four o'clock in the
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It was followed on one side by a long line of carriages containing the princesses of the blood royal and the ladies-in-waiting to Her Majesty , on the other by the procession of princes , dukes , and gentlemen of the King 's household . It was close on one o'clock when the last gilded coach , the last splendid rider , followed by the rabble , who closed in and pushed on behind to the Church of Saint Louis , had passed beneath Madame de Tessé 's balcony . Some of her guests , having billets for the church reserved for them , entered their carriages and drove thither ; the others , being weary with the long wait and excitement of the morning , accepted their hostess 's invitation to breakfast , content to hear later of the celebration of mass in the Church of Saint Louis . Mr. Jefferson , Mr. Morris , and Calvert were of this party , and , after having promised to be at Versailles early the next morning and to stay for the night at Madame de Tessé 's so as to accompany the ladies to the King 's reception , they set off for Paris toward four o'clock in the afternoon . As they were about leaving , Beaufort , who had attended mass , came in , tired and gloomy-looking , and told them that Monseigneur de la Farre had preached a political sermon which the deputies had the bad taste and hardihood to applaud in church and in the presence of His Majesty . `` How dare they so insult the King ? '' said Madame de St. André , pale with anger , to Calvert , who had come up to bid her adieu .