Continuation of the Scene in the Council Chamber.—Slowness of the Parliament.—They Arrive at Last.—The King Fetched.—Commencement of the Bed of Justice.—My Arrival.—Its Effect.—What I Observed.—Absence of the Bastards Noticed.—Appearance of the King. The Keeper of the Seals.— The Proceedings Opened.—Humiliation of the Parliament.—Speech of the Chief-President.—New Announcement.—Fall of the Duc du Maine Announced. —Rage of the Chief-President.—My Extreme joy.—M. le Duc Substituted for M. du Maine.—Indifference of the King.—Registration of the Decrees.

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