Ledru-Rollin is drawing back from the Assembly. Louis Blanc came and read this news to me to-night.
February 7.—We had three or four cans of preserves which we ate to-day.
February 8.—To-day, elections for the National Assembly. Paul Meurice and I went to vote together in the Rue Clauzel.
After the capitulation had been signed, Bismarck, on leaving Jules Favre, entered the room where his two secretaries were awaiting him and said: “The beast is dead.”
I have put my papers in order in anticipation of my departure.
Little Jeanne is very merry.
February 11.—The counting of the votes progresses very slowly.
Our departure for Bordeaux has been put off to Monday the 13th.
February 12.—Yesterday, for the first time, I saw my boulevard. It is a rather large section of the old Boulevard Haussmann. “Boulevard Victor Hugo” is placarded on the Boulevard Haussmann at four or five street corners giving on to this boulevard.
The National Assembly opens to-day at Bordeaux. The result of the elections in Paris has not yet been determined and proclaimed.