One o'clock
It was , however , far from their intention that the king should _ follow _ them to Paris . They did not mean to lose sight of him , for fear he should slip away . They caused General Lafayette to fix the hour at which the king would go . One o'clock was fixed . Till one , the royal grooms were preparing the carriages to convey the royal family and suite , -- a long train of coaches . The servants in the palace were packing up what they could for so hurried a removal . The royal children did no lessons that day , I should think ; for Madame de Tourzel , who was to go with them , must have been in great terror for the whole party .