attacks Lafayette at Jacobins on king’s flight, 143-145; reads Jacobin petition on Champ de Mars, absence from Cordeliers’ manifestation there, 147; Lafayette orders arrest of (August 4, 1791), 148; his flight to England, 148-149; his return, sent by his section to electoral college, 149; attempted arrest of, 150; elected substitute to Procureur of Paris (November 1791), 152; his chances of a prosperous municipal career, 155; opposes war policy, 156; speech at Jacobins describing himself, 157; justice of his opposition to war, 158; retained on committee of insurrection (July-August, 1792), 161; goes to Arcis to see his mother, 166; leads insurrection of August 10, 167; his position after 10th of August, Minister of Justice, 172; his determination to form a strong government after fall of monarchy, only practical man in executive in August, 1792, 173; addresses Assembly as Minister of Justice, his circular to tribunals, 175; defence of himself in the circular, his power over cabinet, 176; he and Dumouriez see chance of repelling invasion, 177; his interview with Roland and ministers on news of invasion reported by Fabre d’Eglantine, 180-181; his political attitude just before massacres, 182; he orders domiciliary visits and collection of arms, 183; his speech, the volunteers, its success, 184; why he did not interfere during massacres, 185; anecdote of him during massacres, his future comment on, 186; elected to Convention by Paris, 188; his false position in the Mountain, accused of planning massacres, 189; his appearance on first meeting of Convention, 190; resigns Ministry of Justice, 191; repudiates Marat, 192; his diplomacy secures Prussian retreat after Valmy, 194; his attitude towards Dumouriez, partial reconciliation with Gironde, 195; anecdote of theatre and Madame Roland, of meeting with Marat, 196; his reticence after Jemappes, 197; speech on Catholicism opposing Cambon, 198; attempt to reconcile Girondins in meeting at Sceaux, Guadet’s opposition, 198-199; starts on his first mission to army, 199; debates on Louis XVI.’s death, misprint of Danton for Dannon, 200; what he really did in the debate, 201; unusual violence, 202; caused by his wife’s illness, 203; intimacy with Priestley, Talleyrand, his diplomacy spoiled by his own violence on king’s death, demands annexation of Belgium, 204; second mission to army in Belgium, change of his politics on his return, despairs of reconciling Girondins and Paris, 205; accounted for by death of his wife, 206; his military policy and appeal to Paris, 207; creates Revolutionary Tribunal, 208; violently attacked for his intimacy with Dumouriez, 209; supports Isnard’s proposal of Great Committee, is named on it, 210;