Chapter 11 Chapter 2 The Tavern on Peacock Street

There is a small tavern called a coffee shop on Peacock Street.There is a back room in the tavern, which is a historical relic today. Great personalities sometimes meet secretly there.These people are so influential and so visible that they are afraid to talk in public.It was here that the Montagne and the Girondins exchanged their famous kiss on October 23, 1792.It was here that Gallas came to get news on that ill-fated night, though he denies it in his Memoirs.Having brought Clavière to safety in the Rue Bonnet, he stopped the carriage on the Pont Royal to wait for the alarm. ①The three judges of the underworld in Greek mythology. --Original editor's note

② refers to the night of March 9th to 10th, 1792.The Girondins were in dire straits, fearing a massacre. --Original editor's note On June 28, 1793, three persons sat at a table in the back room.The chairs they sat in were spaced apart, and each sat on one side of the table, leaving the fourth side empty.It was now about eight o'clock in the evening, and the street was brightly lit, but it was already dark in this room.An oil lamp with an oil can hanging from the ceiling illuminated the table, which was considered a luxury in those days. The first of the three was young, pale and serious, with thin lips and calm eyes.His cheeks were twitching nervously, preventing him from smiling.He was powdered and gloved, and his suit was brushed and buttoned neatly, without a crease in his light blue jacket.Beige chaps, white stockings, shoes with silver buckles, high tie, and crotch decoration on the front.The other two were a giant and a dwarf.The tall one is slovenly, wearing a large bright red woolen jacket, with a loose tie hanging below the front decoration, showing his neck, his coat is open, some of the buttons on it have fallen off, and he wears cuffed boots.His hair stood up wildly, though traces of styling and grooming could still be seen.He has horsehair in his wig.His face was pockmarked, with angry lines between his brows, and kind lines at the corners of his mouth, with thick lips, large teeth, strong fists, and bright eyes.The little one had a yellow complexion, and he looked like a freak sitting there.He had his head thrown back, bloodshot eyes, white patches on his face, a handkerchief tied in his flat, greasy hair, a low forehead, and a large, terrible mouth.He was wearing trousers, slippers, and a vest that seemed to have been white satin. Over the vest was a tweed coat. The folds of the coat revealed a stiff, straight line, probably a dagger.

The first man was called Robespierre, the second was called Danton, and the third was called Marat. They were alone in this inner room.Danton had before him a glass and a dusty bottle of wine, reminiscent of Luther's beer steins.There was a cup of coffee in front of Marat, some papers in front of Robespierre. ①Martin Luther, the religious reformer, often talked freely at the dinner table. Next to the file was a bulky ink tank, round and striped of aluminum, the kind anyone who went to elementary school in the early 2000s would remember.A quill was thrown beside the ink tank.On the document rested a large brass seal inscribed "Made by Palois" in the form of a detailed miniature model of the Bastille.

A map of France was spread out in the center of the table. Standing at the door and outside was Marat's watchdog, Laurent Bass, the errand boy of No. 18 Cordelli Street. Then, two weeks after June 28, on July 13, this Bath smashed the head of a woman named Charlotte Corday with a chair, while Corday Still dreaming in Gangcheng.Laurent Bass was in charge of sending the draft of the "Friends of the People".That night, he followed his master to the café on Peacock Street, and was ordered to watch the door for Marat, Danton, and Robespierre, and not let anyone in unless he belonged to the National Salvation Committee, the Commune, or the Bishop's House. ③The woman who assassinated Marat (1768-1793).

Robespierre would not shut out Saint-Just, Danton would not shut out Pash, and Marat would not shut out Guzman. The meeting had been going on for a long time, and the topic was the pile of documents on the table, which Robespierre had read aloud.They began to raise their voices, as if anger were ringing among them.Only a few words can be heard from the outside.At the time, public forums seemed to conditioned people to use the right to listen.The clerk Fabricius Parry used to peep through the keyhole to see what the Salvation Committee was doing.It was not in vain, by the way, for it was he who reported to Danton during the night of March 30-31, 1794.Laurent Bass put his ear to the door of Danton's, Marat's and Robespierre's secret rooms.He works for Marat, but he is from the bishop's house.

Danton pushed back his chair vigorously, stood up and said loudly: "Listen to me. There is only one thing that is urgent: the Republic is in peril. I know only one thing: to save France from the enemy. To do it all! Everything! Everything! Everything! To meet every danger in every way .There is danger everywhere, and I don't care about anything. My mind is a lioness. Thorough measures must be taken. There is no prudence in the revolution. Nemesis is not a prudish woman. We are going to be terrible , We must pay attention to practical results. When the elephant is running, does it still look at where to put its feet? We want to crush the enemy."

① Latin, borrowed from Virgil's poem, can be translated as: They testify loudly to each other, and their voices resound through the darkness. --Editor's Note ②The goddess of nemesis in Greek mythology. Robespierre replied softly: "I am willing to do the same." He went on to say: "But find out where the enemy is." "Outside, I kicked them out," Danton said. "Inside, I'm watching them," Robespierre said. "Then I'll drive them away again," Danton said. "The enemy within cannot be driven away." "Then what to do with them?"

"Destroy them." "I agree," Danton said. He went on to say: "I tell you, Robespierre, the enemy is outside." "I tell you, Danton, the enemy is inside." "They're on the frontier, Robespierre." "They're in the Vendée, Danton." "Calm down," said a third voice, "the enemy is everywhere, and you are finished." It was Marat who spoke. Robespierre looked at Marat and said calmly: "Stop generalizing. I can be specific and here are the facts." "Nerdy!" Marla murmured. Robespierre put his hand on the documents spread out in front of him, and said:

"I have just read to you the despatch from Priel of the Marthe, and I have informed you of the news from Jerambre. Listen to me, Danton, foreign wars are nothing but civil wars. Foreign wars are but scratches on the arm, civil wars are ulcers that destroy the liver. What I have just said boils down to one point: the Vendée. Before that, the Vendée had several chiefs and scattered forces, and now it is Start to centralize, it will have a unified commander..." "The bandit leader," Danton said. "This is," continued Robespierre, "the man who landed near Pontorson on the second of June. Note that this landing coincides with the arrest of our representatives sent to the provinces, On the same day, June 2, Priel and Roma of Côte d'Or were arrested by rebels from Calvados in Baye."

"And was escorted to Gangcheng Castle." Danton said. Robespierre went on to say; "I continue to generalize these shipments. They are organizing a large-scale jungle warfare, while the British prepare to land. The Vendée and the British, this is Brittany and the British Finistère The Hurons and the Tupis of the Cornuai region speak the same language. I show you the intercepted letter from Puysey, which says, 'Twenty thousand red uniforms will be issued to the rebels, One hundred thousand people will be able to rise up.' When the peasants have participated in the riots, the British should land.

Here is the map, let's take a look. " Robespierre put his finger on the map and continued: "The English may choose their landing point between Cancale and Paimpol. Craig will pick the Bay of St. Brieuc, Cornwallis will pick the Bay of St. Castel. These are the details. The left bank of the Loire is As for the twenty-eight leagues of open land between Anceny and Pontorson, forty Norman dioceses have agreed to assist. The landings will take place at three points: Plains, Ife Niac and Plenuff. From Plein to Saint-Brieuc, from Plenuff to Lambards. The next day they will reach Dinan, where nine hundred English prisoners , and at the same time they were to take Saint-Dehan and Saint-Meion, leaving their cavalry there. On the third day, the two armies advanced separately, one from Saint-Juan to Bede, the other from Dinan to the natural fortress of Bede. Shrell, and two artillery positions. On the third day they arrived at Rennes. Rennes is the key of Brittany. Whoever holds Rennes holds everything. When Rennes falls, Chateaunave and St. There's no cure. There's a million rounds of ammunition and fifty field gates in Reith now..." "They went to steal it all," Danton whispered. Robespierre went on to say: "I'll finish this. From Rennes divide the army into three lines, one for Fougères, one for Vitrés, and one for Ledon. Since the bridges have been destroyed, the enemy will use pontoons and planks. You have seen this The details. The enemy cavalry will be led by guides through where they can wade. From Fougères to Avranches, from Le Don to Anceny, from Vitrés to Laval. Nantes then Will capitulate, Brest will capitulate. Ledon will open the gates of Villains, Fougèges the gates of Normandy, Vitré the gates of Paris. In a fortnight there will be three hundred thousand bandits, and all of Brittany will Will support the King of France." "That is the King of England," said Danton. "No, King of France," said Robespierre. He went on to say: "The king of France is more terrible. It takes only fifteen days to expel foreign armies, but eighteen hundred years to destroy the monarchy." Danton sat down, leaned his elbows on the table, put his head in his hands, and remembered. "Do you see the danger?" said Robespierre. "Vitré has opened the gates of Paris to the English." Danton raised his head, and knocked on the map with two clenched fists, as if hitting an anvil: "Robespierre, didn't Verdun also open the gates of Paris to the Prussians?" "So what?" "Well, we'll drive out the British, just as we drove out the Prussians." Danton stood up again. Robespierre's cold hand rested on Danton's hot fist. "Dandon, Champagne don't like the Prussians, but Brittany likes the English. Taking Verdun is war against foreign countries, taking Vitré is civil war." Then he said in a calm and deep voice: "It's quite different." He added: "Sit down, Danton. Don't knock with your fists, and take a good look at the map." Danton, however, was completely lost in his own thoughts, and he exclaimed: "It's unreasonable! The disaster is in the east, but you say it's in the west. Robespierre, I admit that England is ready to move in the Atlantic, but Spain is not in the Pyrenees, Italy is not in the Alps, Isn't Germany about to move on the Rhine? In addition, there is the Russian bear in the distance. Robespierre, danger is a circle, and we are in the circle. There are alliances outside and rebellion inside. Spain opens the gates of France. In the north, Dumouriez surrenders to the enemy. Besides, the enemy mainly threatens Paris, not Holland. Neilwinden kills Valmy and Yamape. Philosopher Rabe Saint-Etienne This Protestant and traitor, in collusion with Monteschio. The troops suffered heavy casualties. Not a single battalion now exceeds four hundred men. Only one hundred and fifty-eight remain of the gallant Regiment of the Double Bridge. The camp of Palmer has fallen. Give Only five hundred sacks of flour remained. We retreated at Rondo, Wilmser advanced on Klebes. Mainz fell heroically, both Condé and Valenciennes fell because of traitors, and of course Champ, who defended Valenciennes, Serge and the old Ferro who defended Condé are worthy of heroes, just like Meunier who defended Mainz. But everyone else rebelled.Darville at Aix-la-Chapelle, Mouton at Brussels, Valence at Breda, Ney at Limburg, Miranda at Mastricht, Stangers, La The mutiny of Dumouriez, the mutiny of Ligonier, the mutiny of Dujon, must be severely punished to follow suit.I think Gusti's march in the opposite direction is very suspicious. I suspect that he did not want to take Koblenz, but Frankfurt for money. True, Frankfurt could provide four million francs for the war, but what was that compared to smashing the lairs of exiled nobles?This is mutiny.Meunier had been killed on June 13, Kleber was now helpless, and Brunswick was growing, advancing, and planting German flags on the captured French fortresses.The governor of Brandenburg is now the master of Europe.He annexed our provinces, and will annex Belgium, you will see.We seem to be working for Berlin.If this continues uncorrected, the French Revolution will only benefit Potsdam, and its only consequence will be an increase in territory for the young Frederick II.We killed the king of France and worked for the king of Prussia. " ①French general (1739-1823), defeated the Prussian and Austrian armies in the battles of Valmy and Yamap, and was defeated in Neilwinden and surrendered to the Austrian army. Danton laughed horribly. Marat smiled and said: "You each have your own ideas, you, Danton, you think of Prussia, and you, Robespierre, you think of the Vendée. I'll say it too. You don't see the real danger, which is coffee The Café des Choiseul is Jacobin, the Café de la Regent is Royalist, the Café Rendezvous attacks the National Guard, the Café at Porte Saint-Martin is for the National Guard, the Café Regent against the Brie The Café de la Colazar is for the city, the Café Procope worships Diderot, the Café de la Française worships Voltaire, the customers of the Café Dome tear up their coupons, the customers of the Café Saint-Marceau are outraged There's an argument over flour at the Manuri coffee shop, there's loud fighting in the Foix coffee shop, and the financial hornets are buzzing at the Peron coffee shop. It's a serious situation." Danton stopped smiling.Marat was still smiling.A dwarf's smile is scarier than a giant's laugh. "Are you joking, Marla?" Danton said reproachfully. Marat twisted his waist, which was his famous pose.The smile on his face faded: "Oh, you're always like that, Danton, at the Convention you called me 'Marat boy'. Listen, I forgive you. We're going through a stupid moment. Oh! You say I'm joking? How am I Alone? I unmasked Xiazuo, I unmasked Perthion, I unmasked Kelsey, I unmasked Morton, I unmasked Dufrish-Varazer, I unmasked Ligonier, I exposed Manou, I exposed Basil, I exposed Jean Saunay, I exposed Biron, I exposed Lydon and Chambon, did I do something wrong? I can smell the rebellion in a traitor, I think the criminal should be exposed before the crime. I said what you said the first day. I presented a complete program of criminal law to the General Assembly. What did I do? I asked you to train the districts , made them observe revolutionary discipline, I unsealed the thirty-two packages of documents, I demanded the diamonds from Laurent, I proved that the Brissotites had provided the Public Safety Committee with a blank arrest warrant, I pointed out Landet's omissions in the report of Capet's crimes, I voted for the execution of the tyrant within twenty-four hours, I defended the two battalions of Moconseil and the Republicans, I prevented the public reading of Narbo and Maluet's letter, I filed a motion for the protection of the wounded, I called for the abolition of the Committee of Six, I had a premonition of Dumouriez's mutiny during the Mons incident, and I demanded the arrest of one hundred thousand relatives of nobles in exile as hostages in exchange for the return of the Betrayed to the Enemy's Commissioner, I propose to declare that any representative is considered a traitor once he crosses the barrier, I have revealed the true face of the Rolandites in the Marseille storm, I have repeatedly demanded a reward for the Son of Equality, I have defended Bushott, I have demanded The roll call, so that Isner can be expelled from the National Convention, I demand that the Parisians be declared worthy of their fatherland. It is for these things that Louve calls me a puppet, the province of Finistère demands my expulsion, the city of Loudon demands my arrest, Ilavo, chief of Lecouin, proposed to the National Convention to declare me insane. Oh! Citizens of Danton, you don't want to hear my opinion, so why did you ask me to come to your secret talks? Did I ask to participate? On the contrary, with I am not at all interested in Robespierre's private talks with counter-revolutionaries like you, not to mention that I have already expected that you don't understand me, you don't understand me just like Robespierre, and Robespierre doesn't understand me just like you. Are there no state activists here? Do you have to be taught the basics of politics, have to be clear? All I can say is that you are both wrong. The danger is neither as Robespierre said. London, not in Berlin, as Danton said. The danger is in Paris, due to lack of unity, separate ways - with you two at the head, due to exclusion of intelligent men, anarchy..." "Anarchy!" interrupted Danton. "Who caused it? Wasn't it you?" Marla went on to say: "Robespierre, Danton, the danger is this mass of coffee shops, this mass of casinos, this mass of clubs: Negro clubs, Unionist clubs, dame clubs, just men's clubs, and so on.The Club of the Just was founded by Claremont-Tonner, which in 1790 supported the monarchy and was the ideal social circle of the leader of Claude Faucher, and was also founded by the newspaperman Prudhomme. The cap clubs you established, and so on, and that's not counting your Robespierre's Jacobin Club and your Danton Cordeli Club.The danger is famine, the famine that caused Bran the porter to hang François Denis, the baker at the Palu market, from a lamppost in front of the town hall, and the courts to hang Bran the porter who hanged Denis. die.The danger lies in the repeated devaluation of paper money.On Templer Street, people passing by saw a 100-franc voucher on the ground and said: "It's not worth bending over to pick it up." 'Opportunists, hoarders, that's the danger.Actually planting a black flag in the city hall is really pushing an inch.You have arrested the Baron de Trank, but that is not enough.You gotta break the neck of the old prison schemer.Labertèche received forty-one batons at Yamape, and now the President of the National Convention has crowned him with a civic wreath, and Chénier has praised him again. Do you think the matter is over?It's a farce, a sideshow!Oh, you just don't look at Paris.Ah!Danger is around you, but you have to go far to find it.What's the use of your spies, Robespierre?The Commune has your Payan, the Revolutionary Tribunal has your Kovanar, the Public Safety Committee has your David, and the National Salvation Committee has your Cuchon.You see I'm well informed.Well, you have to understand that the danger is above your head, and the danger is under your feet.Someone is playing conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy.Pedestrians on the street exchanged newspapers and nodded to each other.In the cellars and attics, in the wooden galleries of the Palais Royal, hid six thousand people without citizenship—returned exiled nobles, royalist dandies, and knife-wielding counter-revolutionaries.There was a long queue in front of the bakery. The old women stood at the door and clasped their hands and said, "When will it be peaceful?" 'You talked behind closed doors in the executive committee, but it didn't help, everyone knew what you talked about.For example, Robespierre, you said to Saint-Just yesterday: 'Barbaru's stomach is beginning to grow, and he'll get in the way if he runs away. 'Yes, the danger is everywhere, but mainly in the centre.In Paris, the ex-nobles conspired, the revolutionaries went barefoot, the nobles arrested on March 9th were released again, and the fine stallions were not sent to the frontier to draw cannons, but were splashed in the streets. Poor pedestrians, four catties of bread sold for three francs and twelve sous, the theater was playing a bad show, and Robespierre was going to guillotine Danton. " "Bah!" said Danton. Robespierre was concentrating on looking at the map, and Marat suddenly cried out: "A dictator is needed now, Robespierre, you know I want a dictator." Robespierre raised his head: "I know, Marla, it's either you or me." "Either me or you," Marla said. Danton muttered: "Dictatorship! Thinking of dictatorship!" Marat saw Danton frown, and went on: "Listen. Let's make a last effort to agree. It's what the situation demands. Didn't we agree on the 31st of May matter? Important. Some of what you say is true, but what I say is the truth, the absolute truth, the complete truth. There are Unionists in the South and Royalists in the West. In Paris, the National Convention and the Commune you Fighting, at the frontier, Gusti retreating, Dumouriez joining the enemy, what does it all mean? Disintegration. What do we need? Unity. Unity is the way to salvation, but fast. Paris must take the helm of the revolution.If we waste an hour, tomorrow the Vendée may reach Orleans, and the Prussians may reach Paris.I agree with you on the second, Danton, and on the former, Robespierre.In short, the conclusion is dictatorship.Establish a dictatorship, the three of us represent the revolution.We are the three heads of Selbert, one talking, you, Robespierre, one roaring, you, Danton..." ① In Greek mythology, the giant who guards hell has three heads. "There's another headbiter, and that's you, Marla," Danton said. "All three heads bite," said Robespierre. There was a moment of silence, and then the conversation began again. "Listen, Marat, you have to get to know each other before you get married. How do you know what I said to Saint-Just yesterday?" "It's my business, Robespierre." "Mara!" "I have the responsibility to inquire about the news, this is my business." "Mara!" "I like to inquire." "Mara!" "Robespierre, I know not only what you said to Saint-Just, but also what Danton said to Lacroix, and on the docks at Théatin, at La Brive, where the beauties of exiled nobles frequented. What happened at the mansion at the mansion, and what happened at the house in Thiel, not far from Gonesse, which belonged to the former postmaster general Valmeranges and where Maury and Cazales used to go , then Sieyes and Vergnio used to go there, and now some people go there once a week." Marla looked at Danton when she said "Someone." Danton exclaimed: "If I have a bit of power, it will be great." Marla went on to say: "I know what you say, Robespierre, and I know what happened in Temple Tower. Louis XVI was fattened there, and during the month of September alone, this family of wolves Eighty-six baskets of myrtle were eaten by the wolf, the she-wolf, and the little wolf, while the people were starving. I know this, and I know that Laurent once hid in a house on the Rue de la Harpe that opens onto the backyard. In the house, I also know that six hundred of the pikes of the 14th of July were forged by Faure, the locksmith of the Duke of Orléans, and I also know what is going on at the house of Saint-Hilaire, Sieri's mistress. At the ball, old Sieri himself mopped the floor with a white pen in the yellow drawing room in Rue Nave dei Mathurin, where Bizo and Kelsey ate there, and Saladin dined there on the twenty-seventh, with whom Together? Robespierre, and your friend Lazules?" "Bullshit," said Robespierre, "Lazules isn't my friend at all." He went on thoughtfully: "Eighteen factories in London printing counterfeit coupons." Marat continued, in a voice that was calm but tremulously trembling: "You're one of the important ones. Yes, I know everything, despite what Saint-Just said about 'state secrets'..." Marat emphasized the words, looked at Robespierre again, and said: "I know that Lebas invited David many times to taste the cooking of his fiancée, Elisabeth Dupley - your future sister-in-law of Robespierre. I know what you talked about at the dinner table. I Is the great eye of the people, I see from the depths of the cellar. Yes, I see, Yes, I hear, Yes, I know. You are content with little things, you are self-absorbed. Robespierre begs him Mrs. de Chalables, whose father the Marquis de Chalables played whist with Louis XV on the night Damien was executed. Yes, you must not I. Saint-Just in high tie, Legendre well-dressed, new gown, white waistcoat, and boutonniere, to make people forget he wore an apron. Robespierre thought history would tell him to wear it at the Constituent Assembly Olive green dress, interested in sky blue at the National Convention. His bedroom wall is full of his portraits..." ① He attempted to assassinate Louis XV with a knife and was sentenced to death. Robespierre interrupted him in a calmer voice than his: "And you, Marat, have your picture in all the gutters..." They continued in a chatty tone, taking their time and making the responses and rebuttals seem more intense.The threat took on a sarcastic tone. "Robespierre, you once called those who demanded the overthrow of the throne 'the Don Quixote of mankind.'" "And you, Marat, after August 4, in number 559 of your Friend of the People - well, I remember the number - you demanded that the title be returned to the nobility. You Saying 'a duke will always be a duke'." ③ Refers to the abolition of feudal privileges on August 4, 1789. "Robespierre, at the meeting of December 7th you defended Madame Roland against Viard." "My brother defended you when the Jacobins attacked him, Marat. What does that prove? It proves nothing." "Robespierre, we know you said to Gallat at the Tuileries: 'I'm tired of the revolution.'" "Malar, it was here, on October 29th, that you embraced Barbaru in this little hotel." "Robespierre, you once said to Bizo: 'Republic, what the hell is this?'" "Marat, you once invited three Maasai to dine in this tavern." "Robespierre, you have one of the porters from the Central Market in Paris escort you with sticks." "And you, Marat, on the eve of August 10th, you asked Bizot to help you escape to Marseilles, pretending to be a jockey." "During the mass executions in September, you went into hiding, Robespierre." "And you, Marla, you show yourself." "Robespierre, you threw your red beanie on the ground." "Yes, when the traitor flaunts it. Dumouriez's decoration is a stain on Robespierre." "Robespierre, you refused to cover Louis XVI's head when the soldiers of Fortovieux passed by." "I did more than cover the head, I beheaded him." Danton stepped in, as if adding fuel to the fire. "Robespierre, Marla, calm down, all of you," he said. When Marat heard that her name was placed after Robespierre, she turned her head unhappily and said: "What is Danton's business?" Danton jumped up: "What's your business? Just mind this. Brothers shouldn't kill each other. Since both of them serve the people, they shouldn't fight for power. Foreign wars and domestic wars are enough for us. It's too much for us to wage domestic conquests again." .I made the revolution, and I don't want anyone to destroy it. That's all I care about." Marat didn't raise his voice: "Think about your own confession." "Confession?" Danton cried. "Ask about the defiles of Algonne, the liberated Champagne, the recaptured Belgium, and the armies. How many times have I used my chest there?" Resist the bullets! Go ask the Revolution Square, ask the gallows on January 21, ask the trampled throne, ask the widow on the guillotine..." Marla interrupted: "The guillotine is a virgin, you can lie on it, but you cannot impregnate it." "How do you know?" Danton said, "I can impregnate her." "Look!" said Marat. he smiles. Danton saw him smile and shouted: "Marat, you hide in the shadows, but me, I'm in the light, in broad daylight. I hate living like a snake. I don't like hiding. You live in the cellar, I live in the street. You don't As for me, anyone passing by can see me and talk to me." "Would you like to come to me, pretty boy?" murmured Marat. He restrained his smile and said in a decisive tone: "Dandon, tell me about the thirty-three thousand crowns in cash. Montmorin paid you in the king's name as compensation for your position as prosecutor at Chatelet." "I'll be there on July 14th." Danton replied proudly. "And furniture storage? The diamond in the crown?" "I'll be there on October 6th." "And the theft of your alter ego Lacroix in Belgium." "I'll be here on June 20." "And a loan to Montancier." "It was I who encouraged the people to bring the king back from Vale." "And the Opera House, which was built with the money you provided." "It was I who armed the districts of Paris." "And the secret sum of one hundred thousand livres from the Ministry of Justice." "It was I who led the operation on August 10." "And the secret expenditure of two million francs for the Constituent Assembly, and you take a quarter of it." "I stopped the attacking enemy and withstood the coalition of kings." "Jingzi!" Marla said. Danton stood up with a frightening expression, and shouted: "Yes, I'm a bitch, I sold my body, but I saved the world." Robespierre gnawed on his nails again.He neither laughed nor smiled.Danton's lightning laugh, Marla's jab smile, he doesn't know. Danton added: "I am like the sea, with its ebb and flow. When the tide ebbs people see my shallow bottom, and when the tide rises they see my waves." "Your foam," Marla said. "My storm," said Danton. Mara rose to her feet like Danton, and flew into a rage.In an instant, the snake turned into a dragon. "Oh," he cried, "Oh! Robespierre! Oh! Danton! You won't listen to me! Well, I tell you, you're screwed! Your policy is at a dead end and you can't go any further. You have no way out, your deeds have closed all doors except the gate of the grave." "That's what makes us great," Danton said. He shrugged again. Marla continued: "Dandon, you have to be careful. Vernio also has a big mouth and thick lips, and his eyebrows are also puffy, and he has pockmarks like you and Mirabeau, but this did not stop the 31st of May." Day of action'. Oh! You shrug your shoulders, sometimes you shrug your head. Danton, I tell you, your rough voice, loose tie and boots, small supper, big bag, it has something to do with Louisette." Louisette is Marat's pet name for the guillotine. He went on to say: "As for you, Robespierre, you're a moderate, but it's no use. You're well-painted, well-dressed, curly-haired, very dainty, smug and haughty, but you will Executed in Greve Square. You can read Brunswick's statement, and you will also be treated like Damian the Warrior. You are fully dressed now, and you will be quartered by five horses in the future." "You are the answerer of the exiled nobles of Coblenz!" Robespierre gritted his teeth. "Robespierre, I'm nobody's answer. I'm the voice of everything. You're young. How old are you, Danton? Thirty-four. And you, Robespierre, thirty-three. And I, I am alive, I am the ancient pain of man. I am six thousand years old." "Yes," retorted Danton, "for six thousand years Cain has been hiding in hatred like a toad in a stone. Now the stone has been cracked and Cain has sprung into the world. This is Marat." ①In the Bible, the eldest son of Adam and Eve killed his younger brother because of jealousy. "Danton!" Marat cried, a pale light flashing in his eyes. "What's wrong?" Danton said. Thus the three giants talked.A thunderbolt quarrel. Conversation paused.The three giants each have their own thoughts. The lion is disturbed by the water-serpent.Robespierre was pale, Danton was flushed, and both were shaking with excitement. Marat's fawn pupils dimmed; coolness, a sharp coolness, came over the face of the man--a man to be feared by the dreaded. Danton felt that he had lost, but he was unwilling to admit defeat, saying: "Marat talks about dictatorship and unity, but he has only one power, the power of disintegration." Robespierre opened his tightly closed thin lips, and continued: “我同意安纳夏尔西?克卢兹的看法。我说：不要罗朗，也不要马拉。” “我呢，”马拉说，“我说：不要丹东，也不要罗伯斯比尔。” 他死死盯住他们俩，又说： “我给你一个忠告，丹东。你在恋爱，你想再结婚，别再过问政治了，聪明一点。” 他朝门口后退一步，准备出去，并且阴沉地向他们告别： “永别了，先生们。” 丹东和罗伯斯比尔打了一个寒战。 正在这时，从厅室深处传来一个声音： “你错了，马拉。” 大家都转过头来。在马拉大发雷霆时，他们没有注意从里面的门里进来了一个人。 “是你，西穆尔丹公民？”马拉说，“你好。” 的确是西穆尔丹。 “我说你错了，马拉。”西穆尔丹又说。 马拉脸色铁青，他苍白时就是这样。 西穆尔丹又说： “你是有用的人，但罗伯斯比尔和丹东是不可缺少的人。为什么威胁他们呢？联合！ 联合！公民们！人民需要我们联合。 " 他的出现犹如浇了一盆冷水，就像在家庭争吵中出现了外人，他即使不能解决问题，也至少能产生表面上的平静。 西穆尔丹朝桌子走去。 丹东和罗伯斯比尔都认识他。他们在国民公会上注意到这个名声不大的强人，人民都和他打招呼。然而，罗伯斯比尔拘泥于形式。he asked: “公民，你是怎样进来的？” “他是主教府的人。”马拉说，声音里有某种顺认的语调。 马拉与国民公会对抗，他领导公社，惧怕主教府。 这是规律。 米拉博感到罗伯斯比尔在心灵深处颤动，罗伯斯比尔感到马拉在颤动，马拉感到埃贝尔在颤动，埃贝尔感到巴伯夫在颤动。当地层稳定时，政治家就可以在上面行走，但是最革命的政治家脚下也有一个地下层，即使最大胆的人，一旦感到他们在头上制造的运动波及脚下时，便会不安地停下来。 善于将出自贪欲的运动与出自原则的运动加以区别，克服前者，促进后者，这便是大革命家的才能与德行。 丹东看到马拉软下来了，便说： “呵！西穆尔丹公民可不是多余的人。” 于是他向西穆尔丹伸出手，并接着说： “当然，我们要向西穆尔丹公民说明形势。他来得正好。我代表山岳派，罗伯斯比尔代表救国委员会，马拉代表公社，西穆尔丹代表主教府，让他来裁决吧。” “好的，”西穆尔丹严肃而简单地说，“是怎么回事？” “关于旺代。”罗伯斯比尔回答。 “旺代！”西穆尔丹说。 He went on to say: “这可是严重的威胁。如果革命会死，就一定死于旺代。一个旺代比十个德意志还可怕。法兰西要活下去，就一定要消灭旺代。” 这简单几句话赢得了罗伯斯比尔的好感。 但是罗伯斯比尔提出了问题： “你当过教士吧？” 西穆尔丹的教士气质没有逃过罗伯斯比尔的眼睛，他从西穆尔丹的外表看出了他的内心。 西穆尔丹回答： “是的，公民。” “这有什么关系呢？”丹东叫了起来，“好教士可比别的人强。革命时期，教士变为公民，就像大钟变成钱币和大炮一样。当儒是教士多努是教土。托马?兰代是埃弗勒的主教。罗伯斯比尔，你在国民公会坐在马西厄旁边，他就是博汉的主教。八月十日起义委员会里就有代理主教沃儒瓦。夏博是嘉布造会修土。在网球场上宣誓的是修土热尔，主张宣布国民议会高于国王的是奥德朗神甫，要求立宪会议取消路易十六席位上的华盖者是古特神甫，提出废除君主制的是格雷瓜尔神甫。” “由笑剧演员科洛?戴尔布瓦附议。”马拉冷笑说，“他们两人完成了这件大事。 教士推翻王座，演员把国王拉下来。 " “还是谈谈旺代吧。”罗伯斯比尔说。 “那么出了什么事？”西穆尔丹说，“这个旺代地区到底发生了什么？” 罗伯斯比尔回答： “是这样：它有了首领。它会变得十分可怕。” “首领是谁，罗伯斯比尔公民？” “前贵族德?朗特纳克侯爵，自称布列塔尼王公。” 西穆尔丹动了一下，说： “我认识他。我在他家当过教士。” 他思索片刻又说： “当军人以前，他曾是女人圈中的男人。” “就像比龙公爵曾经是洛赞公爵一样。” 西穆尔丹若有所思，又说： “是的，他从前寻欢作乐，现在一定很可怕。” “无恶不作。”罗伯斯比尔说，“他烧村庄，杀伤员，屠杀俘虏，枪毙妇女。” “妇女？” “是的，其中有一位三个孩子的母亲。不知道这些孩子现在怎样了。再说，他是统帅，他善于作战。” “的确，”西穆尔丹说，“他参加过汉诺威战役，土兵们当时说：上有黎塞留，下有朗特纳克。这个朗特纳克是真正的将军。你可以和你的同事迪索尔谈谈。” 罗伯斯比尔沉思片刻，又和西穆尔丹谈了起来： “可是，西穆尔丹公民，这个朗特纳克来到了旺代。” "How long has it been?" “三个星期。” “应该宣布他不受法律的保护。” “做过了。” “应该悬赏他的头。” “做过了。” “应该宣布将重金酬谢抓获他的人。” “做过了。” “说明不是付指券。” “做过了。” “而是付黄金。” “做过了。” “应该送他上断头台。” “这是将要做的。” “谁做？” "you." "I?" “对，你将是救国委员会的全权代表。” “我同意。”西穆尔丹说。 罗伯斯比尔用人一向极为果断，这是政治家的优点。他从面前的文件中抽出一张白纸，上面印有笺头：统一和不可分割的法兰西共和国出国委员会。 “是的，我同意。”西穆尔丹继续说，“以牙还牙。朗特纳克凶暴，我也将凶暴，和他死战一场。如果天主允许，我将为法兰西除掉他。” 他停了一会儿又说： “我是教士，不管怎样，我相信天主。” “天主已经老了。”丹东说。 “我相信天主。”西穆尔丹无动于衷地又说。 罗伯斯比尔阴沉地点点头，表示同意。 西穆尔丹又问： “我将被派到什么人那里去？” “与朗特纳克作战的远征队指挥官。不过我要提醒你，他是贵族。” 丹东叫了起来： “你这话真好笑。贵族又怎么了？贵族和教士一样。好贵族就是优秀分子。对贵族有偏见，肯定或否定，赞成或反对，都不对。罗伯斯比尔、圣茹斯特不也是贵族吗？弗洛雷尔?德?圣茹斯特。阿纳夏尔西?克卢兹是男爵。我们的朋友夏尔?赫斯是赫斯一罗坦堡诸侯国的亲王和在位君主的兄弟。马拉的密友蒙托是德?蒙托候爵。革命法庭里有一位陪审员是教土，维拉特，还有一位陪审员是贵族，勒鲁瓦，他是德?蒙弗拉贝尔侯爵，这两人都很可靠。” “你还忘了革命陪审团团长……”罗伯斯比尔说。 “昂托内尔？” “昂托内尔侯爵。”罗伯斯比尔说。 丹东接着说： “当彼埃尔也是贵族，不久前为了共和国战死在孔代城下，博佩尔也是贵族，他宁可自杀而不肯向普鲁士打开凡尔登的城门。” “不过，”马拉咕哝说，“当孔多塞说：'格拉克兄弟①是贵族。'时，丹东却喊道：'所有的贵族都是叛徒，从米拉博开始，连你孔多塞也在内。'” ①公元前罗马的平民辩护土。 这时，响起了西穆尔丹深沉的声音： “丹东公民，罗伯斯比尔公民，你们的信任也许是对的，但是人民不信任，他们不信任也没有错。当一位教主负责监视一位贵族时，他就负起了双重责任，他必须十分坚定。” “那是当然。”罗伯斯比尔说。 “而且毫不留情。”西穆尔丹又加了一句。 罗伯斯比尔说： “说得很好，西穆尔丹公民。你要和一位年轻人打交道。你的年龄有他的两倍。你将影响他。你要引导他，但要爱惜他。看来他具有军事才干，所有的报告在这一点上都完全一致。他的部队是从莱茵河军团抽调去旺代的。他从边境上下来，在边境上他表现得既英勇又善谋略。他出色地指挥远征队，两星期以来，使那位老德?朗特纳克候爵一败涂地。他镇压叛军，驱逐他们，最后会把他们赶到海边，赶到大海里去。朗特纳克具有老将的狡诈，而他具有年轻统帅的无畏气概。已经有人嫉妒他，与他为敌了。莱谢尔将军就嫉妒他……” “这个莱谢尔，”丹东打断说，“他还想当大将哩！人们拿他做文字游戏：要上夏雷特必须用菜谢尔②；可是他被夏雷特打败了。” ②莱谢尔Lechelle与梯子lbehelle同音，夏雷特Chartte意为大车，因此这是同音异义的文字游戏，可译为：得登梯子才能上大车。 罗伯斯比尔又说： “莱谢尔不愿意别人打败朗特纳克。旺代战争之所以糟糕，就糟糕在这种你争我夺。 我们的士兵是英雄，但缺乏指挥。一位普通的轻骑兵上尉谢兰用军号吹着“会好起来” 的曲子，居然走进了索米尔城，占领了它，其实他还可以继续前进，去占领肖莱，但是他没有接到命令，只好停下。必须对旺代的所有指挥部进行整顿。警戒部队太分散，兵力太分散，分散的军队是瘫痪的军队，这就是把整体化为细屑。帕拉梅营地只剩下帐篷了。在特雷吉埃和迪南之间有上百个毫无用处的小哨所，完全可以把它们合成一个师来守卫整个海岸线。莱谢尔在帕兰的支持下，借口守卫南部海岸而撤离了北部海岸，因此向英国人敞开了法国的大门。朗特纳克的计划是鼓动五十万农民暴动，让英国人在法国登陆。远征队的年轻指挥官步步紧逼朗特纳克，击败了他，但没有得到莱谢尔的允许，而莱谢尔是他上司，因此告发了这个年轻人。上面对此事意见分歧。莱谢尔想枪毙他，但是马思省的普里厄尔想提升他为将军。 " “我看这年轻人不错，有才干。”西穆尔丹说。 “但他有一个缺点。” 这是马拉的插话。 “什么缺点？”西穆尔丹问。 “宽大。”马拉说。 马拉又继续说： “这种人打仗时很硬，然后就软了。宽大为怀，不咎既往，慈悲心肠，既保护修女又拯救贵族的太太小姐，他还能放跑俘虏，释放教士。” “这是严重的错误。”西穆尔丹低声说。 “是罪行。”马拉说。 “有时是。”丹东说。 “常常是。”罗伯斯比尔说。 “几乎永远是。”马拉说。 “在和祖国的敌人打交道时，这样做永远是罪行。”西穆尔丹说。 马拉朝西穆尔丹转过身： “如果一个共和派首领放跑了一个保皇派首领，你拿他怎么办？” “我会像莱谢尔一样，下令枪毙他。” “或者送他上断头台。”马拉说。 “两者必居其一。”西穆尔丹说。 丹东笑了起来： “这两者我都喜欢。” “你肯定能遇上其中之一。”马拉低声说。 他的目光又从丹东转到西穆尔丹身上： “这样说来，西穆尔丹公民，如果一位共和派首领动摇，你会砍下他的脑袋？” “二十四小时以内。” “那好，”马拉说，“我同意罗伯斯比尔的意见，将西穆尔丹公民派到海岸部队远征队指挥部去，他将是救国委员会的特派员。那位指挥官叫什么名字？” 罗伯斯比尔回答说： “是一位前贵族。” 接着他便翻阅文件。 “我们让教士去看管贵族。”丹东说，“我不信任单独行动的教士，也不信任单独行动的贵族，但是当他们在一起时，我就放心了。他们相互监视，事情就好办了。” 西穆尔丹眉宇间所特有的愤怒表情更为明显，但是他大概认为丹东的话不无道理，没有转头看丹东，而是用严厉的声调大声说： “由我负责的共和派指挥官稍有闪失就会被处死。” 罗伯斯比尔眼睛看着文件说： “这是他的名字，西穆尔丹公民，由你全权负责的指挥员是一位前子爵，名叫戈万。” 顿时，西穆尔丹脸色苍白，惊呼道： "Gowan!" 马拉注意到西穆尔丹的脸色。 “戈万子爵！”西穆尔丹又说。 “是的。”罗伯斯比尔说。 “怎么样？”马拉死死盯住西穆尔丹问道。 片刻的沉默。马拉又说： “西穆尔丹公民，按照你本人提出的条件，你同意成为派驻戈万指挥部的特派员吗？ 这事算定了吗？ " “定了。”西穆尔丹回答。 他越来越苍白。 罗伯斯比尔拿起身边的笔，在有“救国委员会”笺头的信纸上缓慢而工整地写了几行字，签上名，将纸和笔递给丹东，丹东签了名，马拉一直盯着西穆尔丹苍白的面孔，在丹东以后也签了名。 罗伯斯比尔收回那张纸，写上日期，递给西穆尔丹。纸上写的是： 共和二年任命西穆尔丹公民为救国委员会全权特派员，前往海岸部队远征队戈万公民的指挥部。 罗伯斯比尔一丹东一马拉签名一七九三年六月二十八日革命历，即公民历，当时还不具有合法性。一七九三年十月五日，在罗姆的提议下，它才经国民公会通过。 西穆尔丹看这张纸时。马拉一直瞧着他。 马拉轻声说，仿佛在自言自语： “这件事应该用国民公会的法令或救国委员会的特别决议加以明确。还有事要做。” “西穆尔丹公民，你住在哪里？”罗伯斯比尔问道。 “商业胡同。” “噫，我也住在那里。”丹东说，“我们是邻居了。” 罗伯斯比尔接着说： “一分钟也不能耽误了。明天你将收到救国委员会全体委员签署的正式委任状。这张纸是对委任状的确认，主要是使菲利波、马恩省的普里厄尔、勒库安特、阿尔吉埃等执行代表们信任你。我们知道你是怎样的人。你的权力是无限的。你可以使戈万成为将军，也可以送他上断头台。明天三点钟你就能拿到委任状。你什么时候动身？” “四点钟。”西穆尔丹说。 于是他们分了手。 马拉回到家里，对西蒙娜?埃弗拉尔说明天他要去国民公会。