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  1 I  |            age of twenty-eight the marquise was at the height of her
  2 I  |      remorse. Sainte-Croix and the marquise loved at first sight, and
  3 I  |       became so entangled that the marquise, who cared for him no longer,
  4 I  |     driving in the carriage of the marquise, whom our readers will doubtless
  5 I  |          opportunity of seeing the Marquise de Brinvilliers during his
  6 I  |            sure of results, so the marquise decided to experiment beforehand
  7 I  |           she did not die, and the marquise perceived that the poison
  8 I  |        castle called Offemont. The marquise offered to go with him.
  9 II |        servant only. Never had the marquise been so devoted to her father,
 10 II |        never strayed. And then the marquise profited by the terrible
 11 II |          The effect was rapid. The marquise heard her father moan; then
 12 II |           out to his daughter. The marquise went to him. But now her
 13 II |        Compiegne. All that day the marquise never left the sick man.
 14 II |          far as Compiegne, but the marquise was so insistent as to the
 15 II |     shoulder; the behaviour of the marquise was always the same: at
 16 II |         All had taken place as the marquise desired; for the scene was
 17 II |        grew continually worse; the marquise was faithful to her mission,
 18 II |          approached her.~ ~But the marquise had only gained half her
 19 II |   councillor; the position of, the marquise was very little improved
 20 II |         over, the relations of the marquise and Sainte-Croix were as
 21 II |         Carmelite nunnery, and the marquise perceived that her father
 22 II |            by a contrivance of the marquise was installed three months
 23 II |        corpus vili' was taken. The marquise had the reputation of a
 24 II |         mind. Sainte-Croix and the marquise perceived that they had
 25 II |          from Sainte-Croix and the marquise.~ ~So great a disaster in
 26 II |         inquiries led nowhere: the marquise put on mourning for her
 27 II |        death of Sainte-Croix. The, marquise, who was familiar with all
 28 II |            that he was in bed; the marquise insisted, begging them to
 29 II |          back saying that what the marquise demanded was for the time
 30 II |        commissary on behalf of the marquise, if he would give her the
 31 II |         the objects claimed by the marquise were really hers, they would
 32 II |         her. This reply struck the marquise like a thunderbolt. There
 33 II |           powers of acting for the marquise, appeared and put in the
 34 II |   Delamarre, lawyer acting for the Marquise de Brinvilliers, has come
 35 II |            the hands of Madame the Marquise de Brinvilliers, resident
 36 III|           have been written by the Marquise de Brinvilliers.~ ~"Item,
 37 III|            two bonds, one from the marquise for 30,000, and one from
 38 III|             and the bonds from the marquise and from Penautier looked
 39 III|     Sainte-Croix told him that the marquise knew nothing of his other
 40 III|       sufficient evidence. But the Marquise de Brinvilliers remained
 41 III|  authorised the extradition of the marquise.~ ~This was much, but it
 42 III|            but it was not all. The marquise, as we know, had taken refuge
 43 III|           rising, during which the marquise might possibly contrive
 44 III|         the lovely and unfortunate marquise. Desgrais had just the manner
 45 III|    eagerness was flattering to the marquise, so Desgrais was received
 46 III|          set, so with Desgrais the marquise resumed her Parisian manner.
 47 III|         Desgrais was punctual: the marquise was impatiently waiting
 48 III|      tiresome checks; besides, the marquise and he too would be compromised:
 49 III|        recognised or followed: the marquise hesitated no longer than
 50 III|          very different hopes. The marquise found Desgrais at the appointed
 51 III|    Desgrais was confessed, and the marquise was his prisoner. Desgrais
 52 III|       means of which he opened the marquise's room. Under her bed he
 53 III|           order to start. When the marquise saw the box in the hands
 54 III|         wound or kill herself. The marquise, as she put her glass to
 55 III|           to Maestricht, where the marquise was to pass, of his own
 56 III|            burnt, and here was the marquise equally imprudent. The confession
 57 III|           dealings with him.~ ~The marquise took refuge, we see, in
 58 IV |       Sainte-Croix, he said to the marquise that if her brother knew
 59 IV |            Sainte-Croix and to the marquise, who was worrying Sainte-Croix
 60 IV |     witness added, he had told the marquise, that the commissary Picard
 61 IV |        Briancourt, speaking of the marquise, remarked, "She is a lost
 62 IV |           from Briancourt that the marquise had often said that there
 63 IV |       Sainte-Croix went to see the marquise every day, and that in a
 64 IV |        paid ten pistoles which the marquise owed her, went to complain
 65 IV |            paid; further, that the marquise and Sainte-Croix always
 66 IV |       footman told him she was the Marquise de Brinvilliers; that he
 67 IV |           de Villeray, maid to the marquise, deposed that after the
 68 IV |             Lachaussee brought the marquise a letter from Sainte-Croix.~ ~
 69 IV |           s orders he arrested the marquise at Liege; that he found
 70 IV |           on the road to Paris the marquise had told him that she believed
 71 IV |       three letters written by the marquise to Theria; that in the first
 72 IV |         evening of the arrest. the marquise had a long pin and tried
 73 IV |           an archer, said that the marquise at table took up a glass
 74 IV |         been in the service of the marquise, and the lady had one day
 75 IV |          of proofs like these. The marquise persisted, all the same,
 76 IV |       adulterous connection of the marquise with Sainte-Croix, but denying
 77 IV |       trial went forward, that the marquise would be condemned.  Indeed,
 78 IV |     criminals, the strength of the marquise amazed him. The day before
 79 IV |           doctor Pirot came to the marquise with a letter from her sister,
 80 IV |            Her letter exhorted the marquise, in the most touching and
 81 IV |           M. Pirot came before the marquise, she had just left the dock,
 82 IV |           they heard him. When the marquise perceived the doctor, suspecting
 83 IV |          the Holy Spirit; then the marquise asked them to add a prayer
 84 IV |        father retired, leaving the marquise alone with the doctor and
 85 IV |           of the room, leaving the marquise free to ask for and receive
 86 IV |            table side by side. The marquise thought she was already
 87 IV |             but at these words the marquise interrupted him.~ ~"Sir,"
 88 V  |         sure of that," replied the marquise, after a moment of silent
 89 V  |     himself half frightened at the marquise, "that this your first question
 90 V  |       death."~ ~"Sir," replied the marquise, "God has given me grace
 91 V  |         life to her confessor, the marquise remembered that he had not
 92 V  |     suffice."~ ~"But," replied the marquise, "I believe M. de Cinq-Mars
 93 V  |     refused to the second, and the marquise was specially struck thereby,
 94 V  |         Alas, my God," replied the marquise, "after what you tell me,
 95 V  |         was now half-past one. The marquise paused and watched what
 96 V  |        case."~ ~"Sir," replied the marquise, "I will make no difficulty
 97 V  |       whole time of the trial. The marquise interrupted him:~ ~"My father,
 98 V  |          Heaven forbid," cried the marquise, "that you should understand
 99 V  |       letter had been written, the marquise would attend to nothing
100 V  |      himself at a table, while the marquise, still on her knees, began
101 V  |        morning, came in again. The marquise seemed annoyed, but still
102 V  |            has he come?" asked the marquise.~ ~"It is better for you
103 V  |            to leave me?" cried the marquise, apparently~terrified.~ ~"
104 V  |            end."~ ~"Sir," said the marquise, "you have closed my mouth.
105 V  |            supper came in, and the marquise would not let him go without
106 V  |          was at the door. Then the marquise bade the doctor good-night,
107 V  |           taken his place with the marquise, kneeling and praying with
108 V  |           saw him, he retired. The marquise begged Chavigny to pray
109 V  |           three letters," said the marquise, "and, short as they were,
110 VI |   martyrdom."~ ~"Sir," replied the marquise, "I have such faith in all
111 VI |   satisfied."~ ~The doctor and the marquise then resumed the confession
112 VI | interrupted the night before.  The marquise had during the night recollected
113 VI |       which lasted five hours. The marquise told all she had promised
114 VI |          16th July 1676." ~ ~ ~The marquise heard her sentence without
115 VI |     apparatus of the question. The marquise firmly gazed upon the racks
116 VI |           fastened the feet of the marquise to two rings close together
117 VI |          was, he would suppose the marquise knew enough to accuse him,
118 VI |        question was at an end. The marquise had now taken half the quantity
119 VI |            in vain. "Ah," said the marquise, when she perceived him, "
120 VI |          the way to heaven."~ ~The marquise rose with the doctor's aid,
121 VI |           where the doctor and the marquise knelt in adoration of the
122 VI |           executioner, to save the marquise from being annoyed, shut
123 VI |            doctor handed it to the marquise, who moistened her lips
124 VI |           a saddler, from whom the marquise had bought a carriage before
125 VI |           had paid on account. The marquise at this point called out,
126 VI |           possible to reassure the marquise. "There is no hurry, and
127 VI |          This assurance calmed the marquise somewhat, and she thanked
128 VI |        gladly received."~ ~And the marquise, who had been constantly
129 VI |          Holy Sacrament, while the marquise knelt with her face upon
130 VII|           Chimay. At the sight the marquise reddened with shame, and
131 VII|           then approached, and the marquise, unable to speak to the
132 VII|          executioner placed in the marquise's hands the lighted torch
133 VII|          separated the people. The marquise now went out, and the doctor,
134 VII|            with the doctor and the marquise, his feet stuck out on the
135 VII|           but the headdress of the marquise as she was driven to Notre-Dame.
136 VII|        steps, when the face of the marquise, for a time a little calmer,
137 VII|                In the heart of the marquise a hard struggle was passing,
138 VII|        from the doctor obeyed. The marquise looked fully at Desgrais
139 VII|           held out his arms to the marquise, and set her down on the
140 VII|         steps and stood behind the marquise, who herself stood on the
141 VII|     horseback, and, addressing the marquise, said, "Madame, have you
142 VII|         told all I know," said the marquise, "and there is no more I
143 VII|           in her loudest voice the marquise repeated -- ~ ~"I have told
144 VII|    terrible moment of waiting, the marquise looked calmly and gratefully
145 VII|          he still kept silent. The marquise appealed to him a third
146 VII|          the board, and helped the marquise out of the tumbril; and
147 VII|            him down. Meanwhile the marquise was mounting the ladder
148 VII|            her ear -- that is, the marquise faced the river, and the
149 VII|         centre and the end!"~ ~The marquise had said these words when
150 VII|            of the castle where the Marquise de Brinvilliers poisoned