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  1 I  |              the Chevalier Gaudin de Sainte-Croix?"~ ~"I am he."~ ~"Captain
  2 I  |          have you?" This warrant."~ ~Sainte-Croix cast a rapid glance at the
  3 I  |              so much concerned. ~ ~ ~Sainte-Croix kept his promise and offered
  4 I  |            been observed before, and Sainte-Croix took his place with the
  5 I  |              The origin of Gaudin de Sainte-Croix was not known: according
  6 I  |             towards the end of 1665, Sainte-Croix was about twenty-eight or
  7 I  |       position. About the year 1660, Sainte-Croix, while in the army, had
  8 I  |         field the marquis introduced Sainte-Croix to his wife, and he became
  9 I  |             a mask to cover remorse. Sainte-Croix and the marquise loved at
 10 I  |            everywhere in public with Sainte-Croix. This behaviour, authorised
 11 I  |            warrant for the arrest of Sainte-Croix wheresoever the bearer might
 12 I  |            was put in execution when Sainte-Croix was driving in the carriage
 13 I  |        knowledge of the character of Sainte-Croix, it is easy to imagine that
 14 I  |         never, he opened a door, and Sainte-Croix had no sooner entered than
 15 I  |            the foot of the bed where Sainte-Croix lay. Brave as he was, this
 16 I  |                 First of all," asked Sainte-Croix; "who are you?"~ ~"Why seek
 17 I  |                  All the same," said Sainte-Croix, still attributing what
 18 I  |             am the Italian Exili."~ ~Sainte-Croix shuddered anew, passing
 19 I  |          there about six months when Sainte-Croix was brought to the same
 20 I  |            old one, mating Exili and Sainte-Croix, not knowing that they were
 21 I  |             now understand the rest. Sainte-Croix was put into an unlighted
 22 I  |               The repugnance felt by Sainte-Croix for his fellow-prisoner
 23 I  |          master found his pupil apt. Sainte-Croix, a strange mixture of qualities
 24 I  |         destruction. ~ ~ ~For a time Sainte-Croix hesitated: at last he yielded
 25 I  |         single cry. Little by little Sainte-Croix became interested in the
 26 I  |        accomplished as his master.~ ~Sainte-Croix returned into that society
 27 I  |              known -- and sought out Sainte-Croix, who let him a room in the
 28 I  |              It is not known whether Sainte-Croix had an opportunity of seeing
 29 I  |          would at once make trial of Sainte-Croix's newly acquired knowledge,
 30 I  |         stronger, and returned it to Sainte-Croix, who brought her some more
 31 I  |          supposed her relations with Sainte-Croix to be quite broken off,
 32 II |        improved in point of fortune. Sainte-Croix was leading a fine and joyous
 33 II |         should want for nothing, and Sainte-Croix was commonly said to have
 34 II |             of alchemy declared that Sainte-Croix and Penautier did business
 35 II |        relations of the marquise and Sainte-Croix were as open and public
 36 II |       Lachaussee left the service of Sainte-Croix, and by a contrivance of
 37 II |              the moment in his mind. Sainte-Croix and the marquise perceived
 38 II |      received a thousand francs from Sainte-Croix and the marquise.~ ~So great
 39 II |           mourning for her brothers, Sainte-Croix continued in his path of
 40 II |              on as before. Meanwhile Sainte-Croix had made the acquaintance
 41 II |          days after taking over from Sainte-Croix a man-servant named George,
 42 II |            began to feel frightened. Sainte-Croix, always in the gay world,
 43 II |             to take precautions, and Sainte-Croix began to consider how he
 44 II |         100,000 crowns; and although Sainte-Croix had no apparent means, it
 45 II |           cold water on the project. Sainte-Croix thus wrote to Belleguise: ~ ~ ~"
 46 II |           heart." The house meant by Sainte-Croix was in the rue des Bernardins,
 47 II |             apothecary Glazer's that Sainte-Croix made his experiments; but
 48 II |        brought, him to death's door. Sainte-Croix was unwell, and could not
 49 II |             on with the experiments. Sainte-Croix was then seeking to make
 50 II |             the secret was lost, but Sainte-Croix hoped to recover it. And
 51 II |              At the very moment when Sainte-Croix was bending over his furnace,
 52 II |            suddenly dropped off, and Sainte-Croix dropped to the ground as
 53 II |             the door. Then she found Sainte-Croix stretched out beside the
 54 II |          soon spread all over Paris. Sainte-Croix was extremely well known,
 55 II |          agitated about the death of Sainte-Croix. The, marquise, who was
 56 II |               they proceeded to open Sainte-Croix's closet: the key was handed
 57 II |          having no reason to suppose Sainte-Croix a bad man, decided that
 58 II |       opinion, and the confession of Sainte-Croix was burnt. This act of conscience
 59 II |       statement.~ ~"In the closet of Sainte-Croix was found a small box one
 60 II |          after noon, 1672. Signed by Sainte-Croix,'~ ~"And below were written
 61 III|             in the amount shows that Sainte-Croix had a tariff, and that parricide
 62 III| assassination. Thus in his death did Sainte-Croix bequeath the poisons to
 63 III|               The poison employed by Sainte-Croix has been tried in all the
 64 III|              experiments proved that Sainte-Croix was a learned chemist, and
 65 III|              years in the service of Sainte-Croix, so he could not have considered
 66 III|             that he was guilty; that Sainte-Croix told him that Madame de
 67 III|           the pie at Villequoy; that Sainte-Croix had promised to keep him
 68 III|             of the poisons, and that Sainte-Croix had given him some of the
 69 III|            the waters several times. Sainte-Croix told him that the marquise
 70 III|            and its contents; that if Sainte-Croix had been able to put anyone
 71 III|         consolation for the death of Sainte-Croix, whom, all the same, she
 72 III|        mankind or to a merciful God. Sainte-Croix, we know, had made a confession
 73 III|             affairs; admitted seeing Sainte-Croix since his release from the
 74 III|             the Bastille.~ ~Asked if Sainte-Croix had not persuaded her to
 75 III|          neither did she remember if Sainte-Croix had given her powders or
 76 III|       powders or other drugs, nor if Sainte-Croix had told her he knew how
 77 III|              to pay 30,000 livres to Sainte-Croix, she replied that she intended
 78 III|           had an acknowledgment from Sainte-Croix, but had lost it in her
 79 IV |           had seen in the service of Sainte-Croix, he said to the marquise
 80 IV |             Lachaussee had been with Sainte-Croix he would not like it, but
 81 IV |    Lachaussee paying daily visits to Sainte-Croix and to the marquise, who
 82 IV |           marquise, who was worrying Sainte-Croix to let her have her box,
 83 IV |              that she had been after Sainte-Croix along time about the box,
 84 IV |             of Brescia, deposed that Sainte-Croix went to see the marquise
 85 IV |           the packets to Madame from Sainte-Croix; that Lachaussee often went
 86 IV |             her, went to complain to Sainte-Croix, threatening to tell the
 87 IV |       further, that the marquise and Sainte-Croix always kept poison about
 88 IV |            call on his mistress with Sainte-Croix; that the footman told him
 89 IV |           the marquise a letter from Sainte-Croix.~ ~Francois Desgrais, officer,
 90 IV |             who made the poisons for Sainte-Croix; that Sainte-Croix, who
 91 IV |       poisons for Sainte-Croix; that Sainte-Croix, who had made a rendezvous
 92 IV |           She asked him for one, but Sainte-Croix said he would rather die
 93 IV |      connection of the marquise with Sainte-Croix, but denying her participation
 94 IV |             the vengeance desired by Sainte-Croix. As to the confession, the
 95 VI |           had any understanding with Sainte-Croix about the poisons, and it
 96 VI |            when a paper was found in Sainte-Croix's box that concerned Penautier,
 97 VI |       Penautier was an accomplice of Sainte-Croix or he was not. If he was,
 98 VI |         could recall was toads; that Sainte-Croix never revealed his secret
 99 VI |              no other than milk; and Sainte-Croix had told her that if one
100 VII|              composed the poisons of Sainte-Croix and Madame de Brinvilliers.~