Hereareflectionoccurstome.SupposingonewereinclinedtoadmitthattheCouncilheldonthe10thofMarchhadsomeconnectionwiththeDucd'Enghien'sarrest, yetasnoCouncilwasheldfromthetimeoftheDuke'sarrivalatthebarriertothemomentofhisexecution, 'Enghien', andcompareditwiththejoywhichprevailedonthedaywhenhereturnedvictoriousfromthefieldofMarengo, hewouldhavefeltthathehadtarnishedhisglorybyastainwhichcouldneverbeeffaced.
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—[Harrel, whohadbeenunemployedtilltheplotofArenaandCeracchionthe18thVendemiaireanIX (10thOctober1800) whichhehadfeignedtojoin, andhadthenrevealedtothepolice (seeante), hadbeenmadeGovernorofVincennes.]—
; butheowedmenogratitude, foritwasmuchagainstmywillthathehadencouragedtheconspiracyofCeracchi, 'sstatement:—
"Ontheeveningofthedaybeforeyesterday, whenthePrincearrived, IwasaskedwhetherIhadaroomtolodgeaprisonerin; Ireplied, No—.
—['? Canitpossiblybesupposedthatanyone, whoeveritwas, wouldhavedaredtogiveeachanorderinanticipationiftheorderhadnotbeenthecarryingoutofaformalcommandofBonaparte? Thatisincredible.—Bourrienne.]—
"Irepliedthatthatcouldnotbeeasilydone, , 'clockintheevening; , , Itookhimintomyown, , —whatwasgoingonthere, , andspoketomewithgreatfreedomandkindness.'Whatdotheywantwithme?' hesaid.'Whatdotheymeantodowithme?' , whowasill, waslyinginthesameroominanalcove, , withoutbeingperceived, allourconversation, andshewasexceedinglyagitated, forsherecognisedthePrince, whosefoster-sistershewas, andwhosefamilyhadgivenherapensionbeforetheRevolution.