“Thenyouhaveonlytillto-morrowtolive，CitizenToulan，“repliedthepresidingofficerofthecourt，“forElizabethCapetwillbeexecutedto-morrow。“
EarlythenextmorningthreecarsdroveawayfromtheConciergerie。
Ineachofthesecarssateightpersons，menandwomenofthehighestaristocracy。Theyhadputontheirmostbrilliantcourtattireforthatday，andarrangedthemselvesasforaholiday。Overthegreatcrinolinetheladiesworetherichestsilks，adornedwithsilverandgoldlace；theyhadhadtheirhairdressedanddecoratedwithflowersandribbons，andcarriedelegantfansintheirhands。
Thegentlemenworevelvetcoats，brilliantwithgoldandsilver，whilecuffsofthefinestlaceencompassedtheirwhitehands。Theirheadswereuncovered，andtheycarriedthelittlethree-corneredhatunderthearm，astheyhaddoneatcourtinpresenceoftheroyalfamily。
AllthearistocratsimprisonedincellsattheConciergeriehadbeggedforthehighhonorofbeingexecutedonthatday，andeveryonewhoserequesthadbeengranted，hadexpressedhisthanksforitasforafavor。