\"Thenearerthe14thofJulyapproached，\"saysaneyewitness，[7]
\"themoredidthedearthincrease。\"Everybaker’sshopwassurroundedbyacrowd，towhichbreadwasdistributedwiththemostgrudgingeconomy。Thisbreadwasgenerallyblackish，earthy，andbitter，producinginflammationofthethroatandpaininthebowels。
Ihaveseenflourofdetestablequalityatthemilitaryschoolandatotherdepots。Ihaveseenportionsofityellowincolor，withanoffensivesmell；someformingblockssohardthattheyhadtobebrokenintofragmentsbyrepeatedblowsofahatchet。Formyownpart，weariedwiththedifficultyofprocuringthispoorbread，anddisgustedwiththatofferedtomeatthetablesd’h？te，Iavoidedthiskindoffoodaltogether。IntheeveningIwenttotheCaféduCaveau，where，fortunately，theywerekindenoughtoreserveformetwoofthoserollswhicharecalledflutes，andthisistheonlybreadIhaveeatenforaweekatatime。\"
Butthisresourceisonlyfortherich。Asforthepeople，togetbreadfitfordogs，theymuststandinalineforhours。Andheretheyfightforit；\"theysnatchfoodfromoneanother。\"Thereisnomoreworktobehad；\"thework—roomsaredeserted；\"often，afterwaitingawholeday，theworkmanreturnshomeempty—handed。Whenhedoesbringbackafour—poundloafitcostshim3francs12sous；
thatis，12sousforthebread，and3francsforthelostday。Inthislonglineofunemployed，excitedmen，swayingtoandfrobeforetheshop—door，darkthoughtsarefermenting:\"ifthebakersfindnoflourto—nighttobakewith，weshallhavenothingtoeatto—