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I ory o y grprt, Logi Mir Rih.

Ty i or o ig ik g;

thy i ru ot gro ry,

thy i k ot b it.

Iih 40:31


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A C N O W L E D G E M E N S

A pi thk to y rtiv ritig proor, Dr. Robrt Bu,

ho ourg to puru y pubihig r.

For y prt, Nik Coi, ho biv i .

Ar, y oru brothr or th upport h gv .


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C A P E R 1

Marseilles, France

25 July 1793

Duk i rpiy turig ito ight. Drk ho oo

ovr vry orr o th pror i th L Fot or.

Eu hur i rpo to th o hivr tht

ru up o hi pi. Where is Samuel? He was sup-

posed to return over two hours ago. Is it possible that he met Monsieur La

Metz? Or did something terrible happen to him and I do not yet know aboutit?Eu rvouy tit ok o hi thik, vy hir rou hi

ix fgr. Nu grip hi toh. T oy ou to b hr i th

ot urur o rvt voi i th kith th butig o M

L Fot kirt h k to ro th ibrry rig roo.

T oi i th bkgrou itiy hi xity.

fx hi r bro y o th grthr ok ro ro

hi. quit hi y but th roo i o rk tht h ot thh o th ok. Eu uro hi g fry t both t

o th poih oor. i buk ho rt ou p h thy

o i ott ith th hr ok.

Eu h ko bout Su itt to fght th rvou-

tiori or ubr o oth. But o, Su ir or rvg

git th Robpirr govrt i or urgt th vr. Tt i hy

h t or Euo h iu hi tir pot ith hi.

A Eu t out o hi t, prpr to rt th rvt

M L Fot o Su b, th iir ik o th tr

oor big op rig throughout th rg or. Eu top.


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D e a n n a P r o a c h

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i youg, ho b ith ixtur o joy ri. t

out hug igh. Hes here. Nothing dreadful happened. Tank goodness.

My Go i it rk i hr, Su y upo trig th pror.Eu, r you hr?

Y, Su, h y ro out o th rk.

A bir ook ppr o Su u-ki . I you r

hr th tir ti, hy i Go i you ot ight th i

th o? You ko prty hr I kp xtr .

Su, I

Nvr i! I i hv th rvt o ight th roo, hy. v you t ir?

No, Eu y.I would really like to know who Samuel was vis-

iting. i urioity gt th bttr o hi.

Su, I o ot to itrr i your bui, but ht ki

o rr ou kp you y or or th to hour? Di you t

Moiur L Mtz?

Tr i og pu. A ggig pg o xity bt git

Eu ht. rub hi ty p ovr hi g. Oh no, I hope

he doesnt have terrible news.

Su oy tk o hi i bri ht pr it git hi

uur ht. W i tk ovr . I ig rthr hugry

y.

Aright, Eu y. oy k hi y ovr to Su,

big ru ot to trip ovr y uritur.

Nory, th thought o ir ight Eu oo, but

ot toight. T xiou ook ri o hi v tr h i oort-

by t t th iig roo tb. Jut Su i bout to orot

hi troub ri, hort, hubby ook tr th roo rryig to

rg pttr f ith th ft Mitrr uiiRttoui,

tu urbot Prov, roit Bo h.

Bo pptit, Miur, h y h t th pttr o tig

oo bor th hugry .Mri Moiur Eoui, Eu y. i bright itt.

Do ot orgt th i, Eoui, Su y.


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A you ih, Moiur L Fot, Eoui y, boig out o th

roo. propty rtur ith to t bott ovin Mourvedrei hi

h. Su tk o o th bott f to iu-iz rytgobt ith th burguy iqui.

For ot Eu tui Su i h h t hi or

th frt ti. T ight tut th tr ook o hi . i

gry hir i por h togthr by r ribbo t th p o

hi k, bov th t ti or. For hi fty-thr yr h ook tu-

igy ho i hi burguy ik uit. T top thr butto o

hi itot r t uo, rvig th ri o hi hit bou.

Eu h ko Su hi tir i. Su hi thr

bt ri. T to tt th Miitry Ay o L Fh

ought togthr throughout th Sv Yr Wr. Shorty tr th

r , Loui XV ppoit J LVqu hi iitry

vior Su th Cpti o th Frh Roy Ary. But,

i Ju o 1783, J i i trgi it o hi y ho ro

Vri. Eu, th ot o o our hir, ot quit our-

t t th ti o hi thr th. Evryo ov J ry, o hi

th trgy, trgy tht took yr to h ro.

O o J u th rh Vri, th ig htiy

ppoit Su hi iitry vior. But, thi i ot op

Su to hi rtiohip ith th LVqu iy. ov

th tri to kp th o ri. O vr o-io tr J pig, h rqut th LVqu tt or viit,

ith it hop tht Jui ou k hi hr. But, h rri

Jui k tht, h h o ir to rrry.

Ovr th yr, Eu hi yougr ibig to pt

Su urrogt thr. But, o ttr ho uh Eu ov

Su, h oy ri h ou vr vr rp hi r

thr. It took yr or Eu to rovr ro th o o hi thr,but o y h og or hi thr opiohip, piy o

tht Fr i i oi uphv.


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Is weI meanMadame La Fn n dne w s

Eu y i ttpt to iitit ovrtio.

No, I u h ry h hr ir. A o, I i ot Moiur L Mtz. Whi I t th rkt, y oh pproh

ith ttr i hi h, Su y, brupty hgig th topi.

to tht y itr, Ir, t th port h prty

to .

A puzz ro ppr o Eu . o ou it b your

itr i hr i Mri h h iv i Cori?

Eu, th Mitrr S i ot ry vt thAtti O. It o ot tk o og to trv ro o to th

othr. Su ig hi ivr ork ito th Rttoui.

Oh, th hr i Ir o? v you ot ivit hr to ty hr

or th ight?

Su fry p hi ork ki o o hi pt. Eu,

you k r too y qutio. I ou grty pprit it i you ou

t xpi th ti. O I hv fih tkig, you k

y qutio you ik.

Eu or hi gz to th tb oth. I orry Su.

Cotiu.

I k Ir i h ou ty hr or th ight rtur to

Cori ry i th orig, but h i. Sh to t tht

thyy tir iyhv i to giv thir u upport. Ty

r iig to fght th rvoutiori hv ry rruit vr

ki oir.

Eu b ovr h h hr th goo . Tt i

xt!

But, Su otiu, My iy h to pru y oui,

Mxiu hi to o, to fght ith th. A it ot y.

i rpo ip th i o o Eu . I o ot ur-

t you Su. I thought you i your tir iy i iig to tk

up r ith u.Su hvy igh i oo by og pu. o Eu, th

i i ikig. puh hi pt o oo y ro hi fx


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hi y o Su. T iigt ook o th or o ot

put hi t .

Mxiu I hv vr b o goo tr, h y.But Su, ho ou tht b? You hry ko hi. I ho

y ti hv you tuy your iy i you ov hr to

Fr?

T rtu ook o Su rk. Iv b to viit y

iy i Cori or ti th you ko, Eu. I ko hi

ough to riz tht h ht or bouty o ro. i oy

oig thi or hi iyot or . Eu giv hi bir

ook. i o tk bk by Su u outburt tht h ot

f th right or to hi ri pi. Eu rub hi tp

i ort to tiut rob rpo.

I ur hop h o ot ithr hi upport, i th oy rrk h

o up ith.

i ot. A Mxiu ko i th rt o rr. Nry vry

y o hi i pt fghtig th Go. I rti tht h, ik

th rt o u, o ot t to t tht tyrt Robpirr troy our

outry. O our, h ou vr it tht to .

T urgy i Su voi uggt to Eu tht h i tryig

prty to ovro hi oubt by oviig hi o Mxiu

oyty to hi u.

Who th ttr ro? Eu y, tryig y ro th

origi ovrtio.

It ro y goo ri, th bro Btz. h b p-ig to ru th *uphi ro th p prio or o k o.

h th hp o th Chvir Jrjy Ly Atkito o y

othr goo ribut o y it. Su y.

W, tht hg our p, Eu y.

No it ot. Iv b pig to o th or k. Iv b

ig to rit th bro Btz or hi, but h bt to it.

Aright, Eu y. orr i hi t. Why it

*Duphi i th Frh or or Pri.


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you tio thi to ? Iv b hr or ovr k you hv to

othig bout thi.

T ook o Su hr. Tt i bu I h ot ytritt th bro Btz. I h vry ittio o tig you Eu,

but y p h ot b ritt i to.

Eu y rro. Su, vry ti thi ubjt o

ito th ovrtio you rr to it your plan. Y, you hv th

iio to ty hr i Fr, but ht you i to riz i tht

pkig o y iy, th Dupr, y bt riE Ei

yhv iigy rik our iv to upport you h ou hv t Fr bor th kig xutio. rig h h

th uriou xprio o Su .

I loathe how Emmanuel always forgets who I was before this god damned

revolution. But, h igh. At the same time I should learn how to trust them.

i xprio ot. urpriigy f it hr to ty gry t

Eu.

Emmanel, ae all wndel ends and I am me an

p to ko tht you r upportig . But, it i y uty to prott

you, h y.

Eu brth out hort igh. i quit hppy tht Su

i ot o hi tpr, but t th ti ip by hi rpo.

I urt, Su. But iouitio i ot goig to o u y

goo. htiy ip hi outh ith hi krhi. I quit tir. It

h b og y I goo ight p.

Su r th riu o ir o hi ip. W, I ut rit

th bro Moiur L Mtz. oorro, I i b ig th ttr

ith you bk to Lyo.

Eu tttio i prk. giv Su ou ook.

I thought tht you t hr uti th k. oy i oy

Wy.Y, tht th origi p, Su y ith igh. But,

Eu, th Jobi hv gi trogho i Lyo it ot b


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og uti thy tk Mri. So, i r to b uu i our p

to ovrthro th Robpirr govrt, ut t o.

I opty gr, Eu y ith o o hi h. Whyot you t ivr your ttr to Moiur L Mtz. o ot iv

r outi o th ity, o it i ot tk og to rtur ho.

No. I hv itrut y hir oh to ivr th g to

Moiur L Mtz, ro thr h i to trv to Buvi to ivr

th othr ttr to th bro.

So, i tht , i h goig to tk bk to y or? Eu

y.Y.

T kith oor burt op i k Eoui. Iv o to

th tb Moiur, h y h gthr th ir try i hi

r.

Mri, Eoui. It iiou ir, Su y, pttig hi

u by.

Eu i t Su. o ott ook o hi i quitrrhig.

I o to b o, h y. ruy puh th uhio t

o hi hir urth th rg tb.

Gooight, Eu. I h you toorro t th rk o

, Su y. opi hi youg ri out o th iig

roo.

Eu oy k hi y up th tir to th gut

pig hbr i th t ig, ro ro Su tuy roo.

ubutto hi , vy bu ti ot itot rp th

ovr th hir bi th hogy ightt. th uti th otto

or rou hi k ubutto hi hit ik bou. A h rh

ito th ightt or hi ight oth, Ei E, ro hi i.

I wonder what they are doing right now.

Emle enl lls e ens, nn Gees, s wn


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Stio, to o trot. E r h pr tight git

hi or toro.

Sh hipr ito hi t r, Whr r , Ei?Ei ook rou. Night h ovr th Rho-Vy. ikig

hit tr ppr i th rk ky th t ri o yight ovr th

tr horizo rpiy ik bth th t bu hi o th Rho-Ap.

T gt roig hi hi ot hit o urth th

bright ooight th pott o vr rit ro th f

rby, f th ir rou th to ovr. E Ei r r

tht thy r o, but tht o ot right th. I t, th ii rthr oortig.

W ut b t t t i outh o y or, i ot or, Ei

y. ruy i hi o hi hor ithout kikig E. E

ig to hi r r hi h Gorg to th bk o th rivr.

I joyig thi o uh tht I ou ty hr o ith you

ight, h y.

Ei pt Gorg o hi bk th i griy rik th

tr. th tur hi tttio y ro th hor ip hi r

rou E tiy it. gty ru hi fgr through hr og,

thik, bk ur.

E, I ou ty hr ight y o ith you, but I r

ht Robrt Couho ou o to you h h f you, Ei y.

T i itty ro E . Sh tri prty to ho

bk th tr tht prig to hr y. I o ot t to p othr

y t tht horri viyr, I rtiy o ot ih to ur othr

btig.

Shh. Ei p hi ix fgr o hr hrry ip. You i ot

b thr or uh ogr. bruh hi ip git th ooth ki o

hr orh.

E bk y ro hi. Ei, you hv i tht vry ight or

th pt fv yr. r tr o hr h hk.

E, ook t , Ei y. tk hr h ho it i fr grip. I ry t to joy thi ot ith you.

T, hy ot you tk bk ho ith you?


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Ei t out p igh. Jut h i bout to xpi hi to hr,

h hr th ou o voi i th it. T oror ook o hi

i rp by o o r.E, though, o ot hr th voi h i too ught up i hr

itr. Wh h th horror-trik xprio o Ei ,

h giv hi puzz ook.

Wht o rth i rog, Ei? h y.

Ei tight hi grip rou hr rit. W ut vo.

By o h hr th voirvoutiory oir

thy r h i thir irtio. Ty both v hr th itrub o th go h o th irt ro th jig o th hor

hr. Without rig, E Ei trog r rou hr bk

uppr thigh. A i i r, hr boy i it up ito th ir

p o th bki o Gorg. Withi o Ei i t i

rot o hr.

o oto tight, E. i hipr i ou ough or hr to

hr hi or to rpo to hi rqut.A Gorg r ovr th vt p, th ou o th

voi rpiy ippr. Bor og, th ovr vr o th ro oto

th r tht to Robrt Couho viyr.

Wo, tht o , h y i ou hipr.

E o ot rpo. r toh hur h h pr up t th

rg to or bor th. T io r th top o th tor

i th tti hr h t p. T tiy, tuy roo h b hr

ho or i yr.

Wen Elle was ae seen, e ae aandned e and e

iy. r othr p y ro ouptio h h i.

T y tr hr othr th, th vig prit gthr E hr

ix yougr ibig took th to th orphg i Avigo.

A o hr ibig r opt ithi th frt ortight o thir rriv,but E ri i tht horri p or thr og oth.

Wh th Rouho to th orphg to opt hi, Robrt


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trity to th h u tht h ih to opt boy to ork o hi

viyr, but h h to or hi kiy urourih

girE. Robrt ru to v th orphg ithout hi, o hbgrugigy took E. Wh h rtur to hi viyr, h ii-

ty put hr to ork.

T frt our yr t th viyr r th ot ru yr o

hr i. T oy ri h h ry o, ho

Ai. O thir pr ti, Ai ou viit E i hr roo

t th top o th tor th hr ho to r, rit. To

r th oy goo ot tht E truy joy. But, thy too iot t og. A k bor E tth birthy, Ai ov to

Borux to iv ith hr ughtr. Atr oror gooby, E ri

bittry or vr y. Dtri ot to t hr i ov ith

othr pro, h pt th rt o th yr kig itt ott ith

th othr rvt h ou poiby g. But, hr oiit

outr ith Ei t th ity oo rkt hg hr i orvr.

Atuy, it Ei ho frt pproh E. E i ot hi

uti h pok to hr. Wh E t hr y o thi ho ob

or th frt ti, h itiit. Sh i ot v trut tht h

gui. So, h htiy pi or Robrt oo Ei. A

ti h out to hr, but h kpt ruig. Evry ti h t hr

t th oo rkt, h prt hr ith t ro h ti

h t ith o rpo. But, Ei i ot r tht h

oy rvt gir. r to hr xtroriry buty hub

tur o tri to hv hr. i prit fy pi

o h, o y h or to tk hr bk to th viyr i hi poh

oh. E rutty gr. But, h t ii tht oh ith th

gru trgr, h itty t t . T to truk up ivy o-

vrtio by th ti thy rriv t th or, h t ik h h

ko hi hr tir i. A r-uti-xt ti ki o hr hk

E r uzzy ovr. A brrir rubig o

h o hr to bo vurb to ov. Tt iir ppr-hiv voi i hr h tri it bt to ho hr bk, but h ou ot

or hr to rit Ei ov.


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Fro tht y orth, th to pt uh ti togthr ovr

ri. With Ei, hr tgt uhppy i boo ito o

u o vtur, pio rihip. It through Ei tht ht Eu th othr LVqu hir. Athough E got

og ith Rihr, Jtt A, h oir Eu

hr ot ri o to Ei. Eu o, yt gt

rig tur ttrt hr to hi. A it i ti ik tht to thi y. A

th priou ot thy hr hr hrh i o th Couho

viyr uh or brb. But tht oy t or th frt to yr

o thir rtiohip. E o ogr ur th iiou trtth riv ro Robrt hi ttb iy.

Elles ea nds ade aans e ces as e nea e

oo oor t th ortht ig o th or. Youve snuck out of the

manor and received more beatings than you can count, so you should be used to

this by now. Sh tri to ou hr tttio o Ei, but hr ttptr uti. O both t r t o th grou, E ooth o

hr rik kirt, kig ur tht hr pttiot i hi bth th

otto kirt o hr iy ork r.

E, r, th ooight ot hi th ook o r upo your

, Ei y. ip th o ur bhi hr thi hour.

E or hr h o to voi th orri ook o hi . T

hy o you brig hr vry ight? You ko ho I , Ei.O ipu, Ei grb hr by hr hour pr hi ip

git hr. th tio i hr boy h trugg to r

hr ro hi br. But, oo ough, h giv i o hr-

to th rth o Ei ip git hr th t o

hi brth o hr . Fig o pur oort vop hr

boy, ipig o th xity ro th trh o hr ou.

I i ty th ight ith you, h hipr.Ar you ur?

Y E. Nothig i hpp hi I hr. I proi you tht,


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h y. rp hi r rou hr hour, hr ovr to

th oor.

T to ovr oy k thir y up th iy it, iig tir- to th tti roo t th top. Fortuty, th oy o trig

th tor ro ii o th or i through hort oo oor i th

right orr t th oot o th tir. T oor ito th pror. But,

ot o th ti it i ok by hvy iro pok. E rbr

th vr ti Robrt ok th xit oor ro th outi. O ti

h pt tir k ok ii o th tor tr h rtur

ro th ity rkt hour tr th itrut. T oy oort hh hr othr rory b. Sh pt th tir oy k

tuyig it hi th tr o.

Oh, get out of my head. Sh hk hr h to ri hr o tht tr-

rib ory.

Ei giv hr orri ook. E, y ov, ht i rog?

Ohothig. I jut ruy xhut, h y, kig y.

W, hr r, Ei y. puh op th hvy ok oor.

E t hi oop hr up i hi r rry hr ovr to th

ot bi th to . ug hi or to hr th h ry

i ki hr gi o hr ip. E, I ot f th right or to

xpi y ov or you. I jut ih you ou trut , h y. th

tr hi fgrtip ovr hr ov .

I pry thi ight i vr . Sh orty ubutto Ei

bou it it ovr hi r h.

Cught up i hi xitt, Ei t hi hirt to th irty oor

bo. th u th bk o hr r pttiot gry

pu th o hr thi toro. Nory, h ou b huiit, but

toight h trgy oortb i hr k. Sh ov th

y h y o hr ot th y h ook up t hr ith tht utiv

i o hi .

Iv b itig or thi ot or yr, h hipr. A trog

ig o bi o ovr hr h h Ei oo, ooth hgit hr boy. i h r oru pyu. Ty r hr

ht, hr brt, o hr toro to th botto o hr thigh.


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E i h gi th p o hr h up o hi bk

rou hi k. A h ok hr right g rou hi, h hi boy

pr hrr git hr. E t out u gro. B o tbrk out o thir boi.

I ov you, Ei y ovr ovr gi.

Sh bruh th p hir ro hi . I ov you too, Ei. I

t thi ot to t orvr.

But it ot. Both ovr p ithout v rizig it.

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