therefore, when sunday came, the mender of roads was not enchanted (though he said he was) to find that madame was to accompany monsieur and himself to versailles. it was additionally disconcerting to have madame knitting all the way there, in a public conveyance; it was additionally disconcerting yet, to have madame in the crowd in the afternoon, still with her knitting in her hands as the crowd waited to see the carriage of the king and queen.