On the evening of the 15th, the King set out with the royal family, in a plain carriage, the berlin awaiting them at Bondy.
If the King did not arrive at Bondy at two o’clock, it was arranged that it should be taken for granted that he had been stopped at the Tuileries or at the barrier.
In that case, it was arranged that the person in charge of the berlin should set out alone, and not stop till he arrived at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles; and when there, that he should inform M. de Choiseul that the project had failed.
M. de Choiseul would then tell M. Dandouins, M. de Damas, M. de Bouillé, and each would provide for their own safety.
M. de Bouillé received these new instructions, and arranged accordingly.
M. de Choiseul set out at the same time for Paris.
At Paris, M. de Choiseul awaited the orders of the King, and started twelve hours in advance.
The men and horses belonging to M. de Choiseul would stay at Varennes from the 18th.
On the 19th, fresh and renovated, they would pass through Varennes, and put up at a farm, half-way between Varennes and Neuvilly. One must call to mind that there was no post at Varennes.
On the arrival of the King, they would take the place of the post-horses from Clermont, and conduct the royal family to Dun.