I see nothing but death for me to look forward to, now that M.Turgot is out of office.

It is a thunderbolt fallen upon my brain and upon my heart." A few months later M.de St.Germain retired in his turn, not to Alsace again, but to the Arsenal with forty thousand livres for pension.

The first, the great attempt at reform had failed.

"M.

de Malesherbes lacked will to remain in power," said Abbe Wry, "M.