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THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS. Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him. The forge was one, the study the other. Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar. “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.” “Sire, …