commands him to retire quietly from France 307 Troops collected round Paris, by Louis, against the People 308 M. Necker generously leaves two Millions of Livres in the National Treasury 309, 313 Madame de Staël's Description of the Journeys to and from Switzerland 309, 313 Destruction of the Bastille, and Recall of M. Necker 310 His Popularity 311 Sentiments of Madame de Staël 311 1790. Necker again retires to Coppet 313 1792. Madame de Staël witnesses the Tumults of the Capital in August, &c. 314 Her Endeavour to save M. de Lally-Tolendal 314 Her Carriage stopt by the Republicans; she claims Privilege as Wife of a foreign Minister 315 She is carried before Robespierre, Collet d'Herbois, and the Revolutionary Tribunal 315 Is saved by the Republican Manuel, who obtains Leave for her to quit France 317 Her Emotion on the Journey across the Jura to Coppet 317 1793. Her Appeal in favour of Marie Antoinette 318 M. Necker's Pamphlet designed to save Louis XVI. 318 1794. Madame de Staël's "Reflections on the Peace" 318 Death of Madame Necker 318 1795. M. de Staël resides at Paris as Swedish Minister 319 Madame de Staël's Residence there considered as an Epoch in Society 319 Reign of the Directory 320 Napoleon Buonaparte, unfavourable to Madame de Staël 321 Their Interviews 321 His Attack on the Helvetian Republic 322 1798. Madame de Staël retires to M. Necker's at Coppet 322 She presents a Memorial at Paris in the Name of M. Necker, requiring to be erased from the List of Emigrants, and succeeds therein 323 1799. Ætat. 33. She Witnesses the Overthrow of the Directory by Buonaparte 323 Account of Benjamin Constant 324 Jealousy of Buonaparte on Account of Madame de Staël's Influence in Parisian Society 324 His Interview with M. Necker on his Route to Italy 325