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It took the old king Charles X. from beneath that dais which had sheltered Louis XIV. and set him gently on the ground. It touched the royal personages only with sadness and precaution. IT TOOK THE OLD KING CHARLES THE TENTH FROM BENEATH THAT DAIS WHICH HAD SHELTERED LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH AND SET HIM GENTLY ON THE GROUND IT TOUCHED THE ROYAL PERSONAGES ONLY WITH SADNESS AND PRECAUTION
scent 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. 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!  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 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
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