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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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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.