第33章

Thedistressofthepeople，thelaborerswithoutbread，thelastPrincedeCondeengulfedintheshadows，BrusselsexpellingtheNassausasParisdidtheBourbons，BelgiumofferingherselftoaFrenchPrinceandgivingherselftoanEnglishPrince，theRussianhatredofNicolas，behindusthedemonsoftheSouth，FerdinandinSpain，MiguelinPortugal，theearthquakinginItaly，MetternichextendinghishandoverBologna，FrancetreatingAustriasharplyatAncona，attheNorthnooneknewwhatsinistersoundofthehammernailingupPolandinhercoffin，irritatedglanceswatchingFrancenarrowlyalloverEurope，England，asuspectedally，readytogiveapushtothatwhichwastotteringandtohurlherselfonthatwhichshouldfall，thepeerageshelteringitselfbehindBeccariatorefusefourheadstothelaw，thefleurs—de—lyserasedfromtheKing’scarriage，thecrosstornfromNotreDame，Lafayettelessened，Laffitteruined，BenjaminConstantdeadinindigence，CasimirPerierdeadintheexhaustionofhispower；politicalandsocialmaladybreakingoutsimultaneouslyinthetwocapitalsofthekingdom，theoneinthecityofthought，theotherinthecityoftoil；atPariscivilwar，atLyonsservilewar；inthetwocities，thesameglareofthefurnace；acrater—likecrimsononthebrowofthepeople；

theSouthrenderedfanatic，theWesttroubled，theDuchessedeBerryinlaVendee，plots，conspiracies，risings，cholera，addedthesombreroaroftumultofeventstothesombreroarofideas。

CHAPTERV

FACTSWHENCEHISTORYSPRINGSANDWHICHHISTORYIGNORES

TowardstheendofApril，everythinghadbecomeaggravated。

Thefermentationenteredtheboilingstate。Eversince1830，pettypartialrevoltshadbeengoingonhereandthere，whichwerequicklysuppressed，buteverburstingforthafresh，thesignofavastunderlyingconflagration。Somethingterriblewasinpreparation。Glimpsescouldbecaughtofthefeaturesstillindistinctandimperfectlylighted，ofapossiblerevolution。

FrancekeptaneyeonParis；PariskeptaneyeontheFaubourgSaint—Antoine。

TheFaubourgSaint—Antoine，whichwasinadullglow，wasbeginningitsebullition。

Thewine—shopsoftheRuedeCharonnewere，althoughtheunionofthetwoepithetsseemssingularwhenappliedtowine—shops，graveandstormy。

Thegovernmentwastherepurelyandsimplycalledinquestion。

Therepeoplepubliclydiscussedthequestionoffightingorofkeepingquiet。Therewerebackshopswhereworkingmenweremadetoswearthattheywouldhastenintothestreetatthefirstcryofalarm，and"thattheywouldfightwithoutcountingthenumberoftheenemy。"

Thisengagementonceenteredinto，amanseatedinthecornerofthewine—shop"assumedasonoroustone，"andsaid，"Youunderstand！

Youhavesworn！"

Sometimestheywentupstairs，toaprivateroomonthefirstfloor，andtherescenesthatwerealmostmasonicwereenacted。Theymadetheinitiatedtakeoathstorenderservicetohimselfaswellastothefathersoffamilies。Thatwastheformula。

Inthetap—rooms，"subversive"pamphletswereread。Theytreatedthegovernmentwithcontempt，saysasecretreportofthattime。

Wordslikethefollowingcouldbeheardthere:——

"Idon’tknowthenamesoftheleaders。Wefolksshallnotknowthedayuntiltwohoursbeforehand。"Oneworkmansaid:

"Therearethreehundredofus，leteachcontributetensous，thatwillmakeonehundredandfiftyfrancswithwhichtoprocurepowderandshot。"

Anothersaid:"Idon’taskforsixmonths，Idon’taskforeventwo。

Inlessthanafortnightweshallbeparallelwiththegovernment。

Withtwenty—fivethousandmenwecanfacethem。"Anothersaid:

"Idon’tsleepatnight，becauseImakecartridgesallnight。"

Fromtimetotime，men"ofbourgeoisappearance，andingoodcoats"

cameand"causedembarrassment，"andwiththeairof"command，"

shookhandswiththemostimportant，andthenwentaway。Theyneverstayedmorethantenminutes。Significantremarkswereexchangedinalowtone:"Theplotisripe，thematterisarranged。""Itwasmurmuredbyallwhowerethere，"toborrowtheveryexpressionofoneofthosewhowerepresent。Theexaltationwassuchthatoneday，aworkingmanexclaimed，eforethewholewine—shop:"Wehavenoarms！"

Oneofhiscomradesreplied:"Thesoldiershave！"thusparodyingwithoutbeingawareofthefact，Bonaparte’sproclamationtothearmyinItaly:"Whentheyhadanythingofamoresecretnatureonhand，"

addsonereport，"theydidnotcommunicateittoeachother。"

Itisnoteasytounderstandwhattheycouldconcealafterwhattheysaid。

Thesereunionsweresometimesperiodical。Atcertainonesofthem，therewerenevermorethaneightortenpersonspresent，andtheywerealwaysthesame。Inothers，anyoneenteredwhowished，andtheroomwassofullthattheywereforcedtostand。

Somewentthitherthroughenthusiasmandpassion；othersbecauseitwasontheirwaytotheirwork。AsduringtheRevolution，therewerepatrioticwomeninsomeofthesewine—shopswhoembracednew—comers。

Otherexpressivefactscametolight。

Amanwouldenterashop，drink，andgohiswaywiththeremark:

"Wine—merchant，therevolutionwillpaywhatisduetoyou。"

Revolutionaryagentswereappointedinawine—shopfacingtheRuedeCharonne。Theballotingwascarriedonintheircaps。

Workingmenmetatthehouseofafencing—masterwhogavelessonsintheRuedeCotte。Theretherewasatrophyofarmsformedofwoodenbroadswords，canes，clubs，andfoils。Oneday，thebuttonswereremovedfromthefoils。

Aworkmansaid:"Therearetwenty—fiveofus，buttheydon’tcountonme，becauseIamlookeduponasamachine。"Lateron，thatmachinebecameQuenisset。

Theindefinitethingswhichwerebrewinggraduallyacquiredastrangeandindescribablenotoriety。Awomansweepingoffherdoorstepssaidtoanotherwoman:"Foralongtime，therehasbeenastrongforcebusymakingcartridges。"Intheopenstreet，proclamationcouldbeseenaddressedtotheNationalGuardinthedepartments。

Oneoftheseproclamationswassigned:Burtot，wine—merchant。

OnedayamanwithhisbeardwornlikeacollarandwithanItalianaccentmountedastonepostatthedoorofaliquor—sellerintheMarcheLenoir，andreadaloudasingulardocument，whichseemedtoemanatefromanoccultpower。Groupsformedaroundhim，andapplauded。

Thepassageswhichtouchedthecrowdmostdeeplywerecollectedandnoteddown。"——Ourdoctrinesaretrammelled，ourproclamationstorn，ourbill—stickersarespieduponandthrownintoprison。"——"Thebreakdownwhichhasrecentlytakenplaceincottonshasconvertedtousmanymediums。"——"Thefutureofnationsisbeingworkedoutinourobscureranks。"——"Herearethefixedterms:actionorreaction，revolutionorcounter—revolution。For，atourepoch，wenolongerbelieveeitherininertiaorinimmobility。Forthepeopleagainstthepeople，thatisthequestion。Thereisnoother。"——"Onthedaywhenweceasetosuityou，breakus，butuptothatday，helpustomarchon。"Allthisinbroaddaylight。

Otherdeeds，moreaudaciousstill，weresuspiciousintheeyesofthepeoplebyreasonoftheirveryaudacity。Onthe4thofApril，1832，apasser—bymountedthepostonthecornerwhichformstheangleoftheRueSainte—Margueriteandshouted:"IamaBabouvist！"

ButbeneathBabeuf，thepeoplescentedGisquet。

Amongotherthings，thismansaid:——

"Downwithproperty！Theoppositionoftheleftiscowardlyandtreacherous。Whenitwantstobeontherightside，itpreachesrevolution，itisdemocraticinordertoescapebeingbeaten，androyalistsothatitmaynothavetofight。

Therepublicansarebeastswithfeathers。Distrusttherepublicans，citizensofthelaboringclasses。"

"Silence，citizenspy！"criedanartisan。

Thisshoutputanendtothediscourse。

Mysteriousincidentsoccurred。

Atnightfall，aworkingmanencounterednearthecanala"verywelldressedman，"whosaidtohim:"Whitherareyoubound，citizen？""Sir，"repliedtheworkingman，"Ihavenotthehonorofyouracquaintance。""Iknowyouverywell，however。"Andthemanadded:"Don’tbealarmed，Iamanagentofthecommittee。

Youaresuspectedofnotbeingquitefaithful。Youknowthatifyourevealanything，thereisaneyefixedonyou。"Thenheshookhandswiththeworkingmanandwentaway，saying:"Weshallmeetagainsoon。"

Thepolice，whowereonthealert，collectedsingulardialogues，notonlyinthewine—shops，butinthestreet。

"Getyourselfreceivedverysoon，"saidaweavertoacabinet—maker。

"Why？"

"Thereisgoingtobeashottofire。"

Tworaggedpedestriansexchangedtheseremarkablereplies，fraughtwithevidentJacquerie:——

"Whogovernsus？"

"M。Philippe。"

"No，itisthebourgeoisie。"

ThereaderismistakenifhethinksthatwetakethewordJacquerieinabadsense。TheJacqueswerethepoor。

Onanotheroccasiontwomenwereheardtosaytoeachotherastheypassedby:"Wehaveagoodplanofattack。"

OnlythefollowingwascaughtofaprivateconversationbetweenfourmenwhowerecrouchinginaditchofthecircleoftheBarriereduTrone:——

"EverythingpossiblewillbedonetopreventhiswalkingaboutParisanymore。"

Whowasthehe？Menacingobscurity。

"Theprincipalleaders，"astheysaidinthefaubourg，heldthemselvesapart。Itwassupposedthattheymetforconsultationinawine—shopnearthepointSaint—Eustache。AcertainAug——，chiefoftheSocietyaidfortailors，RueMondetour，hadthereputationofservingasintermediarycentralbetweentheleadersandtheFaubourgSaint—Antoine。

Nevertheless，therewasalwaysagreatdealofmysteryabouttheseleaders，andnocertainfactcaninvalidatethesingulararroganceofthisreplymadelateronbyamanaccusedbeforetheCourtofPeers:——

"Whowasyourleader？"

"IknewofnoneandIrecognizednone。"

Therewasnothingbutwords，transparentbutvague；sometimesidlereports，rumors，hearsay。Otherindicationscroppedup。

Acarpenter，occupiedinnailingboardstoafencearoundthegroundonwhichahousewasinprocessofconstruction，intheRuedeReuillyfoundonthatplotthetornfragmentofaletteronwhichwerestilllegiblethefollowinglines:——

Thecommitteemusttakemeasurestopreventrecruitinginthesectionsforthedifferentsocieties。

And，asapostscript:——

WehavelearnedthattherearegunsintheRueduFaubourg—Poissonniere，No。5[bis]，tothenumberoffiveorsixthousand，inthehouseofagunsmithinthatcourt。Thesectionownsnoarms。

Whatexcitedthecarpenterandcausedhimtoshowthisthingtohisneighborswasthefact，thatafewpacesfurtheronhepickedupanotherpaper，tornlikethefirst，andstillmoresignificant，ofwhichwereproduceafacsimile，becauseofthehistoricalinterestattachingtothesestrangedocuments:——

+————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————+|Q

|C|D|E|Learnthislistbyheart。Aftersodoing|||||

|youwilltearitup。Themenadmitted||||||willdothesamewhenyouhavetransmitted||||||theirorderstothem。

||||||HealthandFraternity，||||||uogafeL。|

+————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————+

Itwasonlylateronthatthepersonswhowereinthesecretofthisfindatthetime，learnedthesignificanceofthosefourcapitalletters:quinturions，centurions，decurions，eclaireurs[scouts]，andthesenseoftheletters:uogafe，whichwasadate，andmeantApril15th，1832。Undereachcapitalletterwereinscribednamesfollowedbyverycharacteristicnotes。Thus:Q。Bannerel。

8guns，83cartridges。Asafeman。——C。Boubiere。1pistol，40cartridges。——D。Rollet。1foil，1pistol，1poundofpowder。——

E。Tessier。1sword，1cartridge—box。Exact。——Terreur。8guns。

Brave，etc。

Finally，thiscarpenterfound，stillinthesameenclosure，athirdpaperonwhichwaswritteninpencil，butverylegibly，thissortofenigmaticallist:——

Unite:Blanchard:Arbre—Sec。6。

Barra。Soize。Salle—au—Comte。

Kosciusko。AubrytheButcher？

J。J。R。

CaiusGracchus。

Rightofrevision。Dufond。Four。

FalloftheGirondists。Derbac。Maubuee。

Washington。Pinson。1pistol，86cartridges。

Marseillaise。

Sovereigntyofthepeople。Michel。Quincampoix。Sword。

Hoche。

Marceau。Plato。Arbre—Sec。

Warsaw。Tilly，crierofthePopulaire。

Thehonestbourgeoisintowhosehandsthislistfellknewitssignificance。ItappearsthatthislistwasthecompletenomenclatureofthesectionsofthefourtharondissementoftheSocietyoftheRightsofMan，withthenamesanddwellingsofthechiefsofsections。

To—day，whenallthesefactswhichwereobscurearenothingmorethanhistory，wemaypublishthem。Itshouldbeadded，thatthefoundationoftheSocietyoftheRightsofManseemstohavebeenposteriortothedatewhenthispaperwasfound。Perhapsthiswasonlyaroughdraft。

Still，accordingtoalltheremarksandthewords，accordingtowrittennotes，materialfactsbegintomaketheirappearance。

IntheRuePopincourt，inthehouseofadealerinbric—abrac，therewereseizedsevensheetsofgraypaper，allfoldedalikelengthwiseandinfour；thesesheetsenclosedtwenty—sixsquaresofthissamegraypaperfoldedintheformofacartridge，andacard，onwhichwaswrittenthefollowing:——

Saltpetre……12ounces。

Sulphur……2ounces。

Charcoal……2ouncesandahalf。

Water……2ounces。

Thereportoftheseizurestatedthatthedrawerexhaledastrongsmellofpowder。

Amasonreturningfromhisday’swork，leftbehindhimalittlepackageonabenchnearthebridgeofAusterlitz。Thispackagewastakentothepolicestation。Itwasopened，andinitwerefoundtwoprinteddialogues，signedLahautiere，asongentitled:

"Workmen，bandtogether，"andatinboxfullofcartridges。

Oneartisandrinkingwithacomrademadethelatterfeelhimtoseehowwarmhewas；theothermanfeltapistolunderhiswaistcoat。

Inaditchontheboulevard，betweenPere—LachaiseandtheBarriereduTrone，atthemostdesertedspot，somechildren，whileplaying，discoveredbeneathamassofshavingsandrefusebitsofwood，abagcontainingabullet—mould，awoodenpunchforthepreparationofcartridges，awoodenbowl，inwhichthereweregrainsofhunting—powder，andalittlecast—ironpotwhoseinteriorpresentedevidenttracesofmeltedlead。

Policeagents，makingtheirwaysuddenlyandunexpectedlyatfiveo’clockinthemorning，intothedwellingofacertainPardon，whowasafterwardsamemberoftheBarricade—MerrysectionandgothimselfkilledintheinsurrectionofApril，1834，foundhimstandingnearhisbed，andholdinginhishandsomecartridgeswhichhewasintheactofpreparing。

Towardsthehourwhenworkingmenrepose，twomenwereseentomeetbetweentheBarrierePicpusandtheBarriereCharentoninalittlelanebetweentwowalls，nearawine—shop，infrontofwhichtherewasa"JeudeSiam。"[33]Onedrewapistolfrombeneathhisblouseandhandedittotheother。Ashewashandingittohim，henoticedthattheperspirationofhischesthadmadethepowderdamp。

Heprimedthepistolandaddedmorepowdertowhatwasalreadyinthepan。Thenthetwomenparted。

[33]Agameofninepins，inwhichonesideoftheballissmallerthantheother，sothatitdoesnotrollstraight，butdescribesacurveontheground。

AcertainGallais，afterwardskilledintheRueBeaubourgintheaffairofApril，boastedofhavinginhishousesevenhundredcartridgesandtwenty—fourflints。

Thegovernmentonedayreceivedawarningthatarmsandtwohundredthousandcartridgeshadjustbeendistributedinthefaubourg。

Onthefollowingweekthirtythousandcartridgesweredistributed。

Theremarkablepointaboutitwas，thatthepolicewerenotabletoseizeasingleone。

Aninterceptedletterread:"Thedayisnotfardistantwhen，withinfourhoursbytheclock，eightythousandpatriotswillbeunderarms。"

Allthisfermentationwaspublic，onemightalmostsaytranquil。

Theapproachinginsurrectionwaspreparingitsstormcalmlyinthefaceofthegovernment。Nosingularitywaslackingtothisstillsubterraneancrisis，whichwasalreadyperceptible。Thebourgeoistalkedpeaceablytotheworking—classesofwhatwasinpreparation。

Theysaid:"Howistherisingcomingalong？"inthesametoneinwhichtheywouldhavesaid:"Howisyourwife？"

Afurniture—dealer，oftheRueMoreau，inquired:"Well，whenareyougoingtomaketheattack？"

Anothershop—keepersaid:——

"Theattackwillbemadesoon。"

"Iknowit。Amonthago，therewerefifteenthousandofyou，nowtherearetwenty—fivethousand。"Heofferedhisgun，andaneighborofferedasmallpistolwhichhewaswillingtosellforsevenfrancs。

Moreover，therevolutionaryfeverwasgrowing。NotapointinParisnorinFrancewasexemptfromit。Thearterywasbeatingeverywhere。

Likethosemembraneswhicharisefromcertaininflammationsandforminthehumanbody，thenetworkofsecretsocietiesbegantospreadalloverthecountry。FromtheassociationsoftheFriendsofthePeople，whichwasatthesametimepublicandsecret，sprangtheSocietyoftheRightsofMan，whichalsodatedfromoneoftheordersoftheday:Pluviose，Year40oftherepublicanera，whichwasdestinedtosurviveeventhemandateoftheCourtofAssizeswhichpronounceditsdissolution，andwhichdidnothesitatetobestowonitssectionssignificantnameslikethefollowing:——

Pikes。

Tocsin。

Signalcannon。

Phrygiancap。

January21。

Thebeggars。

Thevagabonds。

Forwardmarch。

Robespierre。

Level。

CaIra。

TheSocietyoftheRightsofManengenderedtheSocietyofAction。

Thesewereimpatientindividualswhobrokeawayandhastenedahead。

Otherassociationssoughttorecruitthemselvesfromthegreatmothersocieties。Themembersofsectionscomplainedthattheyweretornasunder。Thus，theGallicSociety，andthecommitteeoforganizationoftheMunicipalities。Thustheassociationsforthelibertyofthepress，forindividualliberty，fortheinstructionofthepeopleagainstindirecttaxes。ThentheSocietyofEqualWorkingmenwhichwasdividedintothreefractions，thelevellers，thecommunists，thereformers。ThentheArmyoftheBastilles，asortofcohortorganizedonamilitaryfooting，fourmencommandedbyacorporal，tenbyasergeant，twentybyasub—lieutenant，fortybyalieutenant；therewerenevermorethanfivemenwhokneweachother。

Creationwhereprecautioniscombinedwithaudacit

后续内容为VIP可读请开通VIP，或购买此章节