SCENE IX

Marat, lefl alotte, expresses his contempt for Danton and Robespierre,

Ile himself is the only true Republican* He exults in his power

over the people; but he feels he is dying of his disease. Ile there-

fore résumes his feverish activity, sending out letters, placards,

papers, âr'c,

1. 2272. ambitieux mesquin, * man of petty ambition.' 1. 2276, Petits hommes d*État. This was Marat's former nickname for the Girondins.

1. 2293. monseigneur d'Artois, The Comte d* Artois, brother of Louis XVI., and afterwards king himself as Charles X.

1, 2294. V obscur chirurgien, This was the common story, but is untrue. Marat was not a veterinary surgeon, but surgeon to the bodyguard of the Comte d'Artois, a post of some honour.

1. 2296. ceux qui riaient, Marat's scientific writings had been disregarded or ridiculed by men of science. His first work was sarcastically reviewed by Voltaire. His diseased vanity saw in this a conspiracy against him.

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