the memoirs of victor hugo-第43部分

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e　Right　demanded　that　the　Assembly　be　protected。　　（Against　whom？　Against　me？）　The　Left　replied　with　the　shout　of：　〃Long　live　the　Republic！〃

When　I　was　leaving　I　was　notified　that　the　crowd　was　waiting　for　me　in　the　square。　　To　escape　the　ovation　I　went　out　by　a　side　door；　but　the　people　caught　sight　of　me；　and　I　was　immediately　surrounded　by　an　immense　crowd　shouting：　〃Long　live　Victor　Hugo！〃　　I　replied：　〃Long　live　the　Republic！〃　　Everybody；　including　the　National　Guards　and　soldiers　of　the　line；　took　up　the　shout。　　I　drove　away　in　a　carriage；　which　the　people　followed。

The　Assembly　to…day　elected　its　committees。　　Dufaure　proposes　Thiers　as　chief　of　the　executive　power。

We　dined　at　home　for　the　first　time。　　I　had　invited　Louis　Blanc；　Schoelcher；　Rochefort　and　Lockroy。　　Rochefort　was　unable　to　come。　　After　dinner　we　went　to　Gent's；　Quay　des　Chartrons；　to　attend　a　meeting　of　the　Left。　　My　sons　accompanied　me。　　The　question　of　the　chief　executive　was　discussed。　　I　had　the　following　added　to　the　definition：　appointed　by　the　Assembly　and　revokable　by　that　body。〃

General　Cremer　came　this　morning　to　enlighten　us　concerning　the　disposition　of　the　army。



February　17。At　the　Assembly　Gambetta　came　up　to　me　and　said：　〃Master；　when　can　I　see　you？　　I　have　a　good　many　things　to　explain　to　you。〃

Thiers　has　been　named　chief　of　the　executive　power。　He　is　to　leave　to…night　for　Versailles；　the　headquarters　of　the　Prussians。



February　18。To…night　there　was　a　meeting　of　the　Left；　in　the　Rue　Lafaurie…Monbadon。　　The　meeting　chose　me　as　president。　　The　speakers　were　Louis　Blanc；　Schoelcher；　Colonel　Langlois；　Brisson；　Lockroy；　Millière；　Clémenceau；　Martin　Bernard；　and　Joigneaux。　　I　spoke　last　and　summed　up　the　debate。　　Weighty　questions　were　brought　upthe　Bismarck…Thiers　treaty；　peace；　war；　the　intolerance　of　the　Assembly；　and　the　case　in　which　it　would　be　advisable　to　resign　in　a　body。



February　19。The　president　of　the　National　Club　of　Bordeaux　came　to　place　his　salons　at　my　disposal。

My　hostess；　Mme。　Porte；　a　very　pretty　woman；　has　sent　me　a　bouquet。

Thiers　has　appointed　his　Ministers。　　He　has　assumed　the　equivocal　and　suspicious　title　of　〃head　president　of　the　executive　power。〃　　The　Assembly　is　to　adjourn。　　We　are　to　be　notified　at　our　residences　when　it　is　to　be　convened　again。



February　20。To…day　the　people　again　acclaimed　me　when　I　came　out　of　the　Assembly。　　The　crowd　in　an　instant　became　enormous。　　I　was　compelled　to　take　refuge　in　the　lodging　of　Martin　Bernard；　who　lives　in　a　street　adjacent　to　the　Assembly。

I　spoke　in　the　Eleventh　Committee。　　The　question　of　the　magistracy　（which　has　petitioned　us　not　to　act　against　it）　came　up　unexpectedly。　　I　spoke　well。　　I　rather　terrified　the　committee。

Little　Jeanne　is　more　than　ever　adorable。　　She　does　not　want　to　leave　me　at　all　now。



February　21。Mme。　Porte；　my　hostess　of　the　Rue　de　la　Course；　sends　me　a　bouquet　every　morning　by　her　little　daughter。

I　take　little　Georges　and　little　Jeanne　out　whenever　I　have　a　minute　to　spare。　　I　might　very　well　be　dubbed：　〃Victor　Hugo；　Representative　of　the　People　and　dry　nurse。〃

To…night　I　presided　at　the　meeting　of　the　Radical　Left。



February　25。To…night　there　was　a　meeting　of　the　two　fractions　of　the　Left；　the　Radical　Left　and　Political　Left；　in　the　hall　of　the　Academy；　in　the　Rue　Jacques　Bell。　　The　speakers　were　Louis　Blanc；　Emmanuel　Arago；　Vacherot；　Jean　Brunet；　Bethmont；　Peyrat；　Brisson；　Gambetta；　and　myself。　　I　doubt　whether　my　plan　for　fusion　or　even　for　an　~entente　cordiale~　will　succeed。　　Schoelcher　and　Edmond　Adam　walked　home　with　me。



February　26。I　am　69　years　old　to…day。

I　presided　at　a　meeting　of　the　Left。


February　27。I　have　resigned　the　presidency　of　the　Radical　Left　in　order　to　afford　full　independence　to　the　meeting。



February　28。Thiers　read　the　treaty　（of　peace）　from　the　tribune　to…day。　　It　is　hideous。　　I　shall　speak　to…morrow。　My　name　is　the　seventh　on　the　list；　but　Grévy；　the　president　of　the　Assembly；　said　to　me：　〃Rise　and　ask　to　be　heard　when　you　want　to。　　The　Assembly　will　hear　you。〃

To…night　there　was　a　meeting　of　the　Assembly　committees。　　I　belong　to　the　eleventh。　　I　spoke。



March　1。There　was　a　tragical　session　to…day。　　The　Empire　was　executed；　also　France；　alas！　　The　Shylock…Bismarck　treaty　was　adopted。　　I　spoke。

Louis　Blanc　spoke　after　me；　and　spoke　grandly。

I　had　Louis　Blanc　and　Charles　Blanc　to　dinner。

This　evening　I　went　to　the　meeting　in　the　Rue　Lafaurie…Monbadon　over　which　I　have　ceased　to　preside。　　Schoelcher　presided。　　I　spoke。　　I　am　satisfied　with　myself。



March　2。Charles　has　returned。　　No　session　to…day。　The　adoption　of　peace　has　opened　the　Prussian　net。　　I　have　received　a　packet　of　letters　and　newspapers　from　Paris。　　Two　copies　of　the　_Rappel_。

We　dined　~en　famille~；　all　five　of　us。　　Then　I　went　to　the　meeting。

Seeing　that　France　has　been　mutilated；　the　Assembly　ought　to　withdraw。　　It　has　caused　the　wound　and　is　powerless　to　cure　it。　　Let　another　Assembly　replace　it。　　I　would　like　to　resign。　　Louis　Blanc　does　not　want　to。　　Gambetta　and　Rochefort　are　of　my　way　of　thinking。　　Debate。



March　3。This　morning　the　Mayor　of　Strasburg；　who　died　of　grief；　was　buried。

Louis　Blanc　called　in　company　with　three　Representatives；　Brisson；　Floquet　and　Cournet。　　They　came　to　consult　me　as　to　what　ought　to　be　done　about　the　resignation　question。　　Rochefort　and　Pyat；　with　three　others；　are　resigning。　　I　am　in　favour　of　resigning。　　Louis　Blanc　resists。　The　remainder　of　the　Left　do　not　appear　to　favour　resignation　~en　masse~。

Session。

As　I　ascended　the　stairs　I　heard　a　fellow　belonging　to　the　Right；　whose　back　only　I　could　see；　say　to　another：　〃Louis　Blanc　is　execrable；　but　Victor　Hugo　is　worse。〃

We　all　dined　with　Charles；　who　had　invited　Louis　Blanc　and　MM。　Lavertujon　and　Alexis　Bouvier。

Afterwards　we　went　to　the　meeting　in　the　Rue　　Lafaurie…Monbadon。　　The　President　of　the　Assembly　having；　on　behalf　of　the　Assembly；　delivered　a　farewell　address　to　the　retiring　members　for　Alsace　and　Lorraine；　my　motion　to　maintain　their　seats　indefinitely；　which　was　approved　by　the　meeting；　is　without　object；　inasmuch　as　the　question　is　settled。　　The　meeting；　however；　appears　to　hold　to　it。　　We　will　consider　the　matter。



March　4。Meeting　of　the　Left。　　M。　Millière　proposed；　as　did　also　M。　Delescluze；　a　motion　of　impeachment　against　the　Government　of　the　National　Defence。　　He　concluded　by　saying　that　whoever　failed　to　join　him　in　pressing　the　motion　was　a　〃dupe　or　an　accomplice。〃

Schoelcher　rose　and　said：

〃Neither　dupe　nor　accomplice。　　You　lie！〃



March　5。Session　of　the　Assembly。

Meeting　in　the　evening。　　Louis　Blanc；　instead　of　a　formal　impeachment　of　the　ex…Government　of　Paris；　demands　an　inquiry。　　I　subscribe　to　this。　　We　sign。

Meeting　of　the　Left。　　They　say　there　is　great　agitation　in　Paris。　　The　Government　which　usually　never　receives　less　than　fifteen　dispatches　a　day　from　Paris　has　not　received　a　single　one　up　to　10　o'clock　to…night。　　Six　telegrams　sent　to　Jules　Favre　have　not　been　answered。　　We　decide　that　either　Louis　Blanc　or　I　will　interpellate　the　Government　as　to　the　situation　in　Paris；　if　the　present　anxiety　continues　and　no　light　is　thrown　upon　the　situation。

A　deputation　of　natives　of　Alsace　and　Lorraine　came　to　thank　us。


March　6。At　noon　we　lunched　~en　famille~　at　Charles's。　I　took　the　two　ladies　to　the　Assembly。　　There　is　talk　of　transferring　the　Assembly　to　Versailles　or　Fontainebleau。　They　are　afraid　of　Paris。　　I　spoke　at　the　meeting　of　the　Eleventh　Committee。　　I　was　nearly　elected　commissioner。　I　got　18　votes；　but　a　M。　Lucien　Brun　got　19。

Meeting　in　the　Rue　Lafaurie。　　I　proposed　that　we　all　refuse　to　discuss　the　situation　in　Paris；　and　that　a　manifesto　be　drawn　up；　to　be　signed　by　all　of　us；　declaring　our　intention　to　resign　if　the　Assembly　goes　anywhere　else　than　to　Paris。　　The　meeting　did　not　adopt　my　plan；　and　urged　me　to　speak　to…morrow。　　I　refused。　　Louis　Blanc　will　speak。


　　　　　　　　　March　8。I　have　handed　in　my　resignation　as　a　Representative。

There　was　a　discussion　about　Garibaldi。　　He　had　been　elected　in　Algeria。　　It　was　proposed　that　the　election　be　annulled。　　I　demanded　to　be　heard。　　I　spoke。　　Uproar　on　the　Right。　　They　shouted：　〃Order！　　Order！〃　　It　all　reads　very　curiously　in　the　〃Moniteur。〃　　In　face　of　this　explosion　of　wrath　I　made　a　gesture　with　my　hand　and　said：

〃Three　weeks　ago　you　refused　to　hear　Garibaldi。　　Now　you　refuse　to　hear　me。　　That　is　enough。　　I　will　resign。〃

I　went　to　the　meeting　of　the　Left　for　the　last　time。



March　9。This　morning　three　members　of　the　Moderate　Left；　which　meets　in　the　hall　of　the　Academy；　came　as　delegates　from　that　body；　the　220　members　of　which　unanimously　requested　me　to　withdraw　my　resignation。　　M。　Paul　Bethmon　acted　as　spokesman。　　I　thanked　them；　but　declined。

Then　delegates　from　another　meeting　came　with　the　same　object。　　The　meeting　of　the　Central　Left；　to　which　MM。　d'Haussonville　and　de　Rémusat　belong；　unanimously　requested　me　to　withdraw　my　resignation。　　M。　Target　acted　as　spokesman。　　I　thanked　them；　but　declined。

Louis　Blanc　ascended　the　tribune　（in　the　Assembly）　and　bade　me　farewell　with　grandeur　and　nobleness。



March　10。Louis　Blanc　spoke　yesterday　and　　to…dayyesterday　about　my　resignation；　to…day　about　the　question　of　Paris。　　Grandly　and　nobly　on　each　occasion。



March　11。We　are　preparing　for　our　departure。



March　12。Many　visits。　　My　apartment　was　crowded。　M。　Michel　Levy　came　to　ask　me　for　a　book。　　M。　Duquesnel；　associate　director　of　the　Odéon　Theatre；　came　to　ask　me　for　_Ruy　Blas_。

We　shall　probably　leave　to…morrow。

Charles；　Alice　and　Victor　went　to　Arcachon。　　They　returned　to　dinner。

Little　Georges；　who　has　been　unwell；　is　better。

Louis　Blanc　dined　with　me。　　He　is　going　to　Paris。



March　13。Last　night　I　could　not　sleep。　　Like　Pythagoras；　I　was　thinking　of　numbers。　　I　thought　of　all　these　13's　so　queerly　associated　with　our　movements　and　actions　since　the　first　of　January；　and　upon　the　fact　that　I　was　to　leave　this　house　on　a　13th。　　Just　then　there　was　the　same　nocturnal　knocking　（three　taps；　as　though　made　by　a　hammer　on　a　board）　that　I　had　heard　twice　before　in　this　room。

We　l