[Footnote 328: Madame Campan says, "There was one representing a gibbet, to which a dirty doll was suspended; the words '_Marie Antoinette à la lanterne_' were written beneath it. Another was a board to which a bullock's heart was fastened, with an inscription round it, '_Heart of Louis XVI._;' and then a third showed the horns of an ox, with an obscene legend."--_Madame Campan_, vol. ii., p. 212.] [Footnote 329: Léegendre was a butcher of Paris. He was one of the most violent leaders of the mob. In 1791 he was deputed by the city of Paris to the National Convention. In 1793 he voted for the king's death, and, the day before his execution, proposed to the Jacobins to cut him into eighty-four pieces, and send one to each of the eighty-four departments. He died at Paris in 1797, aged forty-one, and bequeathed his body to the surgeons, "in order to be useful to mankind after his death."--_Biographie Moderne._] CHAPTER XXVI. THE THRONE ASSAILED. Angry Interview between the King and the Mayor.--Decisive Action of La Fayette.--Expectations of the Queen.--Movement of the Prussian Army.--Efforts of the Priests.--Secret Committee of Royalists.--Terror in the Palace.--The Queen's View of the King's Character.--Parties in France.--Energetic Action of the Assembly.--Speech of Vergniaud. The next day after the fearful scenes of the 20th of June, the Assembly held a very tumultuous sitting. Various measures were proposed to prevent a repetition of armed petitions, and the filing of processions through the hall. The Jacobins were, however, in sympathy with the mob; and the Royalists, waiting the approach of foreign armies, had no wish to introduce order but by the sword of invasion. It was apprehended that the mob, who had now risen above the power of law, might again invade the palace. In the afternoon of the 21st, crowds began to assemble at various points, but the mayor, Pétion, succeeded in inducing them to disperse. He then hastened to the king, and said to him, "Sire, there is no longer cause for alarm. Order is restored. The people have become tranquil and satisfied." The king, who now appreciated the peril of his position, was exasperated, and replied, with suppressed emotion, "That is not true." "Sire--" rejoined Pétion. "Be silent," said the king sternly, interrupting him. "It befits not the magistrate of the people," replied Pétion, "to be silent when he does his duty and speaks the truth." "The tranquillity of Paris rests on your head," added the king. "I know my duty," Pétion replied, "and shall perform it." The king could no longer restrain himself, and passionately exclaimed, "Enough; go and perform it. Retire."