His Majesty gave public marks of attachment and respect for the Queen, who was applauded; but it was easy to see that this applause was in fact rendered to the King alone.
It was evident, during the first sittings, that Mirabeau would be very dangerous to the Government.

It affirmed that at this period he communicated to the King, and still more fully to the Queen, part of his schemes for abandoning them.

He brandished the weapons afforded him by his eloquence and audacity, in order to make terms with the party he meant to attack.

This man played the game of revolution to make his own fortune.

The Queen told me that he asked for an embassy, and, if my memory does not deceive me, it was that of Constantinople.