Chapter XVIII: Part THE THIRD: My Term of Office

_This part was commenced at Versailles on the 16th of September
1851, during the prorogation of the National Assembly._

_To come at once to this part of my recollections, I pass over the
previous period, which extends from the end of the days of June
1848 to the 3rd of June 1849. I return to it later if I have time.
I have thought it more important, while my recollections are still
fresh in my mind, to recall the five months during which I was a
member of the Government._