The book The Duchess of Angoulême And the Two Restorations was written by author Imbert De Saint-Amand, 1834-1900 Here you can read free online of The Duchess of Angoulême And the Two Restorations book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Duchess of Angoulême And the Two Restorations a good or bad book?
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I do not leave you. . . . My hopes are immortal. In death the Christian begins life, while the unbeliever begins only a round of frightful tor- ments. May the Saviour in whom is all my hope, may Christ, may the living God, bless you." The accused was produced before the council of war on the 14th of August. The number of specta- tors was very large. Among them were the Prince of Orange, the Prince Royal of Wurtemberg, Prince William of Prussia, the foreign ambassadors, and many great ladies who... were drawn to the trial by morbid curiosity. The attitude of Labedoy^re was calm and full of dignity. " If my life alone were at stake," said he, "I, who before now have led brave men to death, would meet it myself like a brave man, nor would I seek to delay your sentence ; but my honor is assailed along with my life, and that honor does not belong to me alone. A woman, a model of all the virtues, a son in his cradle, have the right to demand that I consider it, and I would that they should hereafter be able to say that, 290 THE DUCHESS OF ANGOULEME despite the blow that befell me, my honor was unsullied.
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