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THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER. Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her…
THE PRIVATE COUNCIL. Louis entered briskly but heavily as was his wont. His manner was busy and curious, strongly contrasting with the Queen's cold rigidity. His high color had not left him. An …
WHY THE QUEEN WAITED. A little calm succeeded at Versailles the political and mental tempests which we have chronicled. The King breathed again: and consoled himself with his regaled popularity for w…
THE ARMY OF WOMEN. The Queen was reposing after the day of felicitation. She had her janissaries around her, her cohort of young bravoes, and having reckoned up her foes, she was wishful for the onsl…
THE NIGHT OF HORRORS. The night went by quietly. At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass. When she spoke of feeling fear, t…
BILLET'S SORROW. At the time when the Queen and her consort were leaving Versailles, never more to return under its roof, the following scene was taking place in one of its inner yards, damp wit…
