Blood, gossip and wine flow freely in the streets of Paris.
Power rests on the point of a bayonet.
Seven days ago, he was the most powerful member of the government. Seven hours ago, he was thrown in prison and charged with treason. Just wait, it will change faster than the weather. Jacobins, Girondins, and Montagnards all vie for the limelight today, because they might be outcasts tomorrow. Rumor has it that Marshal Soult will arrive from the south soon with a new army, and has decreed that whoever is in power when he arrives will have his complete support.