Indeed, I only observed three houses in all which had placed hangings before their windows, or made any preparations in honour of the event.

There were not many persons outside the gates.

Every few steps you met patrols of six French soldiers headed by a gendarme.

These patrols had been sent by General Goyon to keep the crowd in order; but, unfortunately, there was no crowd to keep in order; so that the soldiers looked and seemed to feel as if they were sent on a fool's errand.

At St Agnese there were some 150 carriages collected, almost all hired ones, of the poorer sort.