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The nation, attacked one morning with weapons, by a sort of royal insurrection, felt itself in the possession of so much force that it did not go into a rage. It defended itself, restrained itself, restored things to their places, the government to law, the Bourbons to exile, alas! and then halted! THE NATION ATTACKED ONE MORNING WITH WEAPONS BY A SORT OF ROYAL INSURRECTION FELT ITSELF IN THE POSSESSION OF SO MUCH FORCE THAT IT DID NOT GO INTO A RAGE IT DEFENDED ITSELF RESTRAINED ITSELF RESTORED THINGS TO THEIR PLACES THE GOVERNMENT TO LAW THE BOURBONS TO EXILE ALAS AND THEN HALTED
 all functions. Thus it proceeded until 1830. The Bourbons were an instrument of civilization which broke in the hands of Providence. The fall of the Bourbons was full of grandeur, not on their side, but on the side of the nation. They quitted the throne with gravity, but without authority; their descent into the night was not one of those solemn disappearances which leave a sombre emotion in history; it was neither the spectral calm of Charles I., nor the eagle scream of Napoleon. They departed, that is all. They laid down the crown, and retained no aureole. They were worthy, but they were not august. They lacked, in a certain measure, the majesty of their misfortune. Charles X. during the voyage from Cherbourg, causing a round table to be cut over into a square table, appeared to be more anxious about imperilled etiquette than about the crumbling monarchy. This diminution saddened devoted men who loved their persons, and serious men who honored their race. The populace was admirable. DES TO ALL FUNCTION THUS IT PROCEEDED UNTIL EIGHTEEN THIRTY THE BOURBONS WERE AN INSTRUMENT OF CIVILIZATION WHICH BROKE IN THE HANDS OF PROVIDENCE THE FALL OF THE BOURBONS WAS FULL OF GRANDEUR NOT ON THEIR SIDE BUT ON THE SIDE OF THE NATION THEY QUITTED THE THRONE WITH GRAVITY BUT WITHOUT AUTHORITY THEIR DESCENT INTO THE NIGHT WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE SOLEMN DISAPPEARANCES WHICH LEAVE A SOMBRE EMOTION IN HISTORY IT WAS NEITHER THE SPECTRAL CALM OF CHARLES THE FIRST NOR THE EAGLE SCREAM OF NAPOLEON THEY DEPARTED THAT IS ALL THEY LAID DOWN THE CROWN AND RETAINED NO AUREOLE THEY WERE WORTHY BUT THEY WERE NOT AUGUST THEY LACKED IN A CERTAIN MEASURE THE MAJESTY OF THEIR MISFORTUNE CHARLES THE TENTH DURING THE VOYAGE FROM CHERVOURG CAUSING A ROUND TABLE TO BE CUT OVER INTO A SQUARE TABLE APPEARED TO BE MORE ANXIOUS ABOUT IMPERILLED ETIQUETTE THAN ABOUT THE CRUMBLING MONARCHY THIS DIMINUTION SADDENED DEVOTED MEN WHO LOVED THEIR PERSONS AND SERIOUS MEN WHO HONORED THEIR RACE POPULACE WAS ADMIRABLE
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