Chapter XXI

The 4th of September -- A comic, not a tragic revolution -- A
burlesque Harold and a burlesque Boadicea -- The news of Sedan
only known publicly on the 3rd of September -- Grief and
consternation, but no rage -- The latter feeling imported by the
bands of Delescluze, Blanqui, and Felix Pyat -- Blanqui, Pyat, &
Co. _versus_ Favre, Gambetta, & Co. -- The former want their
share of the spoil, and only get it some years afterwards --
Ramail goes to the Palais-Bourbon -- His report -- Paris spends
the night outdoors -- Thiers a second-rate Talleyrand -- His
journey to the different courts of Europe -- His interview with
Lord Granville -- The 4th of September -- The Imperial eagles
disappear -- The joyousness of the crowd -- The Place de la
Concorde -- The gardens of the Tuileries -- The crowds in the Rue
de Rivoli scarcely pay attention to the Tuileries -- The soldiers
fraternizing with the people, and proclaiming the republic from
the barracks' windows -- A serious procession -- Sampierro Gavini
gives his opinion -- The "heroic struggles" of an Empress, and
the crownless coronation of "le Roi Petaud" -- Ramail at the
Tuileries -- How M. Sardou saved the palace from being burned and
sacked -- The republic proclaimed -- Illuminations as after a
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