_ CHAPTER XIX. THE INFALLIBLE BENEDICTION
       The Pope approved.
       When the mails brought to Rome intelligence of the event of the 2d of December, the Pope went to a review held by General Gemeau, and begged him to congratulate Prince Louis Napoleon for him.
       There was a precedent for this.
       On the 12th December, 1572, Saint-Goard, Ambassador of Charles the Ninth, King of France, to Philip the Second, King of Spain, wrote from Madrid to his master, Charles the Ninth, "The news of the events of the day of Saint Bartholomew have reached the Catholic King. Contrary to his wont and custom, he has shown so much joy, that he has manifested it more openly than he has ever done for all the happy events and good fortune which have previously befallen him. So that I went to him on Sunday morning at Saint Hieronimus, and having approached him, he burst out laughing, and with every demonstration of extreme pleasure and contentment, began to praise your Majesty."[36]
       The hand of Pius IX. remained extended over France, when it had become the Empire.
       Then, under the shadow of this benediction, began an era of prosperity.
       [36] "Archives of the house of Orange," page 125, Supplement. _

The First Day - The Ambush
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 1. "Security"
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 2. Paris Sleeps--The Bell Rings
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 3. What Had Happened During The Night
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 4. Other Doings Of The Night
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 5. The Darkness Of The Crime
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 6. "Placards"
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 7. No. 70, Rue Blanche
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 8. "Violation Of The Chamber"
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 9. An End Worse Than Death
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 10. The Black Door
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 11. The High Court Of Justice
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 12. The Mairie Of The Tenth Arrondissement
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 13. Louis Bonaparte's Side-Face
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 14. The D'orsay Barracks
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 15. Mazas
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 16. The Episode Of The Boulevard St. Martin
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 17. The Rebound Of The 24th June, 1848, On The 2d December, 1851
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 18. The Representatives Hunted Down
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 19. One Foot In The Tomb
   The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 20. The Burial Of A Great Anniversary
The Second Day - The Struggle
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 1. They Come To Arrest Me
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 2. From The Bastille To The Rue De Cotte
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 3. The St. Antoine Barricade
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 4. The Workmen's Societies Ask Us For The Order To Fight
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 5. Baudins's Corpse
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 6. The Decrees Of The Representatives Who Remained Free
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 7. The Archbishop
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 8. Mount Valerien
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 9. The Lightning Begins To Flash Amongst The People
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 10. What Fleury Went To Do At Mazas
   The Second Day - The Struggle - Chapter 11. The End Of The Second Day
The Third Day - The Massacre
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 1. Those who sleep and He who does not sleep
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 2. The Proceedings Of The Committee
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 3. Inside The Elysee
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 4. Bonaparte's Familiar Spirits
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 5. A Wavering Ally
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 6. Denis Dussoubs
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 7. Items And Interviews
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 8. The Situation
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 9. The Porte Saint Martin
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 10. My Visit To The Barricade
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 11. The Barricade Of The Rue Meslay
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 12. The Barricade Of The Mairie Of The Fifth Arrondissement
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 13. The Barricade Of The Rue Thevenot
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 14. Ossian And Scipio
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 15. The Question Presents Itself
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 16. The Massacre
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 17. The Appointment Made With The Workmen's Societies
   The Third Day - The Massacre - Chapter 18. The Verification Of Moral Laws
The Fourth Day - The Victory
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 1. What Happened During The Night--The Rue Tiquetonne
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 2. What Happened During The Night--The Market Quarter
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 3. What Happened During The Night.--The Petit Carreau
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 4. What Was Done During The Night--The Passage Du Saumon
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 5. Other Deeds Of Darkness
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 6. The Consultative Committee
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 7. The Other List
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 8. David D'angers
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 9. Our Last Meeting
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 10. Duty Can Have Two Aspects
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 11. The Combat Finished, The Ordeal Begins
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 12. The Exiled
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 13. The Military Commissions And The Mixed Commissions
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 14. A Religious Incident
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 15. How They Came Out Of Ham
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 16. A Retrospect
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 17. Conduct Of The Left
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 18. Page Written At Brussels
   The Fourth Day - The Victory - Chapter 19. The Infallible Benediction
Conclusion - The Fall
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 1
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 2
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 3
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 4
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 5
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 6
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 7
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 8
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 9
   Conclusion - The Fall - Chapter 10