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Madame Roland wrote a letter to the king, and her husband signed it, on June 10, representing that it was for the safety of the priests themselves that they should be sent out of the way of danger. Roland, proud of the composition, sent it to the papers. The Girondin ministry was at once dismissed.
He saw out in the river the Girondin passing rapidly seawards. Their plan then had failed. He was too weary to think consecutively about it, but that much at least was clear.
Death of Leopold. Murder of Gustavus of Sweden. Violence of Vergniaud. The Ministers resign. A Girondin Ministry is appointed. Character of Dumouriez. Origin of the Name Sans-culottes. Union of Different Parties against the Queen. War is declared against the Empire. Operations in the Netherlands. Unskillfulness of La Fayette. The King falls into a State of Torpor. Fresh Libels on the Queen.
Now, why shouldn't he tell these people about his wharf, saying he had heard the Girondin was shallow in the draught, and might get up? He would then say he would take an entire cargo on condition that he could have it at his own place and so save rail carriage from Ferriby. That would put the syndicate in a hole.
What passed there has never been known, but the fugitive philosopher did not remain. A few miles outside Paris he was arrested on suspicion and lodged in the gaol. In the morning they found him lying dead. Cabanis, who afterwards supplied Napoleon in like manner, had given him the means of escape. This was the miserable end of the Girondin party.
I told him I'd lend him the man who acted for me, and what I've arranged is this, I shall send Angus Menzies, the master of one of my river tugs, to the wharf at Ferriby about six on Saturday evening. When the Girondin comes up he can go aboard and work her on here.
It was with a view to some such contingency that he had alighted at Doncaster instead of returning to London, and he now made up his mind to return on the following day to Hull and, the Girondin having by that time left, to see what he could learn at the Ferriby depot. He spent three days shadowing Benson, without coming on anything in the slightest degree suspicious.
"Silence!" the Girondin cried; and his tone was strangely altered, his voice vibrated strangely through the room. "Silence, you hound!" he continued, turning from the window and walking into the middle of the chamber, his figure drawn to its full height, his hand outstretched. "Be still, and tremble for your own head. The warrant you bring is signed by Maximilien Robespierre?"
"The name of Lyons shall be stricken off the list of towns belonging to the Republic; the remaining collection of houses shall henceforth bear the name of Ville-Affranchie. A column shall be erected on the ruins of Lyons bearing this inscription: 'Lyons made war on Liberty! Lyons is no more!" X. Destruction of the Girondin party Destruction of the Girondin party.
Suppose Leatham arranges for a cargo for some indefinite date ahead, then on the day after the Girondin leaves France he goes to Ferriby and says some other consignment has failed him, and could they let him have the next cargo? That would meet the case, wouldn't it?" "By Jove, Merriman, but you're developing the detective instinct and no mistake! I think the scheme's worth trying anyway.
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