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MARIE-ANTOINETTE...

REMEMBER, THEY WON’T USE A GRAIN OF POISON AGAINST ME. THE BRINVILLIERS ARE NOT FROM THIS CENTURY: WE HAVE SLANDER, WHICH IS MUCH BETTER TO KILL PEOPLE; AND IT IS THROUGH IT THAT I WILL BE KILLED.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

I HAD FRIENDS; THE IDEA OF BEING SEPARATED FROM THEM FOREVER AND THEIR PAIN IS ONE OF THE GREATEST REGRETS I HAVE WHEN I DIE. AT LEAST LET THEM KNOW THAT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT, I THOUGHT OF THEM.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

MY GOD HAVE MERCY ON ME! MY EYES NO LONGER HAVE TEARS TO CRY FOR YOU, MY POOR CHILDREN. GOODBYE, GOODBYE, GOODBYE!

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IN FERSEN, SHE SAYS:

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THE REPORT THAT MARIE

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LET THEM EAT BRIOCHE!

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IT’S A HELL THAT OUR INNER SELF, THERE’S NO WAY TO SAY ANYTHING WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS IN THE WORLD.

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MY SON IS FOUR YEARS OLD, FOUR MONTHS MINUS TWO DAYS, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT HIS SIZE OR HIS EXTERIOR, JUST LOOK AT HIM; HIS HEALTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD, BUT EVEN IN THE CRADLE WE REALIZED THAT HIS NERVES WERE VERY DELICATE AND THAT THE SLIGHTEST EXTRAORDINARY NOISE HAD AN EFFECT ON HIM; IT WAS LATE FOR HIS FIRST TEETH, BUT THEY CAME WITHOUT DISEASES OR ACCIDENTS; IT WAS ONLY IN THE LAST ONES, AND I THINK IT WAS IN THE SIXTH, THAT HE HAD A CONVULSION IN FONTAINEBLEAU; SINCE THEN HE HAD TWO, ONE IN THE WINTER OF 1987 OR 1988 AND THE OTHER IN HIS INOCULATION, BUT THE LATTER WAS VERY SMALL. THE DELICACY OF HIS NERVES MEANS THAT A NOISE TO WHICH HE IS NOT ACCUSTOMED ALWAYS FRIGHTENS HIM; FOR EXAMPLE, HE IS AFRAID OF DOGS BECAUSE HE HAS HEARD THEM BARKING NEAR HIM. I HAVE NEVER FORCED HIM TO SEE THEM, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT AS HIS REASON COMES, HIS FEARS WILL PASS; HE IS LIKE ALL STRONG AND HEALTHY CHILDREN VERY DIZZY, VERY LIGHT AND VIOLENT IN HIS ANGER, BUT HE IS GOOD CHILD, TENDER AND EVEN CARESSING, WHEN HIS CARELESSNESS DOES NOT PREVAIL; HE HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE SELF-ESTEEM THAT BY DRIVING HIM WELL CAN TURN ONE DAY TO HIS ADVANTAGE; UNTIL HE IS COMFORTABLE WITH SOMEONE, HE KNOWS HOW TO TAKE ON HIMSELF AND EVEN DEVOUR HIS IMPATIENCE AND ANGER TO APPEAR SWEET AND KIND; HE IS VERY FAITHFUL WHEN HE HAS PROMISED SOMETHING, BUT HE IS VERY INDISCREET, HE EASILY REPEATS WHAT HE HAS HEARD, AND OFTEN WITHOUT WISHING TO LIE HE ADDS TO IT WHAT HIS IMAGINATION HAS SHOWN HIM, IT IS HIS GREATEST FLAW, AND ON WHICH HE MUST BE CORRECTED. MOREOVER, I REPEAT, HE IS A GOOD CHILD, AND WITH SENSITIVITY AND AT THE SAME TIME FIRMNESS, WITHOUT BEING TOO SEVERE, WE WILL DO WITH HIM WHAT WE WANT, BUT THE SEVERITY WOULD REVOLT HIM, BECAUSE HE HAS A LOT OF CHARACTER FOR HIS AGE; AND, TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, FROM HIS EARLIEST CHILDHOOD, THE WORD PARDON HAS ALWAYS SHOCKED HIM; HE WILL DO AND SAY WHATEVER WE WANT WHEN HE IS WRONG, BUT THE WORD PARDON HE SAYS ONLY WITH TEARS AND INFINITE SORROWS. MY CHILDREN HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING GREAT SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN WRONG, TO TELLING ME THEMSELVES, IT MAKES ME LOOK MORE UPSET AND SADDENED BY WHAT THEY ARE DOING THAN ANGRY; I HAVE ACCUSTOMED THEM ALL TO THE FACT THAT A YES OR NO PRONOUNCED BY ME IS IRREVOCABLE, BUT I ALWAYS GIVE THEM A REASON WITHIN THEIR AGE RANGE, SO THAT THEY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS MOOD ON MY PART. MY SON CAN’T READ AND LEARNS VERY BADLY; BUT HE’S TOO DIZZY TO APPLY HIMSELF, HE HAS NO IDEA OF THE HEIGHT IN HIS HEAD, AND I WANT IT TO CONTINUE. OUR CHILDREN ALWAYS LEARN WHAT THEY ARE EARLY ENOUGH. HE LOVES HIS SISTER VERY MUCH AND HAS A GOOD HEART: WHENEVER HE IS PLEASED WITH SOMETHING, EITHER TO GO SOMEWHERE, OR TO BE GIVEN SOMETHING, HIS FIRST MOVE IS ALWAYS TO ASK FOR HIS SISTER AS WELL; HE WAS BORN GAY, HE NEEDS TO BE OUTDOORS A LOT FOR HIS HEALTH, AND I THINK IT IS BETTER TO LET HIM PLAY AND WORK ON THE GROUND, ON THE TERRACE THAN TO TAKE HIM FOR A WALK FURTHER: THE EXERCISE THAT SMALL CHILDREN TAKE WHEN RUNNING AND PLAYING IN THE AIR IS HEALTHIER THAN FORCING THEM TO WALK, WHICH OFTEN TIRES THE KIDNEYS..

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SIR, I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN’T DO IT ON PURPOSE.

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DURING HIS TRIAL:

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YOURS SINCERELY.

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HERE I AM NO LONGER THE QUEEN, I AM ME.

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THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DECEIVED; THEY HAVE BEEN CRUELLY DECEIVED, BUT IT IS NEITHER BY MY HUSBAND NOR BY ME.

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WHEN SHE LEAVES THE TEMPLE, SHE HITS HER HEAD AT THE COUNTER, FOR LACK OF THINKING TO BEND DOWN; AND AS ONE ASKS HER IF SHE HAS NOT HURT HERSELF, SHE ANSWERS:

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IN RESPONSE TO PETION, WHO ASKED HIM BEFORE THE KING, THE NAME OF THE SWEDE (FERSEN: N,,,;::::::::!!!!!) WHO HAD TAKEN OUT THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE TUILERIES IN CARRIAGE:

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IN THE REGISTER OF LETTERS IN FERSEN, WE ALSO HAVE:

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I’M NOT IN THE HABIT OF KNOWING THE NAMES OF DISCOUNT CHECKERS.

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I CAN TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU AND EVEN HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

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IN A LETTER DATED JUNE 13, 1776, ADDRESSED TO HER MOTHER, THE QUEEN SHOWS COMPLACENCY ABOUT HER SITUATION IN COURT, WITHOUT ANY BITTERNESS:

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MARIE

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FAREWELL, THE MOST BELOVED AND LOVING OF MEN.

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I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AGAINST MY SISTERS

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE TRIBUNAL: “YOU HAVE NEVER CEASED FOR A MOMENT TO WANT TO DESTROY FREEDOM. YOU WANTED TO RULE, AT WHATEVER PRICE, AND TO ASCEND TO THE THRONE OVER THE BODIES OF PATRIOTS.

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I EXIST MY BELOVED AND IT IS TO ADORE YOU.

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WE BELIEVE THE COUNTESS D’ARTOIS IS STILL FAT. IT’S A RATHER UNPLEASANT SIGHT FOR ME AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE. HOWEVER, THERE WOULD BE INJUSTICE IN FINDING THE RIGHT MOOD.

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ANSWER BY MARIE

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THE MORE UNHAPPY I AM, THE MORE TENDERLY I FEEL ATTACHED TO MY TRUE FRIENDS.

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SHE DOMINATED ALL THE LADIES IN HER COURT WITH HER HEAD, LIKE A GREAT OAK TREE IN A FOREST, RISING ABOVE THE TREES THAT SURROUND HER. » ———————————– I EXIST MY BELOVED AND IT IS TO ADORE YOU. ———————————– COUNT D’HÉZÈCQUES WROTE: FOR MADAM, SHE HAS MORE WIT, BUT I WOULDN’T WANT TO CHANGE HER REPUTATION WITH HER. THE COUNTESS WAS GRATINATED, THAT’S FOR SURE. SHE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, AMONG OTHER THINGS. ———————————– LETTER FROM MERCY TO THE PRINCE OF KAUNITZ DATED 22 FEBRUARY 1789: THE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AND CONDUCT BETWEEN MR. AND MR. COUNT D’ARTOIS REGARDING THE KING’S SERVICE CAUSES A SCHISM AND FORMS PARTIES. THE QUEEN IS SADDENED BY THE MONARCH’S RELUCTANCE TO PUT ORDER INTO IT AND THE PUBLIC’S UNFAIRNESS IN BELIEVING THAT THE QUEEN COULD MAKE UP FOR IT. FOR HER PART, THE LADY GIVES SUBSTANCE TO A LOT OF THINGS. THIS PRINCESS HAS BEEN DRINKING FOR SOME TIME AND THE RESULT HAS BEEN SOME DISGUSTING SCENES. ALL THIS COMBINED DEPRIVES THE QUEEN OF THE RESOURCES SHE COULD FIND IN A WAY TO BE BETTER REGULATED AMONG THE ROYAL FAMILY. THE WELL

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WE DIDN’T NEED TO GO BACK TO THE THRONE, WE WERE THERE. WE HAVE NEVER WANTED ANYTHING BUT THE HAPPINESS OF FRANCE.

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THIS “FAREWELL TO THE MOST TENDER OF FRIENDS. HOW AWFUL THIS WORD IS FOR MY HEART BUT IT IS NECESSARY, I ONLY HAVE THE STRENGTH TO KISS YOU” ALSO TOUCHES ME A LOT BUT IT IS ALSO BECAUSE OF WHAT I KNOW ABOUT IT IN THE STORY OF MARIE

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KARIE

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I KNOW PEOPLE COME FROM PARIS TO ASK FOR MY HEAD; BUT I LEARNED FROM MY MOTHER NOT TO FEAR DEATH, AND I WILL WAIT FOR IT FIRMLY

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MR. DE LA FAYETTE WANTS TO SAVE US, BUT WHO WILL SAVE US FROM MR. DE LA FAYETTE?

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IN HER LAST LETTER TO MADAME ELISABETH, MARIE

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GENTLEMEN, I WILL NEVER BE THE INFORMER OF THE KING’S SUBJECTS.

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I AM CALM AS ONE IS WHEN CONSCIENCE BLAMES NOTHING; I HAVE A DEEP REGRET TO ABANDON MY POOR CHILDREN.

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I SAW IT ALL, I KNEW IT ALL, AND I FORGOT IT ALL.

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MAY MY SON NEVER FORGET HIS FATHER’S LAST WORDS THAT I EXPRESSLY REPEAT TO HIM: MAY HE NEVER SEEK REVENGE FOR OUR DEATH.

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THEY HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME, EXCEPT MY HEART, WHICH WILL ALWAYS REMAIN WITH ME TO LOVE YOU, NEVER DOUBT IT; IT IS THE ONLY MISFORTUNE I CANNOT BEAR. ———————————– FACED WITH THE ACCUSATION OF INCEST BROUGHT BY HÉBERT, AND REOPENED BY A JUROR WHO POINTED OUT THAT THE ACCUSED HAD NOT RESPONDED TO THIS INFAMOUS CASE, MARIE-ANTOINETTE REPLIED: THE REASON I DIDN’T ANSWER IS THAT NATURE ITSELF REFUSES TO ANSWER SUCH A CHARGE AGAINST A MOTHER. I APPEAL TO ALL THOSE WHO MAY BE HERE.”

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I FORGIVE ALL MY ENEMIES FOR THE HARM THEY HAVE DONE TO ME.

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