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… 〃The demoiselle guillotine；〃 writes Lecarlier； 〃keeps steadily
agoing。〃＇164＇ … 〃The relatives and friends of emigrés and of
refractory priests；〃 writes Lebon； 〃monopolize the guillotine。 。
。＇165＇ Day before yesterday； the sister of the former Comte de
Bethune sneezed in the sack。〃 Carrier loudly proclaims 〃the pleasure
he has derived〃 from seeing priests executed： 〃I never laughed in my
life as I did at the faces they made in dying。〃＇166＇ This is the
extreme perversity of human nature； that of a Domitian who watches the
features of the condemned； to see the effect of suffering； or； better
still； that of the savage who holds his sides with laughter at the
aspect of a man being impaled。 And this delight of contemplating
death throes； Carrier finds it in the sufferings of children。
Notwithstanding the remonstrances of the revolutionary Tribunal and
the entreaties of President Phélippes…Tronjolly；＇167＇ he signs on the
29th of Frimaire； year II。； a positive order to guillotine without
trial twenty…seven persons； of whom seven are women； and； among these；
four sisters； Mesdemoiselles de la Metayrie； one of these twenty…eight
years old； another twenty…seven； the third twenty…six； and the fourth
seventeen。 Two days before； notwithstanding the remonstrances of the
same tribunal and the entreaties of the same president； he signed a
positive order to guillotine twenty…six artisans and farm…hands； among
them two boys of fourteen； and two of thirteen years of age。 He was
driven 〃 in a cab to the place of execution and he followed it up in
detail。 He could hear one of the children of thirteen； already bound
to the board； but too small and having only the top of the head under
the knife； ask the executioner； 〃Will it hurt me much？〃 What the
triangular blade fell upon may be imagined！ Carrier saw this with his
own eyes； and whilst the executioner； horrified at himself； died a few
days after in consequence of what he had done； Carrier put another in
his place； began again and continued operations。
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Notes：
＇1＇ Thibaudeau： 〃Mémoires；〃 I。； 47； 70。 … Durand…Maillane；
〃Mémoires；〃 183。 … Vatel； 〃Charlotte Corday et les Girondins；〃 II。；
269。 Out of the seventy…six presidents of the convention eighteen
were guillotined； eight deported； twenty…two declared outlaws； six
incarcerated； three who committed suicide； and four who became insane；
in all sixty…one。 All who served twice perished by a violent death。
＇2＇ Moniteur； XVIII。； 38。 （Speech by Amar； reporter； Oct。 3。 '793。）
〃The apparently negative behavior of the minority in the convention；
since the 2nd of June； is a new plot hatched by Barbaroux。〃
＇3＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； VIII。； 44。 Election of Collot d'Herbois as
president by one hundred and fifty…one out of two hundred and forty…
one votes； June 13； 1793。…Moniteur； XVII。； 366。 Election of Hérault…
Sechelles as president by one hundred and sixty…five out of two
hundred and thirty…six votes； Aug。 3； 1793。
＇4＇ 〃The Revolution；〃 vol。 III。； ch。 I。 … Mortimer…Ternaux； VII。；
435。 （The three substitutes obtain； the first； nine votes； the
second； six votes； and the third； five votes。）
＇5＇ Marcelin Boudet； 〃Les conventionnels d' Auvergne；〃 206。
＇6＇ Le Marais or the Swamp （moderate party in the French Revolution）。
SR。
＇7＇ Dussault： 〃 Fragment pour servir a' l'histoire de la convention。〃
＇8＇ Sainte…Beuve 〃causeries du Lundi；〃 V。； 216。 （According to the
unpublished papers of Siéyès。）
＇9＇ Words of Michelet。
＇10＇ Moniteur； XX。； 95； 135。 （Sessions of Germinal II。 in the
Convention and at the Jacobin club。）
＇11＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXII。； 17。 （Sessions of Vent？se 26； year II。
Speech of Robespierre。） 〃In what country has a powerful senate ever
sought in its own bosom for the betrayers of the common cause and
handed them over to the sword of the law？ Who has ever furnished the
world with this spectacle？ You； my fellow citizens。〃
＇12＇ Miot de Melito； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 44。 Danton； at table in the
ministry of Foreign Affairs； remarked： 〃The Révolution； like Saturn；
eats its own children。〃 As to Camille Desmoulins； 〃His melancholy
already indicated a presentiment of his fate； the few words he allowed
to escape him always turned on questions and observations concerning
the nature of punishment； inflicted on those condemned by the
revolutionary Tribunal and the best way of preparing oneself for that
event and enduring it。〃
＇13＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXIII。； 363。357。 （Police reports on the
deputies； Messidor 4； and following days。） … Vilate： 〃coups secrètes
de la Revolution du 9 et 10 Thermidor；〃 a list designated by Barère。
… Denunciation by Lecointre。 （2nd ed。 p。13。）
＇14＇ Thibaudeau； I。； 47。 〃Just as in ordinary times one tries to
elevate oneself； so does one strive in these times of calamity to
lower oneself and be forgotten； or atone for one's inferiority by
seeking to degrade oneself。〃
＇15＇ Madame Roland： 〃Mémoires；〃 I。； 23。
＇16＇ Archives Nationales； F。7； 31167。 This set of papers contains
five hundred and thirty…seven police reports； especially those of
Niv？se； year II。 The following is a sample Report of Niv？se 25； year
II。 〃Being on a deputation to the convention； some colleagues took me
to dine in the old Breteuil gardens； in a large room with a nice
floor。 。 。 。 The bill…of…fare was called for； and I found that
after having eaten a ritz soup； some meat； a bottle of wine and two
potatoes； I had spent； as they told me； eight francs twelve sous；
because I am not rich。 'Foutre！' I say to them how much do the rich
pay here？ 。 。 。 It is well to state that I saw some deputies come
into this large hall； also former marquises； counts and knights of the
poniard of the ancient regime 。 。 。 but I confess that I cannot
remember the true names of these former nobles 。 。 。 。 for the
devil himself could not recognize those bastards； disguised like sans…
culottes。〃
＇17＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。； 237； 308。 （July 5 and 14； 1793。） …
Moniteur； XIX。； 716。 （Vent？se 26； year II。） Danton secures the
passage of a decree 〃that nothing but prose shall be heard at the
bar。〃 Nevertheless； after his execution； this sort of parade begins
again。 On the 12th of Messidor； 〃a citizen admitted to the bar reads
a poem composed by him in honor of the success of our arms on the
Sambre。〃 （Moniteur； XVI。； 101。）
＇18＇ Moniteur； XVIII。 369； 397； 399； 420； 455； 469； 471； 479； 488；
492； 500； etc。 … Mercier； 〃Le Nouveau Paris；〃 II。； 96。 … Dauban； 〃La
Demagogie en 1793；〃 500； 505。 （Articles by Prudhomme and Diurnal by
Beaulieu。）
＇19＇ Moniteur； XVIII。； 420； 399。 … 〃Ah； le bel oiseau；〃 was a song
chosen for its symbolic and double meaning； one pastoral and the other
licentious。
＇20＇ De Goncourt； 〃La Societé fran？aise pendant la Révolution；〃 418。
（Article from〃 Pêre Duchesne 〃。） …