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CHAPTER ONE 1
CHAPTER TWO 10
CHAPTER THREE 18
CHAPTER FOUR 23
CHAPTER FIVE 30
CHAPTER SIX 45
CHAPTER SEVEN 52
CHAPTER EIGHT 59
CHAPTER NINE 65
CHAPTER TEN 74
CHAPTER ELEVEN 88
CHAPTER TWELVE 99
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 105
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 120
CHAPTER FIFTEEN 126
CHAPTER SIXTEEN 136
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 144
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 152
CHAPTER NINETEEN 162
CHAPTER TWENTY 173
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 180
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 185
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 194
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 202
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE 214
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX 226
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN 234
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT 241
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE 256
CHAPTER THIRTY 263
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE 271
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO 277
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE 282
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR 289
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE 300
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX 307
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN 311
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT 326
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE 335

5">BOOK VIII.
Madame Roland. Her Infancy. Her Personal Appearance. Early
Abilities. Habits. Her Father's House. Future HÉloÏse. Influence
of Birth in Society. Her Impression of the Court. Has many Suitors.
M. Roland. His Career. Their Marriage. Mode of Life. La PlatiÈre.
Country Life. Madame Roland's Love for Mankind. The
Rolands in Paris. Interview with Brissot. Reunion at Roland's.
Madame Roland and Robespierre. Her Opinion of him. Her Anxiety
for his Safety 272
BOOK IX.
New Assembly. Roland's Position. De Molleville. M. de Narbonne.
Treachery of the Girondists. Narbonne's Policy and Success.
His Popularity. Robespierre his sole Opponent. Robespierre's Desire
for Peace. His Views. His Rupture with the Girondists. His
Speech against War. Louvet's Reply. Brissot's Efforts 296
BOOK X.
Committee of the Girondists. Its Report. GensonnÉ. His Reply.
Guadet. Vergniaud's Proclamation. Constitutionalists for War. Narbonne's
Report. The Pamphleteers. Unpopularity of the Veto. Outbreak
at Avignon. Jourdan. San Domingo. Negro Slavery. Men of
Colour. OgÉ. His Execution. Insurrection of the Blacks at San
Domingo. Increase of Disorder. The AbbÉ Fauchet. His Career.
Charges against him. Riot in Caen Cathedral. Insurrection at Mende.
National Guard drives out the Troops. Insubordination. Universal
Bloodshed. The Swiss Soldiers. Their Revolt pardoned. ChÉnier's
Remonstrance. Dupont de Nemours. PÉtion's Weakness. Robespierre's
Interference. Gouvion. Couthon. Triumph of the Swiss Soldiers 312
BOOK XI.
Increasing Disturbances. Murder of Simoneau. Duc d'Orleans.
His peculiar Position. The Duchesse d'Orleans. Duc disliked at
Court. Forms the Palais Royal. Madame de Genlis. Her Talents.
The Duke Citizen. Mirabeau's Estimate of the Duke. La Fayette's
Interference with the Duc d'Orleans. Plans of the Girondists. Duc
d'Orleans made Admiral. His Declaration. Details. Avoided by the
King's Friends. Becomes a Jacobin. Vergniaud's great Eloquence.
His powerful Appeal. Its Effects 352
BOOK XII.
The Emperor Leopold. De Lessart's Despatch. His Impeachment.
De Narbonne's Dismissal. Death of Leopold. Supposed to be poisoned.
His Vices and Virtues. Conspiracy. Assassination. Ankastroem.
Death of Gustavus. Joy of the Jacobins. Brissot's Policy. Accusation
of M. de Lessart. Roland and the Girondist Ministry 377
BOOK XIII.
Dumouriez's Talent and Aptitude. Education and Acquirements.
Favier. Corsica. Paoli. Dumouriez sent to Poland. Stanislaus Policy.
Dumouriez at Cherbourg. His Tact; Appearance. Dumouriez
and Madame Roland. Roland's Vanity. His Opinion of the King.
His Wife's Sagacity. Dumouriez in favour with the King. His Interview
with the Queen. His Advice. Bonnet Rouge. Dumouriez and
Robespierre. PÉtion and the Bonnet Rouge. The King's Letter. Treachery
of the Girondists. Roland's Letter to the King. Letter of the
Girondist Chiefs. Dumouriez's Policy. Danton. Hatred of Robespierre
and Brissot. Camille Desmoulins. Brissot's Attack on Robespierre.
Guadet. Robespierre's Defence 396
BOOK XIV.
Quarrel between Girondists and Jacobins. Violence of the Journals.
Marat's atrocious Writings. Duke of Brunswick. Mirabeau's Opinion
of him. Dumouriez's Plan. The King himself proposes War. Slight
Opposition. Condorcet's Manifesto. War declared. State of Belgium. Revolt.
German Confederation. French Nobility and EmigrÉs. Comte de
Provence. Comte d'Artois. Mallet-Dupan, the King's
Confidant 436
BOOK XV.
Dumouriez's Tactics. Servan's Proposition. Change of Ministry.
Dumouriez's Infidelity. Another Change of Ministers. Dumouriez
quits Paris. Barbaroux. Madame Roland's Plans for a Republic.

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