Section 105. The Drama of the French Revolution of 1848. V

Princes, peers⁠, soldiers, and statesmen were all sneaking⁠ in hiding places whilst the capital was⁠ made over to the mercy of a few dozen incendiaries. The daughter-in-law, seeing (S. 55, N. 1) the King depart⁠, carries⁠ her child to the Chamber of Deputies⁠, and⁠ there, with womanly courage and queenly dignity, vindicates his rights. Her friends entreat her to withdraw. Firm⁠ in her purpose, she does not move⁠ an inch. She attempts to speak, but is interrupted; and⁠ he who interrupts is himself silenced by an armed mob that pours⁠ into the hall⁠. The Duchess is forced away⁠, and in that terrible extremity is separated from her son. The child is seized by (S. 106, N. 23) a rough hand, which⁠ is strong enough to strike⁠, but⁠ generous enough to save. The boy is brought⁠ to his mother, and mother and son pass⁠ from asylum to asylum, chased⁠ by scythes, sabres, muskets, and, worse⁠ than all, the⁠ bloody passions of an infuriated “canaille”. For⁠ four days they⁠ creep into hiding places; on the fifth day they are beyond the frontier.

The Peers of France were called ‘Pairs’, which term is used in German, the final s being pronounced.

to sneak into hiding places, in den Winkel kriechen.

was made over = was left (überlas´sen), with the dat. Construe the sentence after the following model:—Die Festung wurde einer kleinen Anzahl Soldaten auf Gnade oder Ungnade überlassen.

davon´reisen. Comp. App. § 19.

führen, before which the subjective pronoun ‘she’ must be supplied.

Deputiertenkammer, f.

and — rights = where she vindicates his rights with, etc.

Fest ihren Zweck verfolgend.

zurück´weichen.

and — himself, und der sie Unterbrechende selbst wird.

to pour = to rush.

Saal, m.

gewaltsam hinweg´drängen.

After the rel. pron. insert the adverb zwar (certainly, it is true, indeed), which will give more force to the clause.

darein´zuschlagen.

‘but’, here doch, or aber auch.

‘to bring’, here = to bring back.

‘to pass’, here = to flee.

chased = pursued; by, von.

what is still worse.

von dem blutgierigen Zorn eines rasenden Pöbels.

Vier Tage lang.

they — places = they try to conceal themselves.