The Marquis de la Fayette had no time to attend.

Those of the committee, who were members of the National Assembly, were almost constantly engaged at Versailles.

Such of them as belonged to the Municipality, had enough to do at the Hotel de Ville.

Others were employed either in learning the use of arms, or in keeping their daily and nightly guards.

These circumstances made me almost despair of doing any thing for the cause at Paris, at least in any reasonable time.