but much besides.
The royal family, out of spirits, and not knowing what would happen
next, led a very quiet life in the Tuileries, from the 6th of October,
when they were brought there, till the beginning of the next summer.

During this season, the queen never went to the theatre. She gave no
concerts, or large entertainments: and only received the court twice a
week, where everybody came wearing white lilies, and bows of white
ribbon, while tricolor cockades were sold at all the corners of the
streets; and the National Guards stopped all who did not show red and
blue colours. The queen went to mass, and dined in public with the
king, twice a week, and joined small card-parties in the evenings. The
Princess de Lamballe, who had returned to resume her office in the
palace, gave gay parties; and the queen went a few times, but soon felt
that, in her circumstances, a private life was more suitable. One
evening she returned to her apartments in great agitation. An English
nobleman had been exhibiting a large ring which he wore, containing a
lock of Oliver Cromwell's hair. She looked with horror upon Cromwell,
as a regicide; and she thought the English nobleman meant to point out
to her what kings may come to when their people are discontented with
them. It was probable that the gentleman meant no such thing: but he
was guilty of a very thoughtless act, which gave a great deal of pain.

The queen's mind was so full of the revolution, that she found she could
not fix her attention upon books. Work suited her best; and she sat the
greater part of the morning working, with the Princess Elizabeth, at a
carpet intended for one of their apartments. After breakfast she went
to the king, to converse with him, if he was so inclined. She then sat
by, at work, while the children did their lessons, which was the regular
employment of the morning. They all walked in the palace gardens; and
the queen returned to her work after dinner. She could talk of nothing
but the revolution: and was extremely anxious to know what everybody
thought of her,--particularly persons in office. She was for ever
wondering how it was that those who hailed her with love and joy, when
she came as a bride from Germany, should so fiercely hate her now. It
is a pity that she did not now learn to know and trust Lafayette. It
might have saved her, and all who belonged to her; but she was
prejudiced against him from his being a friend of the people,