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They have it. They take possession of peace, of tranquillity, of leisure; behold, they are content. But, at the same time certain facts arise, compel recognition, and knock at the door in their turn. THEY HAVE IT THEY TAKE POSSESSION OF PEACE OF TRANQUILLITY OF LEISURE BEHOLD THEY ARE CONTENT BUT AT THE SAME TIME CERTAIN FACTS ARISE COMPEL RECOGNITION AND KNOCK AT THE DOOR IN THEIR TURN
rmurs, sleep, tumult, and which are nothing else than the arrival of a great nation at a halting-place. These epochs are peculiar and mislead the politicians who desire to convert them to profit. In the beginning, the nation asks nothing but repose; it thirsts for but one thing, peace; it has but one ambition, to be small. Which is the translation of remaining tranquil. Of great events, great hazards, great adventures, great men, thank God, we have seen enough, we have them heaped higher than our heads. We would exchange Cæsar for Prusias, and Napoleon for the King of Yvetot. “What a good little king was he!” We have marched since daybreak, we have reached the evening of a long and toilsome day; we have made our first change with Mirabeau, the second with Robespierre, the third with Bonaparte; we are worn out. Each one demands a bed. Devotion which is weary, heroism which has grown old, ambitions which are sated, fortunes which are made, seek, demand, implore, solicit, what? A shelter. NE IN WHICH THERE IS FATIGUE BUZZING MURMUR SLEEP TUMULT AND WHICH ARE NOTHING ELSE THAN THE ARRIVAL OF A GREAT NATION AT A HALTING PLACE THESE EPOCHS ARE PECULIAR AND MISLEAD THE POLITICIANS WHO DESIRE TO CONVERT THEM TO PROFIT IN THE BEGINNING THE NATION ASKS NOTHING BUT REPOSE IT THIRSTS FOR BUT ONE THING PEACE IT HAS BUT ONE AMBITION TO BE SMALL WHICH IS THE TRANSLATION OF REMAINING TRANQUIL OF GREAT EVENTS GREAT HAZARDS GREAT ADVENTURES GREAT MEN THANK GOD WE HAVE SEEN ENOUGH WE HAVE THEM HEAPED HIGHER THAN OUR HEADS WE WOULD EXCHANGE CAESAR FOR PRUSIAS AND NAPOLEON FOR THE KING OF YVETOTOT WHAT A GOOD LITTLE KING WAS HE WE HAVE MARCHED SINCE DAYBREAK WE HAVE REACHED THE EVENING OF A LONG AND TOILSOME DAY WE HAVE MADE OUR FIRST CHANGE WITH MIRABEAU THE SECOND WITH ROBESPIERRE THE THIRD WITH BONAPARTE WE ARE WORN OUT EACH ONE DEMANDS A BED DEVOTION WHICH IS WEARY HEROISM WHICH HAS GROWN OLD AMBITIONS WHICH ARE SATED FORTUNES WHICH ARE MADE SEEK DEMAND IMPLORE SOLICIT WHAT A SHELTER
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