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Occupied as the king was with his defence , this could not be : nor would he deprive their mother of the solace of their society : so Louis 's bed was removed to his mother 's room , and no one knew when he would see his father again . Louis saw his father but once more . It was in the evening of Sunday , the 20th of January . The crier , who came into the street at seven o'clock , proclaimed the sentence that Louis Capet was to be executed the next day . The family were at last permitted to see the king ; and at half-past eight were told that he was ready . The queen took Louis by the hand , and led him downstairs , the princesses following . It appears that the guards had some idea that the king would attempt suicide ; for they would not allow him to have a knife at his dinner ; and they now would not lose sight of him , even while meeting his family .