The Life of Jane de St. Remy de Valois, Heretofore Countess de La Motte ...J. Bew, 1791 - Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785 |
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Abbé accufation addreffed affertions affured againſt alfo almoſt alſo Angelica anſwer aſked aſtoniſhment Baftile Baron de Breteuil becauſe Breteuil buſineſs Cardinal Cardinal de Rohan Cardinal's cauſe circumſtances Conciergerie conduct confequence confidence converfation Countefs defire depofition difgrace diſcover Doillot enemies eſcape expreffed faid fame fear feemed feen fent ferve fervice feven fhall fhew fhould fifter Martha figned fince firſt fituation fome foon Fremyn fuch fuffer fufficient fufpicion fuppofe fupported herſelf himſelf houfe houſe huſband infinuations intereft judges juftice lady leaſt letter lettre de cachet livres Madam Madam Victoire Marcé Marianne Memoir moft moſt Motte muſt myſelf obferved paffed perfon perfuaded pleaſed pleaſure poffible poor prefent prifon promiſed purpoſe Queen queſtion raiſe reaſon received refpect replied requeſt ſaid Salpetriere ſcarce ſee ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe Tillet tion underſtanding uſe Valois vifit whofe wifhed wiſhed woman yourſelf
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Page 60 - ... he was under of immediately conveying her to prifon, at length roufed her to a due fenfe of her fituation. By the perfuafive influence of a guinea, and a bottle of wine placed on the table, his forbearance was obtained for an hour or two, in which time fhe told him fhe mould be able to procure a friend to bail the action.
Page 63 - St. lie my de Valois. In whofe character, whatever may be faid by the rigid daughters of chaftity in the infolence of virtue, there were many good and amiable traits.
Page 61 - This was obtained from a gentleman, who who has fmce contcfted the validity of the writ. and nonfuited the party with whom it originated. She continued for fome weeks in a doubtful...
Page 63 - Her appeal is now made to a higher tribunal ; if on earth fhe had the vices detraction has painted, let her death expiate them, and her grave conceal them.
Page 62 - This was obtained from a gentleman who has fince contefted the validity of the writ, and nonfuited the party with whom it originated. She continued for fome weeks in a doubtful ftate of painful fuffering ; and her friends rather cherimed than entertained the hope of her recovery.
Page 61 - ... her knee-pan, beat in one of her eyes, disfigured her face, and otherwife bruifed her body in a manner too fhocking to relate.
Page 62 - About the expiration of the nintl* week fhe was fo far recovered as to be judged out of danger. Her fpirits, which had never forfaken her during this fevere trial, feemed now to have recovered much of their wonted brilliancy. Her friends rejoiced in 'the event; but their imprudence foon put an end to every flattering profixft.
Page 240 - ... facilitated my escape. My cousin and I spent two or three days together; and as I communicated to him my desire to pass through Switzerland, though without explaining my motive, he gave me in writing the plan of my route, which was by Luxembourg. After this interval of rest, Marianne and I pursued our journey, at five in the morning, on foot. "We went eleven leagues this day; and the next, not being able to procure a coach, we were obliged to walk nine leagues farther. After this fatigue I really...
Page 61 - ... refuge in it, and without hefitation broke it open. This he had no fooner accomplifhed, than, maddening with the idea of being again in his power, (he threw up the window, and jumped out before he could fecure her. By the rafh...
Page 60 - The fellow's fcruples being thus (ilenced, he was lefs attentive to his prifoner than the palling ftrangerg of the ftreet, his attention being occupied by looking out of the window. The Countefs, imagining this would be a favourable opportunity to extricate herfelf from the fell gripe of her mercilefs purfuer, with much art and dexterity flipped out of the room, and locking the door on the outfide, thought of her efcape ; (he ran into a neighbouring houfe, while the bailiff, ii alible of the trick,...