Memoirs of Barras, Member of the Directorate 1
Memoirs of Barras, Member of the Directorate 1
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The Queen would herself write to the Cardinal previous to that happening. A letter was written in the forged handwriting of the Queen. The Cardinal naively replied to this letter, and to others equally spurious.
He looked upon himself as the most fortunate of mortals, since Marie Antoinette deigned to accept the necklace which attached her to him and bound her to his car. The Cardinal therefore purchased the necklace from the jewellers Boehmer & Bassange, and handed it over in full confidence t...o the De Lamotte creature and her husband, who so obligingly undertook to see to its reaching its des- tination. No sooner was the necklace in their hands than the man fled to England, taking it with him. The woman, who had not been quick enough in following him in his flight, was arrested, and, as a matter of course, became the chief figure in the trial 52 MEMOIRS OF BARRAS chap.
which engaged the Parliament for the space of a whole twelvemonth. As a result, she was sentenced to the galleys for life, scourged, and branded at the foot of the main staircase of the palace ; while her husband, similarly sentenced, although by contu- macy, ate up in gambling and debauchery the famous necklace still standing to the Cardinal's debit, the only satisfaction the latter received out of the transaction being to be exiled to his chateau of Saveme.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Queen would herself write to the Cardinal previous to that happening. A letter was written in the forged handwriting of the Queen. The Cardinal naively replied to this letter, and to others equally spurious.
He looked upon himself as the most fortunate of mortals, since Marie Antoinette deigned to accept the necklace which attached her to him and bound her to his car. The Cardinal therefore purchased the necklace from the jewellers Boehmer & Bassange, and handed it over in full confidence t...o the De Lamotte creature and her husband, who so obligingly undertook to see to its reaching its des- tination. No sooner was the necklace in their hands than the man fled to England, taking it with him. The woman, who had not been quick enough in following him in his flight, was arrested, and, as a matter of course, became the chief figure in the trial 52 MEMOIRS OF BARRAS chap.
which engaged the Parliament for the space of a whole twelvemonth. As a result, she was sentenced to the galleys for life, scourged, and branded at the foot of the main staircase of the palace ; while her husband, similarly sentenced, although by contu- macy, ate up in gambling and debauchery the famous necklace still standing to the Cardinal's debit, the only satisfaction the latter received out of the transaction being to be exiled to his chateau of Saveme.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress) Dlc to read onlineMoreLess
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