Possible Clues:

• Silly men, almost complete fools as a bunch
• In a group Ü altogether
• By the ton
• Devious man's divided existence in one body
• ...with everyone involved speaking French?
• Direction given to hold ceremony all together
• Service in principle free from outsiders all together
• In a group coming from France
• In a group, coming from France
• Mother's in sight, possibly topless or in the altogether?