"They are in consternation; all the shops are closed; the streets are deserted."
"And the masses?... the artisans.... Are they heard to murmur?"
"Sire, after yesterday's massacre, there are none more of the poorer class to be seen ... neither on the streets nor the squares.... The people are scarce."
"But some must still be left."
"Those that are left are in consternation and stupor like the bourgeois."
"All the same, let my Navarrians keep sharp watch at the gates of the town, on the ramparts and on the streets. Let them kill on the spot any bourgeois, peasant or artisan who dares this morning to put his nose outside of his house."
"The order has been given, Sire. It will be carried out."
"And the chiefs of those accursed Jacques?"
"They remain impassive, Sire!"
"Blood of Christ! They will become livelier, and that soon.... Has a trevet been procured. Let the executioner hold himself ready."