Shehadneverseenherroyalhusbandbearinghimselfinsodecidedandconfidentamanner，anditalmostawakenednewconfidenceinhertroubledbreast。Butatthesamemomentallthedoubtsandcaresreturned，andsadly，withdroopinghead，thequeenwithdrew。
Inthemeantime，closeupontheopeningoftheNationalAssemblythatmorning，stormydebateshadbegunaboutthenewstepswhichtheyweregoingtotakewiththemonarch。
CountMirabeauhadjustbeenbreakingoutintoananathemainflamingwordsabouttheholidaywhichthekinghadgiventothenewregiments，whentheDukedeLiancourt，whothatmomententeredthehall，advancedtothespeaker’sdeskandannouncedthatthekingwasjustonthepointofcomingtotheAssembly。Thegreatestamazement，followedimmediatelybyintensedisquiet，wasexpressedonallsidesathearingthis。Mensprangupfromtheirplacesandformedscatteredgroupstotalkoverthisunexpectedcircumstanceandcometoanunderstandinginadvance。Theyspokeinloud，angrywordsaboutthereceptionwhichshouldbegiventothekingintheNationalAssembly，whenMirabeauspranguponthetribune，and，withhisvoicetoweringaboveeveryothersound，criedthat“meresilentrespectshouldbetheonlyreceptionthatwegivetothemonarch。Inamomentofuniversalgrief，silenceisthetruelessonofkings。“
[Footnote：Mirabeau’sownwords——See“MemoiresduComtedeMirabeau，“vol。ii。，p。301。]
Aresoundingbravoaccompaniedthesewords，whichappearedtoproducethedeepestimpressionuponallpartiesintheAssembly。