　all　day　and　even　far　into　the

night；　one　excites　the　other　and　urges　on　the　crowd　to　blows。　　In

this　enclosure；　protected　by　the　privileges　of　the　House　of　Orleans；

the　police　dare　not　enter。　　Speech　is　free；　and　the　public　who　avail

themselves　of　this　freedom　seem　purposely　chosen　to　abuse　it。　　

The　public　and　the　place　are　adapted　to　each　other。＇18＇　　The　Palais…

Royal；　the　center　of　prostitution；　of　play；　of　idleness；　and　of

pamphlets；　attracts　the　whole　of　that　uprooted　population　which

floats　about　in　a　great　city；　and　which；　without　occupation　or　home；

lives　only　for　curiosity　or　for　pleasure　　the　frequenters　of　the

coffee…houses；　the　runners　for　gambling　halls；　adventurers；　and

social　outcasts；　the　runaway　children　or　forlorn　hopefuls　of

literature；　arts；　and　the　bar；　attorneys'　clerks；　students　of　the

institutions　of　higher　learning；　the　curious；　loungers；　strangers；

and　the　occupants　of　furnished　lodgings；　these　amounting；　it　is

said；　to　forty　thousand　in　Paris。　　They　fill　the　garden　and　the

galleries；　〃one　would　hardly　find　here　one　of　what　were　called　the

〃Six　Bodies；〃＇19＇　a　bourgeois　settled　down　and　occupied　with　his　own

affairs；　a　man　whom　business　and　family　cares　render　serious　and

influential。　　There　is　no　place　here　for　industrious　and　orderly

bees；　it　is　the　rendezvous　of　political　and　literary　drones。　　They

flock　into　it　from　every　quarter　of　Paris；　and　the　tumultuous；

buzzing　swarm　covers　the　ground　like　an　overturned　hive。　　〃Ten

thousand　people；〃　writes　Arthur　Young；＇20＇　〃have　been　all　this　day

in　the　Palais…Royal；〃　the　press　is　so　great　that　an　apple　thrown

from　a　balcony　on　the　moving　floor　of　heads　would　not　reach　the

ground。　　The　condition　of　these　heads　may　be　imagined；　they　are

emptier　of　ballast　than　any　in　France；　the　most　inflated　with

speculative　ideas；　the　most　excitable　and　the　most　excited。　　In　this

pell…mell　of　improvised　politicians　no　one　knows　who　is　speaking；

nobody　is　responsible　for　what　he　says。　　Each　is　there　as　in　the

theater；　unknown　among　the　unknown；　requiring　sensational

impressions　and　strong　emotions；　a　prey　to　the　contagion　of　the

passions　around　him；　borne　along　in　the　whirl　of　sounding　phrases；

of　ready…made　news；　growing　rumors；　and　other　exaggerations　by　which

fanatics　keep　outdoing　each　other。　　There　are　shouting；　tears；

applause；　stamping　and　clapping；　as　at　the　performance　of　a　tragedy；

one　or　another　individual　becomes　so　inflamed　and　hoarse　that　he

dies　on　the　spot　with　fever　and　exhaustion。　　In　vain　has　Arthur

Young　been　accustomed　to　the　tumult　of　political　liberty；　he　is

dumb…founded　at　what　he　sees。＇21＇　　According　to　him；　the　excitement

is　〃incredible。　　。　　。　　。　　We　think　sometimes　that　Debrett's　or

Stockdale's　shops　at　London　are　crowded；　but　they　are　mere　deserts

compared　to　Desenne