Danton, a Bourgeois, 23; very typical of nation, his attitude towards Paris, 36; his rise during the war, 37; preliminary summary of his career, 35-39; forerunner of Napoleon, 38; retirement and death, 39; born at Arcis-sur-Aube, 1759, age compared with contemporaries, 40; effect of birthplace on his politics, 42; his father Procureur at Arcis, 42-43; family of, house of, social position of father, death of father, fortune of, his mother and aunts, 43; to be made a priest, 44; educated by Oratorians, their influence, destined for Bar, 45; character as boy, 46; coronation of Louis XVI. seen by, 46-47; his stepfather Recordain, apprenticed to Vinot, solicitor in Paris, called to Bar at Rheims, 47; practice in lower courts, 48; at bar of Conseils du Roi, 49; his Latin oration, 50; his opinion in Montbarey case, Du Barentin his client, and De Brienne, his income at Bar, 51; frequents Charpentier’s Café des Écoles, marriage, dowry of wife, 52; physical appearance, 53; energy, style of oratory, knowledge of English and Italian, 54; reading, pre-revolutionary politics, 55; private life, 56; goes to live in Cour du Commerce, 59; Barentin’s offer of post to, 60; his relation to masonic lodges, 65; summary of his condition on outbreak of Revolution, 56-67; Primary of his District convened, 68; not president of District during elections, 69; at Palais Royal, 71; possibly present at fall of Bastille, 74; action night after, clashes with Lafayette, 75; in Club of Cordeliers, 81; as President of Cordeliers attacks Municipality, 88; creates _Mandat Imperatif_, 89; placards manifesto for march on Versailles, 91; nature of action supporting _Mandat Imperatif_, 95; his success, 96; elected to municipality, 97; defends Marat, 101-107; discovers error in warrant against Marat, 102; appeals to assembly, 103; false effect of his attitude, 104-105; sworn in to municipality, 105; with Legendre, 106; goes in deputation to Louis XVI., 106; warrant for arrest of, issued by Châtelet, 107; district in his favour, 108; his proposition for grand jury, appeal to Assembly, decision in his favour, 109; his policy at close of 1790, 123-125; rejected at municipal elections of 1790, 125; moderation during affair of Nancy, 126; rejected as candidate for Notables, 127; orator of city deputation (November 1790), 128-131; elected head of his battalion, 131; elected to administration of city (1791), 132; letter to De la Rochefoucald, 134; appears in Jacobins, 135; attacks Collot d’Herbois in Jacobins, 136; speech on death of Mirabeau, 137; action on April 18, 1791, Desmoulins’ testimony untrustworthy, 138; attitude during Louis XVI.’s flight, 140-141;