He is needed for the place that awaits him, and so, almost apart from Is own volition, and in spite of his uncertainty, the lack of plan, and 1 e blunders he commits, he is drawn into a conspiracy that aims at seiz- ig power; and that conspiracy is crowned with success.
He is dragged into the assembly of the rulers. In alarm he tries to flee, Uieving himself in danger; pretends to faint, says the most senseless tings that should have been his ruin. But the rulers of France, once foud and discerning, now feeling their part is over, are even more panic- sicken than he, and fail to utter the words they should have pronounced t preserve their power and crush him.
