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| ise of transient obedience. Broussel is released. Humiliation of
the queen. Regret of honest Frenchmen., Discipline of the burgher army. Uprising of the people. An anxious night. Personal feac^.a.d,prccautic)iis of the cardinal. Broussel received in triumph. The burghers refuse to lower the barricades unless by order of parliament. Parliament gives the order. A small inci- dent raises them once more. Anxiety of the queen. She orders the Guards to their quarters, which does not quiet the populace. Terrible alarm at night. Threat of the burghers to seize the king. Courage and firmness of the queen. Her fine woHJs. TO ^wjard-_ ice of Mazariu. The excitement of the people quiets down . . . |
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| CHAPTER XIII. 1648. Quiet in Paris. Dissatisfaction of the coadjutor. Secret ambition of the Due d'Orleans. The queen begins to distrust him. Thinks of turning for help to Prince de Conde. Illness of the Due d'Anjou, the little Monsieur. Parliament renews its persecutions. The queen thanks the burghers for guarding the city. Yields to the new demands of parliament. Conciliatory policy of the minister. Prince de Conde' wounded at Fumes. The Court retires to Ruel. The queen's good judgment and courage. The Prince de Conde desires to return to Paris to support the king and queen. The queen consents. Speculative minds suggest the blockade of Paris. Exile of Chateauneuf and arrest of Chavigny. Fidelity of Commander de Jars to his friend. Fontrailles escapes imprison- ment by flight. Parliament demands the return of the king to Paris and the dismissal of the minister. Return of the Prince de Condd Queen's speech at Ruel to a deputation from parliament. She refuses their demands and the princes support her. Re- moval of the little Monsieur from Paris. The Court goes to Saint-Germain. The king issues a decree forbidding parliament to assemble. Alarm in Paris. Letters of the Due d'Orle'ans and the Prince de Conde to parliament proposing a conference. Par- liament stipulates that Mazarin shall be excluded from it. Speeches of the princes of the blood sustaining the authority of the king. Demands of parliament. Concessions of the queen. Both parties only half satisfied. The Duchesse de Vendome in- vokes the protection of parliament against Mazarin |
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