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THE POISONERS
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AN ADVENTURE AT TERNl
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THE LYCANTHROPIST
MADAME
LOUISE
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230
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MYSTERIES OE
LIEE,
BY
IN
THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. in.
LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1850.
&C.
LONDON
Printed by Schulze and Co., 13, Poland Street.
8X3
CHAPTER
" I
old
WAS
when
IT.
the
originated.
my
mother in
of eight years
.in
which
my
My
father
had
event occurred
unhappy malady
died, leaving
''
tolerable circum-
of marriageable years.
have
since
understood,
This
sister,
had become
as
at-
VOL.
III.
in the
town we
itinerant
the
My
artist.
father
had discovered
him the
house
my
mother's authority,
As
off
apprehensions.
declaring
my mo-
She granted
ther's forgiveness
and
assistance.
frequent
some
him
talent,
when
the house.
but he was
augmented these
purse,
living
idle
it
in-
necessary
believe he
and
had
dissipated,
upon us had so
vices, that
and
to,
make such
far
he could no longer
The consequence
THE MONK
was, that he soon
ing
my
fell
he had
tained
recourse to
Many
his necessities.
was
suspicion
great
STORY.
evil
reports were
and, at length, so
excited, that, to
my
cir-
much
mother's
relief,
tidings of their
my
childhood,
of Ripa
or
part,
had
of
totally
my
volatility
of
sister,
of
whom
had
had no com-
panions of
me.
My
my own
under her
and the
roof,
she
last
took
me
to
bed.
B 2
lie
in her
4
"
'
child
!'
chamber.
her
to
parting
is yet,
'
You
You
know what
think only
of
know
to
fell
was going
to lose,
my mother's
recollection of
nor of anything
else, tiU I
coming to bed,
was awakened by
by the
stood on
faint
a table,
light
my
breast,
of a lantern which
my
discovered
brother-in-
you
!'
no
me,
don't
Dominique.
my
and led me
to-night,
was not
at
me
But
my
kept
me
silent
An
instinctive terror
and motionless
and presently,
it
repeatedly into
her breast.
my
know
it
sudden
my fears,
as
I uttered
and
horror
have revealed to
first to
presence; or
noise,
my
him
by the
startled
his
w% he should
and
may
be,
window,
for
presence of
there,
" I
However this
he seemed
mind,
but
fled, first to
to
have
she
was
the
afraid
servant
who
found
my
lay
my
my
poor
slept in
room
still
or to
the kitchen.
morning,
and
myself
testimony was
sister died
the rest
rise,
in the
mother dead,
all
no egress
finding
When
lost
call
the
fatal
to
him, and
months
after
the scaffold.
"
me
sequence to
have
ever
dreams
been
since
subject
these
to
!"
"
"
Such
wherein
had
as I
I feel
I asked.
last
night/ he answered
"
'
And
pray/
inquired,
'
do you
select
dreams
"
'
"
'
?'
Always.'
And what
upon ?
"
No,'
peculiar
Perhaps,'
'
Is
it
does
enmity
returned
influence
this
Dominique
that
added he,
after
fixed
on you of
had observed
late
this
?'
selection
depend
?'
cannot
some
my
it
is
explain.
hesitation,
eyes frequently
remembered that
and he then
told
me
that
at in that
"
of.'
Lisle, "
was the
when
had heard
for
already
w^as
began
that
satisfied
I confess,
his explanation,
Prior's
of being
dream
"
was
in considerable danger
the
selected
and so
I told
Never
fear,"
and
victim
of
next
his
Pere Jolivet.
said he
him up
my
Added
adventure.
unwell
to which,
'
But he
"
'
Yes,'
notion
he
he
is
very
yesterday,
fit
to bleed him.'
the
going
Prior
to
die,
mere fancy
daresay.
'
he
has a
and entreated
now
replied
is
is
It
is,
how-
He had
indisposition
the
that
Dominique changed
his
when he accompanied me
allowed to do at his
I
cannot
you seem
tell
name
here,
own urgent
Lazarus
to
which he was
entreaty
why,
tell,
ment
me
to
"
week
after
to
same circumstances.'
this
decease.
dangerous
thought a
man
much
subject to such
world than in
it;
more
regret his
out
especially as
of the
by
life.
all
On
my window
to
descended the
who were
'
carrying his
spurs
!'
said
and having
passed some
stairs,
and
as I buckled
I,
cell.
my
on
heartily
mounted
monks
his
to
coffin
as I
my
horse
Here Charlie
and asked
Not
Lady Araminta.
My
come.
Pierre Chatel
to
visit
monastery of
the
had occurred
in the
month
June.
and
Pyrenees,
intending
Madrid,
lions I
at
and winter
length
to
crossed
proceed
there.
of
tra-
of the south
of France
is
the
far
as
Amongst
the
as
to visit
was
my
10
monks were
reputed to possess.
It
rang the
and requested
bell,
Padre Pachorra, to
introduction.
whom
see the
to
had
Brother
me
received
thing in
Lazarus;
civilly
his
grave,
my
old
and although
he
demeanour that
The whole
spirits.
of
letters
when
affected
my
air
other esta-
like
much from
As
arrived,
the
I
monks had
already supped
when
in the parlour;
am
day.
early,
and when
my
ar-
strict,
my chamber,
do,
By
the time
rived,
my
altogether.
ever I
am
me
retire
to
that slumber
Consequently,
my
early to
reading
till
room,
little
light,
of the question
eyehds
it
was out
and
it
was, I assure
too.
animal heat
clothes over
a very
in
and
chilly,
so I yielded to necessity,
you.
couch
make
my
find
stretched
is
when-
heavy.
this
and
restless
of
practice
ar-
is
and although
me
also,
still
spread
my own
I lay shivering in
uncomfortable manner,
afraid, uttering
my
and,
am
may
12
had been
there,
never would be
something
stirring
The
door.
morning, when
silence of a convent
no slamming door,
foot,
the
removed
for
external
stillness,
was
me
the
whilst
walls,
wandering
nor
shutters to
in,
is
far
the slightest
noise strikes
it
my
night
at
Too
within
heard
still
the
my
window, so that
had no
was aware
feeble
light
to see a little
inmates
before
upon
my lamp
of
about me.
of monasteries
daylight, but
enabled
knew
that
only
rise
not
perform
summoned by
bell.
Now,
there
bell
seemed
on the contrary,
except
death,
as
the
my
be
it
?'
thought
was
all
cautious
to be approaching
on earth can
13
which
foot
room.
'
What
up
sitting
I,
still
in
At
sion.
moment
that
my
the latch of
hand was
door.
cannot
laid
upon
tell
why,
the
me
to
Prior of Pierre
me
His
chamber.
his
of one dead
glazed, as
ghastly paleness
were
eyes
;
his
the
"
knife,
monks
conceive
Charlie
my
was of a
and
in his
hand
Lisle,
rubbed
face
You may
tinued
but
open,
he held a
visit to
eyes,
my amazement,"
whUst amongst
was firmly
riveted.
if I
conhis
" I
were
14
Too
dreaming.
surely I
was awake
Was
mad ?
was no proof
that
was
but certainly
the contrary
to
had
and
The
Pyrenees.
told
me
others
decease.
and
Prior of Pierre
had seen
his
Chatel had
had heard
brotherhood
had passed
the hall
side of the
alluding
made
grave
several
to
his
ready,
was
yet here he
in Spain,
again re-
through
my
me
Whilst
mind,
all
this
was
fleeting
had happened
to leap out.
In the mean-
feet,
As
15
had de-
Jolivet
out
frightened
was
discover that I
me
where
was.
unarmed, and
my
of
in
and
I confess I
not,
What
my
shirt,
And
ternatural-looking monster ?
him
provided
was
always
it
was
wake
to
really
Brother
which
from
learnt
exceedingly uncertain
felt
Jolivet
was extremely
had
perilous.
was empty
his
and
raising
tress
with
a fierce
vinced
me
chance
should
had
x\gain
little
been
and again
and then he
16
suddenly
started
arrested
the
arm was
uplifted
he
but
it,
there, so
and
flying
distinctly
reached
lattice,
first
his
along
the
gallery
cell.
By
this
own
it
Dominique, or whatever
was no
he
till
time I was
spirit I
had
Brother Lazarus, or
his
name was
for
knew
come
though
to
life
how he had
contrived
to
by
what means, or
for
what purpc
c^,
he could
if
my
curred to
dream of
night.
me
his
not
so,
was, whether
this
diabolical
and
is
if so,
confess I
17
was horridly
afraid that
he would.
into
much warmer.
not
of the
question.
indeed
was
lay listening
anxiously,
summon
would
that
cells,
the
first.
latter
monks from
and with
my
their
should
nerves
alacrity
bell,
it
hear
was the
jumped out
descended to
of
the
chapel.
"
When
their knees,
heads, I
reached
and
their
the
monks were on
them, distinguish
list
it,
my
my
friend the
III.
over
somnambu-
VOL.
eye
feet,
his
18
tall
and high
gaunt figure
easily
and
discernible,
saw
before I
had
As
his face.
shoulders were
identified
him
observing
pleasure
Chatel
that
of
answer
my
I felt
the
it
before
to
my
I left
respects
my
and as
Of
to the prior.
night,
for
dream more
effectually
at
and proceeded to
duty to mention
previous
attempts
further
him,
if
could obtain no
my
course
adventure of
Lazarus
Brother
Pierre
at
conversation,
pay
him
seeing
in token of denial
other
believed
to
act out
me and
Pere
indeed,'
said
Jolivet.
"
'
am
extremely
sorry
his
cell
last
night.
my story
him
into
it,
19
for the
serious.'
"
Very
serious
*But how
When
is
it
to
I see
me
certainly,'
this
man
Chatel
I quitted Pierre
said
I.
here ahve?
was
told
he
for his
burial.'
"
'
prior
down
he was screwed
after
returned the
dead,'
in
his
just as
grave,
they
within.
felt
They opened
was found
alive.
It
it,
and
coffin,
into the
it
moving
was
something
own
from
visit
of
man,
I think.'
on occasion of the
an English-
"
I.
"
'
'
was
either
the
cause,
or
the
and
this
consequence
c 2
"
20
of his
for
illness,
decide
to
difficult
is
it
which.'
"
'
how
But
came
he
?'
here
in-
quired.
"
his
It
was
answered
vocation/
was only
commenced
in this monastery he
at Pierre
padre.
the
He
'
him.'
"
said
'
do not wonder
I.
there ?
"
at
am
that, I
sure,'
When
spoke of
to
it
him
just
'
He
did not
Dominique has
mean
to deny
it,
I daresay,'
taken
vow
of
Fra
eternal
silence.'
Here Charles
conclusion.
"
How
extremely
company agreed
shocking
!"
that he had
made
out an
door locked,
satisfactorily
exchange.
21
and
that
he
had
with
very
promised
THE POISONERS.
CHAPTER
We
lately
Madame
remarkable
Madame
and the
de BrimoQiers
poisoners
much
have heard
of
some
quite
as
known;
are
but
extraordinary,
though
those
of
Frau
Gottfried,
24
It
that
true,
is
owing
to
Voisin,
there
the
La
by
No man in France,
with his wife, or
quarrel
seen her
ten-
home
very
comfortably
period,
furnished
facilities
who had
former
the
at
could go
his dinner,
to
he was
whilst
Paris,
who,
for
dropped
salt
who was
ciently
and as
;
moderate
his soup,
little
and, doubtless,
depraved
to
much
many
woman
have administered
example,
Monsieur
was
fatal facility.
seduced
There was
the
into
not,
and
Madame
in
Brunet,
as
with
crime by this
till
would
for
fee,
flute,
by
took
no remuneration could
25
THE POISONERS.
own
his
some dowry.
young
for the
whose
lady,
so he
commenced
to
be
but
rejected
whilst the
ried
seem
attractions
much
away by
his enthusiasm,
car-
never ceased
As such an
to
the
alliance
aristocratic
Madame Brunet
was
in direct opposition
prejudices
of that
age,
till
Philibert,
La
to
pay a
of ascertaining
sieur
how soon
the worthy
Mon-
alarm
the
La Voisin
most
delicate
mind
she
only
26
smiled
significantly
Madame
and
who found no
difficulty
who was
forty,
persuading
in
the
sirable
few weeks
in
daughter,
sickly
and they
mother,
married the
Philibert
deaths,
Madame
Brunet's
La
unfortunately found on
She was
arrested, tried,
Philibert
him
vised
to fly
tigation,
pation
The
in,
was
fully
or knowledge
for
on his good
executions of
rage
Even
and hanged.
of,
the crime.
Madame
name been
Voisin's books.
but, relying
conscience, he refused
their
till
de Brinvilliers
in
husband-killing
1676;
did
not
but
die
individuals
out of
THE POISONERS.
became more
the world
27
varied.
Madame
of the beautiful
the
rife
when
So
interest
Tiquet,
1699,
in
would be
such
nion of those
judging
repre-
senting that
safe
was
who had
the
best
opi-
means of
the
in Paris.
With
respect
to
Angelique Carlier,
who
there
was
not,
case
that
Monsieur Tiquet,
married
even in these
strange
times,
Her
beauty
and accomplishments
markable,
that she
is
were
so
re-
pronounced in the
quality,
and that
to have
is
at least,
common
;"
but
;;
28
monds, worth
fifteen
thousand francs.
make such
man who
a magnificent
the
case
like
pleasure,
Madame
and she
could afford to
this
was not
Madame
Lafarge,
For a few
years,
she
discovered
the
for,
truth,
young
but when
She
it is
insisted
called in
on a
France
but when he
summoned her
to his presence,
THE POISONERS.
and exhibited the
snatched
it
order
and,
bore, flung
it
triumph,
in
hand
fi-om his
29
in defiance
into the
it
she
fire.
herself
more insupportable
firmed her
resolution
he con-
whilst
by forbidding Mon-
them against
the
his wife's
inamorato.
seem
to
general sympathy
were
as they
amongst the
ladies
for,
his life
was
Madame
Tiquet,
would
till
up again
satisfaction
to let her out.
of forcing
him
30
go away, however,
to
when he
and-by,
own
his
killed
on the
it
house, and
He
it.
on being asked
was
set
on
his heart
was carried
it
filled its
were
spot,
so contracted
had not
He
door.
had
and by-
life,
by the police
most
to as
likely
he answered that he
An
his wife.
foot, of
into the
investigation
fully
aware
On
fly.
the
contrary,
she visited
disengaged;
d'Aunoy
observed
Tiquet could
assassin,
not
and
mind
her
be
sure
she answered,
that
Monsieur
who was
the
tell it.
THE POISONERS.
" It
me
is
they want to
31
kill,"
said she.
when
all
offers
and
at length
haughty composure,
insufficient
puzzled
called
come
voluntarily
and several
Madame
The
to
home
was
confessed,
he,
indication, there
ing
and
others,
Tiquet
certain
Auguste Catelain,
forward,
had not a
authorities,
laquais de place,
might have
they had,
evidence
the
that,
the crime to
Madame
Tiquet and
to die.
his
proceeded
the
life;
feet of
Versailles,
to
and daughter,
and,
threw himself
which being,
at
the
instance
of the
32
might be appointed
that he
perty
forded
a petition
much
af-
it,
ob-
had effaced
first.
Madame
Tiquet's property
fiscation,
we cannot
was
embarrassed circumstances;
had
con-
of the stricture.
injury he
liable to
received,
was
and,
after
the
fairly entitled to
such a compensation.
The
family also,
made
success.
mer was
"
Not
him
hint such a
lost
On
own
would
thing to him.
for ever, if I
had
!"
have dared to
I
should have
THE POISONERS.
The
and
publication
33
execution
the
of
awaited
would
"
her,
torture,
she
ignorant
inquired
" If
of
her
to
what
affair
Soon enough,"
And
The
first
betrayal
of her
been her
lover.
head on
and the
had formerly
accomplices,
fulfilled
Proceeding
it.
to pro-
"
VOL. HI.
and affluence;
34
now
a criminal on her
he
entreated her to
way
to the scaffold
!"
spend in repentance
move
iron
that
he thought to
if
motionless,
Cold,
heart.
The
right.
now
am
you were
for then
But
So
far
moment
that
feet,
desire the
my
wretched
much
life,
yours
and
to
firmness as
is
release
hope
misfortunes.
as
at
"
You
past
strangely different
meet
my
have done
from
to
at
fearing,
terminate
me from my
my
death with
have listened to
its
nor
pain shall
induce
me
to
confess
committed."
The
rack,
however,
soon
forced
her to
THE POISONERS.
break this resolution
35
guilt,
own
we have
Mongeorge.
unless
Paris,
it
interest.
tion rushed
from
all
pass,
high
prices,
the
same
remembrances
to her children,
her husband,
that
and forgive
let at
She declared
fessor,
to
sat in
and a prayer
to
her.
Mounting the
Parisians.
lair
con-
D 2
36
much
alacrity
as
if
were to welcome a
it
The
Even
needless pain.
office,
remained unchanged
to
much
execution,
more
many
had been
in
life.
Her
husband
buried
her
with
much
park
at Versailles
quitted
and
France,
victim,
name
smiled
travelled
for
several
with
contempt
at
the
faithful
lover,
" wished
man
l"
that
Heaven had
THE POISONERS.
37
in
1699.
de
somewhat
under
Madrid,
the
without
similar
was pronounced
crime
parallel
circimistances,
and
horror
the
proportion to
in
Don
her
its
to
in
be
and
Spain,
in
strangeness.
Her
instigation,
victim,
who
amiable
man and
when
unfortunate
the
made
a diversion
purpose
certain
time
it
to that fact
and
at the
He
38
He
gone.
in
to be
He was
found,
till
him, by a
suspected, but
letter
addressed
no trace could be
"
to
Don
Thaddeo
Santisa,
Madrid."
It
was
on the
of
custom
all letters,
letter,
that
is,
to die
by the
to be strangled by a cord
great
list
hang out a
sufficiently explicit.
coils that
in Spain,
They
many masses
left directions
all
that a
THE POISONERS,
repose of their souls
that
last
Donna Maria
indeed,
tured to
and
and
ate
was observed
it
slept well
good appetite
and peaceful
But the
cence.
the
till
so well, that
make use
39
both
of
confession
full
the law.
occurred
almost unique in
One morning,
Hamburgh,
in
which
is
its details.
in the
month
of February,
tween
Hambm'gh
package, wrapped
and
in
carts,
it
to
They
large
which
matting,
fallen
they
conveyed
Lubeck,
lifted
the nearest
habit
it
of
up, and
house,
where,
it
in
it,
to the
amaze-
40
human
body, without
head,
arms,
or
hands.
As
their
their hideous
it,
it
discovered
the
first
finders thought
it
it
better
it.
spot,
attracted
lying
attention
of
the
postilions
at
a bundle
human
way
was
further they
little
THE POISONERS.
The
rities
fact
affair
now became
stept forward
41
public
the autho-
announcements of the
investigations set
on foot
the murderer.
fifty
from the
shirt,
be that of a
man
good health
and,
years of age, in
articles
it
life.
was marked
P. R.
letters J.
M. H.
spectable condition of
contained
to
The
first
chain of evi-
dence was, that on the same 24th of February, about ten o'clock in the morning, the
labourers
four
had observed a
black horses,
carriage,
with
coachman and
was within
it
drawn by
New
Inn, at
whether anybody
It started
42
when
is
it
It
it.
observed
back
was exactly
the
on
the
same
way
Hamburgh.
to
When
city,
R.
P.
W.
was
murdered person
that the
certain
tobacco
had
left
home
It
for a journey,
was remarked,
him depart,
so
and
it
or
was aware of
either seen
his intention to
do
The
suspicions
were
considerably
who
let
augcalled
THE POISONERS.
43
whose neigh-
whom
he was well
where
she
expected to meet
her husband.
but
refused
to
travel
year,
he
to set out
to start at an early
She was
hour on Friday.
so impatient to
hour
arrived, she
to hasten him.
As
she
cumbersome package
to
it
hand
would
and arrange
but she said
see to
that
it
herself.
Even
in
a cup of coffee,
When
Wachtler
to
it
by her
was up
stairs
she
the
for
it
taking
invitation.
him
to stop,
44
felt
walk forwards a
to
little
him and
the driver
They did
horses forwards.
When
little
further,
the
of
illness,
Hamburgh,
to
go forward.
as she
He
to return
complied, having
first
to
pro-
baiting his
Hamburgh on
horses.
the
suspicion of anything
on
hearing
exactly
that
wrong
at the time,
but
had
his duty to
Upon
this
come
forward.
disclosure,
persons acquainted
visit
Lubeck,
THE POISONERS.
45
seems
It
sumptive
strange,
on
that
not.
her
house,
to
prevent
however, she
guard before
communicating
her
pre-
Frau Wachtler
evidence as this,
was
such
whilst crowds of
variety of circumstances
the
to
light that
As
now came
house
was very
small,
it
seemed
assign
going at
nor
any reasonable
all.
He had
portmanteau
and
nor could
motive
for
his
boots,
knee-
46
round
were
his throat,
left
Early in
behind.
called
her
junctions
to
bring
back
it
Newmann
following Saturday.
on the
clean
when
up
bed,
as
white as
the laundress
in
corpse."
And
left her,
ordered a
first
door;
empty.
An
idea prevailed at
to,
if
first
not concerned
in,
the
this sus-
exonerate a
young
hair-dresser,
undue
partiality;
to
for
whom
have entertained an
THE POISONERS.
47
The
previous to
subject
had
arisen,
in
his
to
vengeance
desired
that
it
them
under the
child's bed,
About
the
it
Wachtler had
life.
servants,
and ordered
to
coffee
below to get
it
as
be im-
who was
it
and when
it
together, the
She
said
48
account
The
bed-clothes
there asleep
stir,
were
departure.
early
and the
drawn up,
servants
not
husband's
but, after
some
time, as he did
to the
take
She asserted
immediately.
in her
own
de-
were below
and
it
sitting
on the
side of the
bed drinking
lying
matters,
the murdered
coffee
said, of
man was
scene alto-
w^as
after
this
that
hours.
When
up
for
some
THE POISONERS.
been washing linen
some
there were
One
floor.
49
stains
upon the
of blood
neighbouring
and
room,
the
whose
cook,
curiosity
there.
two
felt
human
Horror-
head.
she
it;
felt
Overcome with
terror,
the room,
to
the kitchen,
for-
there were
some
the
;
woman
VOL.
but
cook
now
trifles
When
however crept
she was
up
there that
it
stairs
The
occurred
50
to her that
^
the other
it
it
impossible
and
At
five
o'clock in
the
customary to light a
chamber
terious
the
now mys-
if
Her
purpose.
in
mistress
wet,
have been
to
for
it
belonged to Wachtler;
and appeared
it
was
it
fire
afternoon
wood
washed.
return
and
seeing
the
hair-dresser
him
for half
husband that
all
day.
in, told
presently,
and
pass
In the even-
She
said he
had doubt-
THE POISONERS.
less
gone
Lubeck, and
to
51
significant
cir-
cumstance.
been
absent,
she
Her
request before.
the night.
On
day, she
young
hair-dresser, to
he declined.
She
also
accompany
her,
which
employed a porter
to
slept
In
woman, who
Wachtler.
Not
been murdered
home
had
after so serious a
him
to
disagreement as
who
"
could
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but he might
tell
knew him
When
better
on
arrived
carriage
the
Friday
the
come up
to
tilion
drink coffee
stairs to
During
ance,
the
mysterious
sack,
remain
this in-
now sewed
and placed
Then,
door."
at
terval
the
to
all
in
in
the opposite
they stept
in,
away.
old.
father
lifted
was
in
striking two,
THE POISONERS.
53
The suddenness
her brothers.
of the action
directly,
she found
and as she
mother,
it
impossible to do so
she
to
a hatchet, with
;
Then mother
drew the
satisfy her
child,
down on
sat
clothes
father's
sheet.
bed and
I w^ent to
examination, this
little
sleep."
At
said
a second
that the
present,
and
that she
had
young
assisted
also
was
particulars
hair-dresser
at
had been
The
barber's alibis
clearly proved,
how-
which,
and
murder;
the
girl
full
for
confession before
till
54
In the course of
it,
proving
innocence
his
although
indeed
had
Wachtler,
well
called
no
it
it
knew
and
very
was a person
a manufacturer of
Jauche,
that
Frau
with
nevertheless
it
said
himself,
acquaintance
that he
difficulty in
he
but
her
at
varnish.
of
had exhibited
symptoms of
Jauche
affluence since
4th
to
a custom
find exist-
THE POISONERS.
ing at
Hamburgh
pain
extorted
sions
from
at so late a period.
contradictory confes-
various
her,
Though
that
be
should not
it
She
disclosed
had
and
the
that
prompted by revenge
had
act
been
her husband
against
How
woman
this
and
extraordinary
wretched
do not inform us
course of the
proceedings,
and indeed,
except
the
fear
that
nights prevailed so
far,
as
to
following-
make
her re-
56
bited
She
deliberately
whom
eldest of
who might
of them,
drank
as
it
age,
one
and
of
she
dozen people,
her
where
on the bed,
seated
on the journey
to
Lubeck, in spite
and
ate
to bait, of pro-
in the carriage,
heartily,
visions
victim,
She conversed
her
lay
How
her
physical
strength
the
after the
sistance,
was so great
that
the protracted
to
contrivances
morning
at the time,
sufficed
it
trial.
a matter
of wonder
The
authorities could
THE POISONERS.
not, for a
had neither
But
5/
to return
sent century.
Madame
widow of
the
office
her
under
own
man who
held a distinguished
government
personal
endowments,
as well as
Berlin.
nating
and endearing,
her
first
circles
of
peculiarly fasci-
reputation was
much
be-
Her husband,
sinus,
had died
Privy
Councillor Ur-
in the year
the
ing expired,
great
deal
of company.
On
the
58
house, and
her
she was
when one
whist-table,
sitting
at
the
with evident signs of terror in his countenance, saying that several officers of police
were in
and desired
the ante-chamber,
Madame
to
gracefuEy apologized
to
her friends
for
the
to
offi-
still,
several
hour
it
minutes
still
no
elapsed
Madame
the brilliant
liveried
company
their
hands
quarter of
They
Ursinus.
what
could
it
mean ?
at
the door,
an
face
and a
Madame
THE POISONERS.
59
carried
arisen,
and
middle of the
city,
denly
greater
volcano
If a
prison.
had sud-
spouted flames
in
the
it
amazement.
indescribable.
The
earliest
particulars
One
who
acted
some time
of being unwell
recommended him
as butler,
and
better
for
it,
had com-
month
of February,
Madame
Ursinus had
some
broth, which
in the
to take
reached the
apparently
plained,
that
Instead of being
raisins,
He
became,
pain, that
him some
rice-milk
and
on
the
but these
last.
finally,
;
60
man grew
his sufferings
upon
this,
The
with arsenic.
cians declared
of poison
stuffed
Madame
effect
Ursinus was
arrested.
These rumours
were
soon
followed
others.
It
Dutch
officer,
named Ragay,
to
by
certain
whom Ma-
attached,
had
that
but
herself,
fol-
medical attendants
like
asserted
lady's
and,
It
was
all,
she
that a
thirdly,
and examined.
latter
With
were
dis-
respect to the
THE POISONERS.
61
had arsenic
As
for
him,
said
Certain
it
had been
that he
attended
She
who had
illness.
destroying her
own
declared,
on her
it
life
ascertaining
and
but nobody
The
much
sers^ant Klein
suffering
recovered,
and
lived
for
him out of
the
property
of
his
mistress.
6*2
In reference to
him
people used
by poison."
Neither, however
were
against
much
her charge
lived
appear-
Madame
could
her,
point
to
man who
out to
ances
this,
first
crimes
attempt
on
the
life
of
was
she
Klein,
She
was confined
where
many
companion
also visited
whom
conveniences,
satins
consideration
have
and
of
been
indulgence she
this
She was
to
female
to
wore
and
and
if
they
never failed to
in her favour.
fine linen
She
and seems, in
little
with
deserved.
degree
She
of
lived in
and then,
THE POISONERS.
63
permitted to
cincts
of her
mitigation
further
live
being
freely
of the city.
penalty
but by her
related
parties,
own country
that a lady,
having
people
and
it
is
at
some uneasiness
evinced
at
Madame
Ursinus
it's
said, sarcastically
not arsenic."
it
mth
her
was currently
re-
been poisoned.
Very
they were
ill
but the
purpose of giving
contrived
coffee.
to
mix
them a
some
drugs
for
fright,
had
with
the
64
Madame
at
Five carriages,
of sanctity.
full
of friends
last
home
the churchyard
witness
interment
the
poor
twelve
and
friendly
Yet Madame
ever repented of
The
made
story
for their
them
neither
commission ever
out.
we next turn
to relates
to
life.
middle-aged female,
by knitting.
evidently
seen
who supported
She was
and
a widow,
suffered
herself
who had
much.
Her
THE POISONERS.
deportment was particularly
God and
65
quiet,
and her
The
friendly.
fear
of
and
who
however,
found some
industry,
of
spite
in
her
in keeping
difficulty
of Nannette Schonleben.
of
Steinacker.
life,
down
to
if
obscure
this
;
but
it
was
an opportunity offered of
tion
it.
Her
excellent reputa-
she desired.
name
VOL.
recommendation of
III.
his
own
F
son,
who
66
her,
and had
formed a
very
character.
favourable
opinion
of her
commendation.
Glaser, a
man
of
fifty
years
from
his wife.
fault
It
was
and
separation
likely
to
do
bring
about
letters
to the wife
on both
to justify this
herself,
reconciliation.
request
to
Roman
that he
was
She wrote
to a
it
Nannette undertook
money
was no
work
herself, sent
for the
be persuaded
THE POISONERS.
arms
and the
started for
Kasendorf; but,
with a
hea^y
ments.
In
there
is
as
appears,
it
strange
presenti-
produced,
" I cannot
what
describe
a struggle within
at a distance,
afterwards
letter,
and
heart
67
who was
lady,
my
can
feel
heart that I
am
be a forewarn-
it
evil "?"
on the
distance
case.
The whole
assembled to
village
welcome them
with garlands
the
was
house
flowers,
decorated
"
These
ill-judged
the baud."
and
indelicate
arrange-
68
ments appear
amongst the
to
parties concerned.
coming
when,
died
quite
reconciled
to
re-union,
was taken
unfortunately, she
weeks
the
ill
exactly four
and
Nan-
service of a
her
Sanspareil.
Glaser
characters.
Grohmann was
the
a
from frequent
fits
best
fine
of gout
at
of
young
but he
and the
him on
care,
however, the
rather
be
who
THE POISONERS.
69
when
Nannette
ill.
his
he
died,
tears
sufferings,
and
and
which were
was
she
fearful
but
Her
inconsolable.
necessity
of
in the
two
name
was about
be
to
confined,
particularly fortunate
vices.
of Gebhard,
in
who
thought herself
her ser-
obtaining
Accordingly, Nannette
attended her
took an
ill
turn
she died.
care
The
infant
of Nannette,
much
was committed
who nursed
it
pain,
to the
with the
greatest tenderness.
Some
people were
certainly
silly
enough
70
advise
to
to
keep in his
Doubtless, she
steps.
such
in
fatalities,
remaine
in this house,
establishment
belief
at the
and although
head of his
certainly, there
amongst
who
awakened
in
on the
1st of
after
found
thoughts
their
sufferers.
way
cellar.
now seemed
into
Nobody,
denounce Nannette;
the
have
minds of
however,
they
to
only
ventured
urged
the
to
Mr.
THE POISONERS.
Gebhard
unlucky
To
with
part
to
71
was
she
her,
so
do so
and
most
liberal
manner.
much
very
by
pained
this
that she
was
dismissal,
and
charge
She was
last
but
diligent,
moment
showed no temper.
she
and obliging
active,
to the
it
salt-cellars
with
filling
own hands
her
left
just
it
" to
behind."
So
being
which was
door,
he
chocolate
to
away came
carry her
invited
her
to
take
to
cup
biscuit,
child,
of
She
and gave
lamenting
the
it
how much
This done
72
drove away.
She
had
when
quarter of an hour,
at least the
been
however,
not,
child,
gone
servants
Many
Nannette.
called
declared
that
Gebhard
suspicions
their
it
but so
scarcely
much
of
were
circumstances
rendered
whereupon
re-
possible
difficulty
to
had
was found
month
in
to pass before
degree
impunity can
of
alone
ease,
confidence
account
expressing
her
a letter
conviction
to
Nannette
for,
Mr.
that
long
that
and
On
the
Gebhard,
the
infant
THE POISONERS.
73
that he
for
easy.
it
her,
became necessary
elsewhere
but she
to
her,
now found
that wherever
At
length,
to
daughter,
who was
married,
and
in-
When
but, alas
her,
It
was no part
there
in
was about
was not
to
till
marry again.
October,
Gebhard made up
his
apprehended.
w^as
It
mind
have Nannette
74
but
reasons
diopping
for
that
assuming another.
be
to
world
she
this
appellation
were
in greater or less
visitors of
Her
trial
She
1810.
Innumerable
guilt.
also
recalled,
showing
that she
when she
quantities to the
servants
commenced on
have
twice
administered
made
the
and presented
disinterred,
were
circumstances
to
in
in the
and
the
murdered
and
notary,
this avowal,
earth as
if
arsenic to
the
and
fell
into such
court.
THE POISONERS.
75
own
was
at this period
about
we
fifty
years of age.
in
meagre,
in her
cadaverous
features,
upon her
strained
lips,
circumstance
which
deceptions the
more
at
her
renders
successful
extraordinary.
Nuremberg,
where her
Her
parents died
when
Her
cheerful.
Zwanziger seems
a poor
said, "
early
life
im hause
;"
no
stir,
husband
was
no
as she
bustle
76
had recourse
choly, she
"
was
'
Werter.'
The impression
so
that
great,
"
to books.
it
Had
read
Pamela,' and
could do
had a
The
been
fruits
pistol,
next
"
diseased
Emilia Galotte.'
'
of
made on me was
first
The Sorrows
some time
for
My
sentimentality,
soon
that
an object of
and to
rise
had placed
At the
her.
age of twenty-one, she inherited some property that her parents had
On
accession
this
seems
for
moroseness.
time
At
all
when
mode
bequeathed her.
and carousals
life
was resumed.
it,
He
their
and
former
lived in the
THE POISONERS.
wine-houses, and she alone
77
but as he con-
to
as
herself,
dis-
dishonourable to
him.
Fortune, however, once more smiled upon
this
Zwanziger obtained
well-matched pair.
resounded
When
with
this
of
song
and
the
dance.
eloped with an
request
the
her
officer,
husband.
He,
however,
it,
but
had
The
is
re-
it
ha\dng
senti-
!"
it
him out
From
78
became a
she
She
servant.
lived with a
amongst the
nursery-maid in some
rest, as
English families.
At
been
and
orders, she
commands
He
lovers.
he
to
this project,
far
as regards
cupful
of
instead
away
him,"
of
and
made
however, she
the dying.
blood
and
exhibiting
laughed
Natu-
but as
neglectful,
she
arm and
die.
In
and
to obey.
soon
smiled,
commands."
and,
their
left
She "laughed
wounded.
dreadfully
seems to have
failed, at least as
She only
lost a
any
alarm,
when she
" turned
showed
it
THE POISONERS.
Determined
convince him
of her sin-
cerity,
drown
to
79
herself.
"
When
'
My
life's
must end
so sad that I
it,'
who happened
Two
to be at
As soon
convincing
proof
of
her
inexorable
was
so little appreciated.
by the
He
returned them
sum
without
delay
of money,
to
quit
the
To
the want
of compassion exhibited by
80
person
this
she
would seem
her
as
When
"
attributed
principally
if
her
In short,
spirit.
it
a devil
opened
the
vein
my
in
And when
first
laughed too
me
on
herself
woman
account, he
his
anybody a mischief,
shows
myself,
I said to
mercy, and
will
nobody
show none
to
others."
vices at
situation
Her
places.
serlast
to quit
it
On
the
same
was
It
seemed as
it."
if a
voice within
;;
THE POISONERS.
But
and departed.
this
81
treacherous spirit
vertised,
see
to
Upon
his
want of
to
reproach Mr.
delicacy
in
the
Von
S. for
to Schonleben,
Neumarkt,
in
as
needle-work,
&c.
she
whom
hoped
to
inveigle into
of
she
visits
life,
and
Your Excellency,"
to hear
before she
died
Her
project failed
and having
lost
both
VOL.
III.
set out
upon her
82
Then
travels.
was she
it
we
Oberland, where
first
introduced
mility,
more
But
in the
venge
to
upon
She seems
geance
and
herself once
was that of a
full
her;
saint,
the
and hu-
piety,
establish
to
in
settled
retaliate
fancied
they
upon
had
her.
to have
own
her
projects
ven-
reintegration.
For
had two
all
sorts of insults
fifty
and in-
years of age
was
by
The
marriage.
hateful to her.
To
servile
as she
now
difficult
open to her ?
condition
an enterprise
object.
What
But
road was
and
after
THE POISONERS.
seeking in
was
83
all
to acquire
it,
weapon that
was with
It
this
his wife.
flowers
second
bridal,
her husband's
home
By
Grohman
fits
heart of
With
hard's
wife;
when she
she
gave
her
recall
and
for
the
innumerable
G 2
84
persons
other
whom
to
administered
she
hatred
mankind,
to
pelling motives.
By
own
her
confession,
it
is
evident that
From
murderous weapon.
it
grew
for its
own
When,
sake.
the gratification
actually to love
it
in prison, a parcel
to be executed,
by requesting
to visit
order to give
evidence of a future
the advocate
that, if it
might be allowed
world, in
liking to
it.
life.
him from
the other
him demonstrative
THE POISONERS.
89
sheriff
with as courteous a
shall
close
and took
We
our
bow
as if she
visit.
accounts
of these
next chapter.
86
CHAPTER
In the year 1825,
II.
gentleman,
named
widow
lady
to
and was
named
also
Gottfried.
woman
very
and agreeable.
She was,
husbands,
still
however,
her
father,
imfortunate.
her
mother,
Two
her
THE POISONERS.
brother,
and several
children
87
had
She had
had the
pain
herself ordering
of
her
opposite to
and dearest
had
and
friends.
during their
last
who
lived
She had,
sicknesses
is
it
true,
them
consolation of nursing
the
died
all
all
a duty which
her;
Every body
and tenderness.
religion
was her
pitied
and a pious
refuge,
vidence
alone
so
much
Her
case,
in short,
commiseration,
that she
multiplied calamities.
excited
under these
her
supported
for in church
in
by a minispiety.
good
society,
suitors
88
married,
still
Her
house,
and easy
fortune,
desirable
match
and the
gantly furnished
her a
rendered
for
On
memory, never
with
tages
to
hand
a sort of Job, a
;
one
to another;
her ill-fortune
Some
her died.
de-
Gottfried, of blessed
and recommendations,
patience
But she
all
was undeniable
Gott-
to give that
wished
Madame
a daughter-in-law.
Still,
enamoured youths
of the
parents
monument
whom
the
of suffering and
Lord had
good of her
soul,
selected
and
to
of the case
She
89
THE POISONERS.
who
inhaled
It
from
fatal to those
it.
was not
many
\^ithout
expostulations
stars,
good or
ill;
resigning a residence
such
absurd
felt
suited
that
and
grounds;
time he certainly
some
decision.
established
gratifying relations
selves betwixt
for
him,
on
little
most
ill-
and the
his family
The
them-
friendly
them.
was
make
Her kindness
quite remarkable
to
herself agreeable to
the
young people
but, unfortunately, at
who was
by the death of
Madame Rumpff,
90
few hours.
Nothing could
Madame
exceed
attentions
of
woman, whose
best con-
in her last
solation,
left
she
Gottfried;
the
band.
mother were, in
this
letter.
Madame
house,
overlooked
Gottfried
the
managed
servants,
the
cherished
In the
aunt Gottfried.
But
ill-fortune
and the
latter
clung to
still
her.
The
child,
finally
saw
became extremely
quitted the house,
never
THE POISONERS.
be
should
remained
she
whilst
well
91.
in
it.
Presently,
apprentices
months
began
wife's death
his
after
vomit
to
some
and
he was himself
healthy
to
manufactory,
who worked
boys
but
and even
their
ate
meals
in
in
his
the
and vomiting
But
heard
was vain
and
him
his
from day
he could keep
formerly
day.
to
had recourse
to himself,
He
straining
too.
resistance
caused
them
and toes
he
his
lost
grew
body was
as
weak
as
;
;
92
an
infant's;
and
mind seemed
his
to
be
He
man
like a
some hidden
seeking for
treasure,
He
substance
vapour
He
it.
examined
lifted,
but in vain
who
inhabited
nothing could be
discovered.
to
admit a
doubt,
so far gave
whether there
influences
some
spirits
of
iE,
in-
that
wast-
Gottfried
him
God
like
came
to his
a mothet
93
THE POISONERS.
own
blessed her
This
pillow.
state of things
wards of a
year,
had continued
having
him
taste,
inhabitant of this
ordered
sent
his
pig to be
by way
As
of specimen.
the pork
more
easily
lately
on
for up-
rest as
taken, he
closet,
sat
it
in a
He
was
he had
left
underneath,
to find
it.
He had
but
it
and, on looking
it
was not
placed
the
as
rind
more
closely,
he was startled
it
the
more
so,
that he im-
94
same appearance on a
and on some
salad,
On
to his
know what
it
was
But now,
to be grease.
for
be poison
He
said nothing
the
The
March
on the 6th,
Madame
was found
it
but secretly
a chemical investiga-
the white
arsenic.
discovery was
;
could
it
time,
first
him
powder was
tion,
Gottfried, to
made on
the 5 th of
after a cursory
examina-
She
in bed,
away
to
ill
but
prison, neverthe-
less.
The
tidings of this
most unexpected
dismay of
sion.
its
city,
A lady
and the
all
expres-
so beloved, so respected
catas-
So
Then came
THE POISONERS.
dark suspicions
to
relative
95
the
symptoms
the
illnesses
of
all
that
past
the
similarity
who had
of
last
tions,
Madame
Her
crimes,
terrific,
that in
rumours and
day, strange
vive
amongst the
history of "
Aunt
superstitions sur-
Gottfried."
They
believe
make
known
her
to
all
but
and performed
poisons,
devilish deeds
herself,
that she
all
sorts
of
eye,
and
96
had
innumerable
slain
looking at them
children
by merely
murderess
and
all
sorts of
demon-
iacal practices.
It is
On
being
Madame
conducted to the
Gottfried denied
city prison,
knowledge of
all
little less
cell
in which
the female
then, to
attendants to be examined
their
amazement,
it
and
was discovered
THE POISONERS.
that the lovely and admired
fried
Her
ful
fine
complexion was
97
Madame
Gott-
hideous skeleton.
artificial
her grace-
of corsets,
her;
her
an object no
tators
less
amazed
frightful
from
than
deformities
physical
factitious
spec-
from her
her
moral
obliquity.
The
effects of this
mind was
failed
her
curious
not in
own
all
its
she attempted no
avowed her
fearful
years to do that.
details,
guilt at once,
it
took two
memory;
that one
Even
for she
VOL,
TTI.
98
to
whom
poison.
called
Timm^
and
most industrious
lady's tailor, or
man
orderly
of the
an
habits,
who
almost
etherial,
attractive,
lips,
wild,
May,
her
785.
of perfection.
her
moment
delicate
up
Timm,
was
called,
She was
and Father
was considered
blest
One
thing,
however, seems
pretty clear,
THE POISONERS.
99
monly
lives,
called highly
com-
is
is
ordina-
was the
of
result
principle,
no
its
own
sake.
The
only object
Timm
mankind
of
good-will
and when
Gesche
chose
reality of virtue,
easier
of the
two.
Her
first
initiation
into crime
seems
thefts,
to
which
demeanors
laid
emboldened
to suspicion,
to
purloin a eon-
100
siderable
in
belonging to a lady
Father
the house.
upon
by
sum
his son
this
Timm^
as usual,
who
fell
appears
truth,
presently
ingly she
tell
went
half-an-hour,
out,
said
delinquent
Accord-
thief.
who lodged
in
face
wise
of the
Whilst she
mirror.
her
The
practices.
affair,
was
discontinue
to
was
however,
At
twelve
years
of
age,
her
school
home
father.
to
She
also
herself so useful
and made
was more
THE POISONERS.
than
with
delighted
ever
management
to her
obedient, pious,
and
an advantage of which
own
charitable.
to believe
life
parent's almoner,
influenced
sion that
was
and
her,
affairs
fail to avail
peculiar fashion
101
to
Heaven
a persua-
whole subsequent
her
with
her
She had
prayed
and
sang
his
morning
them and
Yet,
tears,
father
hymn
evil.
good she
release
them from
rious, nor
to pity
their pains.
passions.
God
no violent
avaricious, luxu-
although later in
life
102
She was
and
Her
self-possessing.
and
vanity,
an
ruling passion
inordinate
and respected
admired
desire
to
small
the
in
cold, calm,
was
be
and
her.
dancing, in which
plays
guished
and
wherein
herself.
the
also
As
she
greatly
distin-
cleverest
well
as
theatrical
the
most ornamental
attire
the
However,
Gesche's whole
life
the
was,
truth
was acting
that
and there
have been very few such consummate comedians seen, either on the boards, or the larger
stage
of the world.
103
THE POISONERS.
that no suspicion
into
men's
powers
of
learning music
was
she
pleasing,
but Father
desirous
Timm
of
not only
adapted to a
girl
who had
to do the
ill
work of
and she
made an apparent
delighted
her
else
He, how-
master;
about her,
it
progress
but hke
that
everything
She
her,
so
she
employed
an
him
or two,
to
to
avoid suspicion.
The
Uttle she
104
when
life,
she had
Gesche,
herself,
or
had
Gesina,
as
she
now
called
at the theatre
with
who appeared by
his air to be a
young neigh-
and
see her
sprung up
intimacy
that occasion an
terminated in marriage.
Though
man
the son of a
in exceedingly
young
He
in at
an
early age to
indifferent character,
into a
good deal of
105
THE POISONERS.
dissipation
The
company.
and loose
wife
her.
and his
humble
father's
he led
life
station, old
and
Miltenburg
virtuous
and
He
was
delighted
testified
his
ment; and
accept
to
so
so lovely
Over Ge-
picture-gallery.
head hung a
fine
in
on one
side of
it
it,
on
was exactly
106
The young
husband
bride
had no regard
and
utmost.
for her
self-love to the
Her
house
into
strife
and
vices.
goddess
into
father
to
all
her
manner
make
to
amends
which he was
him,
and which
life
had
entailed
him
incapacitated
however,
her
upon
from
bride.
it
is
ex-
a suitor,
if
win
merchant, of the
name
young wine-
of Gottfried,
whom
THE POISONERS.
she met at a
ball,
up
sprang
timacy
107
them,
between
which
was equally
Karnov,
vious, however, to
second lover,
named
received.
Pre-
well
lapses
these
from duty,
which appear
to
degree of leanness
defect
which she
re-
pairs
seventeen
The
as occasion required.
corsets,
sum
as
two groschen
Bremen
at
for so small
It
harm
They had
to
certainly
their possessor
done
;
for
them.
by
compressing
her
waist
with
108
Gottfried
He had
accomplished man.
and rather
a well-selected
library,
Her
volumes of songs.
inclination
for
him
appear to have
assiduities
prompted by
his
been
vanity,
flattered
whilst
chiefly
and a
and pleasures of
Miltenburg's house.
however,
were in some jeopardy, from young Miltenburg's improvidence and inattention to his
business
and
wife
his
began to
question
life
his living
at aU, with a
constitution so ruined as to be
incapable of
any
period,
namely,
the father,
ablished,
died,
enjoyment.
in
as
About
this
was afterwards
es-
THE POISONERS.
her
first
109
his features
once.
at
make
the
manner
in
features,
ceased.
From
this
about
it.
augment the
at a loss
self
all
interest
hands
felt
for
herself,
and
maligned
her-
other persons
her,
to
him on
how
who
lived
of dissimulation,
from herself
by
averting
She was
still,
all
suspicion
in the eyes of
women.
110
Her
resolution
who, whatever
to
whom, about
The woman
consulted.
body belonging
to
this time,
she
her
life
in
prosperity
She
and happiness.
means
in the
way of them.
She,
towards
her
own
conscience,
deli-
always
she
had recourse
to the dainty
She now
to
combat the
rats
mother used
it
for the
same pur-
THE POISONERS.
pose, she asked for some.
it
it
from the
Ill
After
children.
an
interval,
husband, at breakfast.
his repast, the
window
stairs,
dose to her
he had finished
out, whilst she
him,
after
When
man went
poor
first
He
his
own
accord,
and took
bed
where
him something,"
The
requii'ed.
to his
sufferings
as
of the
as
she
from
admitted,
pangs, but
many
through the
any conscientious
the
not,
for
she
and groans.
afterwards
Unhappily
conducted
to
the
112
grave, she
trary,
On
the con-
chil-
She was very apprehensive that the appearance of the body might have suggested
some unpleasant
had so
ideas
thought
"
down
nailing
settle
her
affairs,
!"
Her
and,
and
when
offers
interfered
father undertook
all
to
was arranged,
and
Miltenburg
who
the mother,
lately supplied
to
She had
still
minished.
remained
so,
continued undi-
began
him with
their con-
THE POISONERS.
113
them
something too."
felt
was
As time
advanced,
in
extraordinary
The
degree subsided.
great
her
of
strength
nerves
after
She
whilst in
related,
is
she was
as
drawing-room,
light hovering at
door,
advanced
It
floor.
saw a bright
suddenly
she
towards
her
she
saw a
"
III.
another
appearance
denke
On
shadowy
Ach
bed-room
This recurred
!"
I
ich,
*'
das
ist
Alas
114
thought
that
I,
ghost
the
is
of
Milten-
burg!"
During the
derous hand.
and
when
especially
in
of her
rest
prison,
murlife,
she declared
won
indeed,
it
was
at last the
her to confession.
It is a very
years
called
Madame
remarkable
Gottfried had
Beta Cornelius,
who was
servant
girl,
herself one of
pure-minded
creatures
living in intimate
her,
who
close
ever
existed,
communion with
of goodness.
girl's
and
that
So
exalted, indeed,
was the
occasionally
her crimes
that she
was
unconscious
instrument of
respect,
THE POISONERS.
and whatever she was desired
1 1
to do, she
did
In
meantime,
the
made
to the
proposals
Gottfried's
and, believing
him
to
on the
children
other,
she thought
was
it
She
her
said that
resolution,
had been
with
fortified
by
of
She
other
also
who
fortune-tellers,
mortality
that
connexions.
prophecy,
was
consulted
to
on the
predicted the
all
She made no
but,
several
secret
contrary,
of
this
frequently
and
all
her relations.
She
communications by
116
be done
inscrutable,
The ways
" God's
His de-
to
crees," &c.
About
this time,
for
daughter
fortnight,
with
and
hopes
lively
however;
just
as
inspired
that the
the
good
which con-
indisposition,
and,
as
this
illness
residence,
the
took
invalid
shelter
in
her
in a finely-
much
but
Madame
fancy herself
humble body
like her
took the old lady's fancy, that " she shook her
sides with laughter."
Three days
after this,
THE POISONERS.
117
some
purpose of fetching
Madame
wanted,
article
little
Miltenburg
she
discovered,
packet
peared to
her,
She
way."
of ratsbane,
" which,
it
ap-
carried
it
and on
relapse,
and
mixed some
was about
to administer
came
it,
into the
Just
her
room with
grandmother
if it
his
grave."
own
but
it
did
118
As
her hand.
not stay
fatal
bed
the mother,
smiling,
!"
said
about
the
house,
no swallows
that
or
frequented the
neighbourhood.
The
poison did
its
work
the dying
woman
ven
and
answered
man
"
That
She
in
hand
affectionately,
follow her."
Gesina related
was mixing
fit
THE POISONERS.
was almost frightened
119
herself;
at
but
so laugh in heaven."
she
"'
her
By
felt
remove
all
forti-
obstacles
Accordingly,
her
The
cake.
Gottfried
child
fell
quieted
it
ill
girl,
immediately.
with
to bed.
it
youngest
some wine
Mr.
and
An hour afterwards,
when
child
was dead.
eldest
The
daughter,
little girl
which happened
to
resemble
it
in
her
her,
own
120
The poor
affected
daily
old
was
grandfather
children,
greatly
and he
visited
One
attentions.
filial
day,
when he
He
basin of soup.
and
life.
When
she accompanied
go
relished
it
exceedingly
long his
him.
left
on her, a nice
called
would pro-
him
to his
own
house, and
knew
for.
ill,
and wished
till
to
see
Timm
his
was
beloved
daughter.
him
Father
he
died.
Several witnesses,
who
She
THE POISONERS.
121
relieved
some
was
sitting
When
she returned, he
blessed wife,
whom
his
He
died on the
28th of June.
Her
surprise.
her
She
little
all
heart,
was
Henry was
for
a dagger in her
her
favourite
child.
him
in the ensuing
also
ber.
He
month
of Septem-
interesting boy,
and
his
sufferings
intense, that,
lented
moment
She
sent
for
bedside.
believed
to
be an
as
for
were so
she
re-
she stood by
his
milk,
which
antidote; but
He
she
the child
also said
122
"
before.
Adeline
there
is
I shall
Was
!"
!"
cried
" see
he,
standing
by
me.
There
she smiles on
father too
in heaven
She
How
stove.
my
Oh, mother
the
is
as this
The
rapidity with
some
and her
notice,
friends
nation
of
declared
the
last
sufferer.
The
bowels
ception of the
nobody thought of
thought
amiable
doctor
of
the
Madame
matter,
except
more was
that
the
unfortunate of women.
illness
brought her
which
followed
attacked
by a very
herself,
and
The
only influence
it
had
THE POISONERS.
on her conduct was, that from
endeavoured to
works,
She
up
set
this
time she
balance
of good
outweigh
should
that
123
her
crimes.
Amongst
directions.
all
bit
man's property.
brother,
who
and a
cripple.
way.
He
point of view.
tion
him out
for
so
Miltenburg
was not a
elegant
in
of the
every
creditable rela-
person as
Madame
he would be an impediment to
He
arrived
on the Friday;
and on the
He
124
1st of June,
!"
This was
after the
1816, a year
made no
proposals, although
yet
she
At
her attentions to
became
in
the family-
Once
to
marry
her,
and
still
appear.
For her
part, passion
was
satisfied,
does not
evil,
When
friends to
lover, at length,
it
and that
it
him something
would be better
to
do
it
would
too
;"
at once.
THE POISONERS.
When
he found himself
125
name and
arsenic,
mise
that
she
all
third
subsequent
Nobody
suspected her;
who
could have
Gottfried, Countess
although
she
dreadful secret
happy?
No;
was she
126
felt
bear to
children
"
remorse.
Heinrich
happy with
their
came from
when
moon shone
the clear
and
now
But
short
how
it I"
It
appeared
that
" the
had debts
period
she
seems
to
have formed
At
a
THE POISONERS.
127
Certain
it is,
however,
made no advances
saved his
life
she
This
could
have
He
nected
her
who
with
deadly drugs.
Her
acquaintance
with
gentleman
this
many
pleasures.
parties, presented
showered on her
gallantries.
To
He
gave
her fetes
and
use
manner
her
own
of gifts
and
expressions,
in
suitors
friends
She
!"
who
the poor
128
was
in
Zimmerman.
He
these as
life.
was a gentleman of
world
This
the
name
of
was by
this
whole
life
about
her,
made up
was a
lie
or
inside
there
was no truth
out.
and her
and paddings,
of paint
Her
She could
risk
no
intimate inspection
communion, nor
close
him on
did,
and
also
him
This she
Maria Heckendorf,
who
of
She
money
woman, but
offended
not
enough
her
to
by
kill
129
THE POISONERS.
she
hved
by
her
was almost
labour,
as
bad.
visit to
Zimmerman
have been
She
universally feted
received
family
especial
name
of the
fascinated
irresistibly
society,
and admired.
from a
kindnesses
of
and to
Klein,
who were
manner.
wrote
made
she
the
suffering
most
affectionate
letters
she
to the
illness,
and recommend-
Her
agreeable.
her
creditors
VOL.
or
less
One
III.
quantities
to
variety
of
130
Anna
music, called
supported
industry,
closed in
blind
father,
eighty
years of age.
all
death,
away
carried
the
little
of
now
her
desolate parent.
About
this time,
tragedy
weep,
To
of
for,
Hamlet,
thank God,
who shed
she
it
tears at the
" not
bade her
I"
without absolutely
tedious.
killing
them,
would be
of arsenic.
her escaped
when
there
came near
was anything
it
to be
were only a
THE POISONERS.
few
dollars.
friend
marry her
to
hoard of
fifty
dollars;
her
lent
her faithful
who had
131
laid
by a
also assisted
he alone
family, but
One motive
mately
suspected
thought
crime
the
world
of this
to
Indeed,
her.
heaven
inflicted
that
ulti-
monster
of
despair.
and
at
earth
which
been
appears to have
wickedness,
She began
for
the
rid
died.
it
this
time,
were
was
she
leagued
satisfactory
at
last.
in the
fire
town
if
a river overflowed
its
132
street,
She declared
all
herself persecuted
of her
apparitions
victims
and
it
by the
strangely
at the graves to
which
But
all this
terror brought
she
still
no repentance,
administered her
fatal
innocent children;
and
Heckendorf.
She was
to
On
her
trial,
it
was
how many
in
it
with
ascertain
precisely,
it
but
was impossible to
at
least
as
many
more.
With
without
respect to her
exciting
means of procuring,
suspicion,
so
constant
THE POISONERS.
133
jars in
occasion,
the form
some of
this deadly
On
of ratsbane.
it
one
mixture being
at
know what
Mr.
it
Klein's,
was; and
herself.
consummate
long
it
impunity,
deceptions,
and
seems
the
of
success
incomprehensible.
her
Not
symptoms.
The
persevering ill-luck
itself,
however, in
was a
fact so
remarkable that
it
had
many
attracted
known
to
in various grades of
life
still
no glimmering
134
them
to the investiga-
The
art,
too,
demon within
the
her, to
equally
how
extremely
Hke
natiu-e;
fictitious
make
difficult it is to
from the
real,
easily
we
whether in
hair, teeth,
Had London
been
Madame
adventures,
Bremen, we
secret
with
scene
of
instead
of
incline to
the
art look
discern the
form, or complexion.
the
almost
knowing, as we do,
and how
is
or Paris
Gottfried's
staid
city
think so valuable a
Some
enterprising
of
it
artist
to die
would
by paying her
his
own
fortune.
visitations
of
her
murdered
135
THE POISONERS.
friends,
Madame
Aware
bound
her
for
terrible
as
of
death
would be
she
would be
that
to
in the
of
which
alive
by
tortured
of horrible imaginings.
sorts
all
Gottfried was
happened
to
or that she
some wild
beasts
at the time.
One
when
of her
all
she
Madame
till
was
still
Gottfried
and
The
only
com-
handsome.
to
the
She wished
moment
rags
scaffold
her
very
much
to
die
before
the
136
had not
to
from
abstain
long
food
enough
purpose.
that
face,
resolution to
for
attendants,
might
she
in
up her
damps from
death
the
her
so
not
look
when
she saw
hideous."
afflicted
and put
scaff'old,
it
She died a
reluctance.
hypocrite, as she
had
feel.
When
her head
fell
beneath the sword of the executioner thousands of voices from the assembled multitude
hailed the
Her
head,
skeleton in
Museum
preserved
a case, are
of Bremen.
in
still
spirits,
and her
to be seen in the
THE POISONERS.
It
is
fact
137
was an
II.
AN ADVENTURE AT
In the
of the year
TERNI.
month of October
which
looks as
if
the fatal
all
the inha-
at Spoleto,
bitants out of
fast,
it,
still
we
and an arch
called the
is
said
Arch of
to
have
140
mene.
travel, yet, as
we had
fifteen miles to
Apen-
it
was towards
up
to the
odd-looking
foreign
via !"
we drove
as
carriage that
An
impeded
and we took
were
its
place
conducted
to
room on
the
first
floor.
falls
we were anxious
to
first
inquiry
Rome on
reach
for
the
fol-
was necessary.
" Certainly,"
youi^
said
excellencies"
the
host,
(excellencies
" provided
are
cheap
we must
before
we
it
did
else
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
but
it
was arranged
we
should
see
what was
*'
What
after-
we took our
at the
seats
meanwMe,
In the
wards.
immediately
out
set
we took our
be prepared, and
a carriage should
repast,
that
whilst
that,
141
be seen.
to
is
that building
That
"
And whose
said I
was
is
the
carriage
replied.
is
still
there.
" It belongs to
he
jail,"
,"
the
Effectively,
tw^o
minutes
to
afterwards
stept out
handing her
said
in,
the
we
After
142
It
face.
one,
dark, and
somewhat sallow
was good
dark
coat,
and
trousers,
too,
figure,
his
light
waistcoat.
for-
so,
exclaimed to
is
what an
my
companion.
"
What
"
Why,
mean,"
a ready-made
"
What
"
to
in it."
I answered, "
Vandyke
is
he.
said
Lord
to a
me
replied,
romance
sort of a
Why,"
Strafford, that
bad end
and that
of the prediction.
lady's
face
reminds
!"
"
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
143
very handsome,"
my
She
is
observed
friend.
complexioned,
a
magnificent
full
finely
dark
black
eyes,
though
nose,
women.
in
in
attired
a pale
of ventre de biche,
silk
rich
making
stept
in,
blond
these
the
She was
satin bonnet,
Whilst
veil.
observations,
and a
we were
the gentleman
and our
As
soon, however, as
claims of hunger,
we had
satisfied the
we remembered
the busi-
we proceeded
Angelo, where
we
to
tlie
foot of
alighted,
Mount
in order to
144
walk up the
carriage
and
owners were
hill.
still
hoped
rather
\'iewing the
that,
falls,
as
its
we might
handsome
Some
paii\
children,
who
are
showing
travellers
and advancing
leisurely
we commenced
heat,
on account of the
the ascent.
at
different intervals
some
of which
road, at each
children
us through,
train.
down
fell
when we saw
of these,
ing
think
generally
on
into
after
our
or three
we
drew nearer,
mostly
as
of
distinguished
children,
they could
at
aU
the top
and as they
a
talking
clamour,
as
fast
of their voices.
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
and
with
gesticulating
the
145
utmost
vio-
lence.
"
sia ?"
Che
(What
is
the matter
?)
said I
"
Non
(We
so,''
They then
themselves,
more of
carried
on a dispute amongst
in
others " no
;"
their
At length one
of
(Yes, there he
I descried
so
fast
is)
that
he
seemed
under the
either
or
else
He was
bareheaded,
his
waistcoat
was
but no
words cannot
VOL.
III.
Fuseli
His
describe
it
it
146
the white
lips,
the
distortion of the
"
as
staring
the horrid
eyes,
whole feature
Che
we reached
But they
the party.
all
fell
into theirs
laid
and
if
hands on
violent
by
for
dering,
to
what
we
resolved to
speed
we
curiosity
we
ourselves.
them
left
my
be,
to be
found
at the
When we
our
little
presently
got in sight
guide
saw him
ran
of this dwelling,
forwards
talking
to
and
we
woman
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
who was
standing
at
the
147
and who
door,
upon the
left
The woman
hill.
up
his hands,
called out
"
(Where
the lady
is
was the
Che
"
reply.
"
Dead
and
once more
sia ?
?)
gesticulated,
Morta
!"
we
?" (Dead
!)
in
reiterated
amazement.
"mur-
drowned gone
this time,
her as big as
into
over
my
hand
the
find a
falls
by
remnant of
When
continued, in answer to
hill,"
she
foUow him
place,
to conduct him,
of
them returned
osity,
this
knew
the
falls
as
Most
more
L 2
sous,
148
followed at a
amongst
little
the
border
that
trees
when
the
river.
sight above
the children
came
running back,
all
him
He
falls
The
she appeared
children averred
unwilling,
and that he
as
it
he
gave
her a sudden
fell
She
but he tore
hand
and
in another instant
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
one piercing
testify
scream
that she
was
alone
149
heard
to
fearful
fate.
woman
tale," the
their
we saw him."
Whether he was
so overcome
by remorse
would be
remains uncertain
useless,
whatever his
motive
might
be,
but,
he merely
hands as
if in
great agony,
was
all
at the pace
the inhabitants.
my romance,
we met him,
There, then,
completed already
It
strange
top of the
The
river
hill is called
that flows
the Velino.
to
view
across the
On
each
150
the ash
which
droop over
its
margin, and
We
on the water.
we approached the
till
walked
torrent,
we
thought we
could
discover
the
very
spot
The
Count's
feet,
in the
we
concluded by the
moment
of the struggle.
we
picked
it
up;
admired
everything
was a
it
scollop of
had
We
were
dumb
was
so
vividly
we
felt
imagination, that
little
with horror
as if
for
present to
we had
our
actually
Our
we descended
carriage, drove
so
round
to
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
to
falls,
of them.
151
and
as
the
of white
clouds
many
spray,
a gorgeous
we
more
than
once
fancied
that
we
caught
the drapery, or
veil,
mere
tricks
But
of imagination.
we reached
it.
When we
He
is
and eagerly
there," re-
the jail."
do to him?" said
shoulders
likely
On
"
I.
nobile
way
(He
is
a noble)
most
nothing."
the following
morning we proceeded
152
on our way
to
What
melancholy catastrophe.
we
substance of what
The
late
Count
noble
of
variety
and
had two
The
ancient,
gradually
circumstances,
enough
reduced,
left
is
the
till
the
family was
patrimonial
large,
had been
was
scarcely
there
to educate the
sons,
owing to a
but,
estates,
follows
heard.
to this
two young
men
became
that
strait,
alliance
their birth
and
station.
In this
fortunes;
and
it
up
their tattered
Count Boboli.
turer
he
in short,
had been,
secret.
for
his
early
known
history
was a
was, that he
AN ADVENTURE AT TERN I.
had appeared
in
Rome
at
153
some means
self
to
or other of
Napoleon,
recommending him-
whom he owed
He had also found
to
patent of nobilitj^
and
only
child,
Count of a hundred
difficulty in
his
the
wealth, the
The
Carlotta.
ancestors
found
no
as each could
bestow
what the other wanted, they very soon understood each other, and a compact was formed
It
to
satisfy the
name
of
came of
to take place
age, of
which
154
and
it
this inter-
the woe.
all
he
felt
less sacri-
he
He
and
fol-
whom
he was
much
her company.
versally
It
man
point
the world
Unfortunately,
that
into
of the two
most
admitted
handsomest
attached,
some
said also
agreeable, but
on
this
appears
to
have
differed.
mind
of
the
beautiful
the
soul, to Alessandro.
AN ADVENTURE AT
over
her father,
could not
fulfil
TERNI.
155
that she
his feet,
made
threw herself
either to
at
bestow
a convent.
when
side,
w^ay,
trusting
him by
that,
his brother's
make comparisons
be resigned,
if
of Giovanni.
woman
of sterner stuff
Absence
had no
effect
it
and, at
156
unhappy
and
lover,
all
his
mar-
first
so near the
within
and
consummation of
his dearest
hopes
As
soon,
moment he had
lived to
first
him, most
since
vocation
blessed
he found that
this
was a
but
felicity
that,
not
with
life.
Finally,
he
promised
that
she
He
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
what had
tailing
157
The younger
elder;
heir to
claimant
brother had
the
of the
But, alas
now become
title,
hand and
lady's
the
fortime.
vanni.
from
his daughter,
sent to Paris
managed
to
had contrived
to get
place
him
some
in
found
fair
tion,
sity that
whom
man
la Riviere,
and
situation
soon
Mademoiselle Coralie de
showed
him
he loved
who
to his admira-
His brother's
de foudre
for
him without
that instinct
letter,
therefore,
was
a coup
that sometimes
seems
to guide
158
first
an aversion to her.
father's
summons
However, he obeyed
his
return immediately to
to
with
a firm determination
of Carlotta,
in
to refuse the
of every
spite
make
these
hand
means that
but
But when
resolutions they
should
them
interest
break them.
to
it
is
to induce
We
are
less
brittle
all
apt to
think resolutions
much
than they
are,
furnace.
till
things
woman whom
whom
he
he now hated
of his brother's cruel death, his father's pertinacity did not give
whilst he
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
159
way
gave
gradually
resolutions
his
before
and
his
own
house and
all
into
penury
utter
when
it
was
its
and
obscurity,
in his
heiress, to restore
hopeless
it
to
all
its
original splen-
dour.
Whether,
time,
this
at
any
fore-falling
whether the
Carlotta,
means
idea that
presented
to
itself
his
it
had given
welcome
it
resolved on
but, certain
his mind,
it
be
had allowed
it,
he might wed
to
mind
to dwell there
it
had ever
whether
whether
hugged
it,
he
he
cherished
is,
his father's
his
to
obey
to lead the
160
The
altar.
for the
meantime he returned
to
period
but in the
Paris,
where he
When
he was
detained by business
still
continued
do,
to
week
after
and
this
he
At
hand.
length,
He
had
travelled,
speed, having
certain
that
he
only
number of
very
the
said,
been able to
days'
moment
leave
the
obtain
and added,
marriage
travelling carriage,
to
who, with
was waiting
made no
was
and accom-
Carlotta,
to Paris.
for
him
at the Castle of
arrangement.
She
marry
objection to this
161
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
from choice;
her
but
aversion, or that he
amount of
the
his
the
tmsted
to her
his
expiate
brother; and
Or
any
anything but
its
gratification,
cost.
However
decorum
this
may
be, they
salutation,
address her.
was
that,
and of
but
it
after the
On the
many arrangements
so
at
fully
VOL.
occupied
III.
till
to be
night,
that the
young
162
the hour
till
appointed
when
at
magnificently attired
the
light,
pillars
the
were
air
was
with the
and
it
was concluded,
bride,
he
did
not
approach
and addressed
his
his
mother.
The whole
salle
repast
party
now withdrew
over,
Alessandro's
to
the
ere the
servant
all
was ready
and
whereupon the
and
after a hasty
relatives
quitted
the room.
"You'll reach
Terni
to
breakfast,"
said
163
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
the hall.
"
Yes
to
a late breakfast,"
replied Ales-
sandro.
" Let us hear
Boboli.
"
You
shall hear of
Alessandro.
" Adieu,
waving
my
dear father
!"
handkerchief
her
cried
Carlotta,
drove
they
as
off.
my
" Adieu,
child
!"
cried
Many
adieu
May
Boboli,
as
the
he
castle.
Her maid,
that
she
had
had
some misgivings
was
failed,
and
that
evil
164
When
gave
my
said,
" she
"
awaited her.
like
an
and when
olive leaf;
They
travelled
/'
when they
started
it
only
breakfast,
Whilst
the
Boboli
as
any-
if
was Madre
"
night
all
shook
asked her
she said
all
pieta
lady her
stopping to
at
Terni to a
had
predicted.
was preparing,
breakfast
the
and the
say
to
herself,
Giovanni
"
AM
The
mio padre
ahi
who
swallowing only a
the
wine
appetite.
between them,
asked her
little
if
No
till,
to
conversation
suddenly,
her
She
ate
and
have
passed
husband
started at
AN ADVENTURE AT TERNI.
sound of
the
voice, as
his
if it
165
were some-
from her
he
said,
said
"
j^es.
Come, then,"
down
her
and
seat,
The
stairs.
falls
their arrival,
door
and
was
it
now
story has
reached, that
we had looked
them
enter the
carriage
"
at the
What
the host,
when he turned
to speak
to
of
you
He
desired
Spoleto,
as
me
to
he
Your
is
"
moment
falls."
noble
is
that so ?"
E possibile"
(It is possible)
replied the
166
Alessandro
partly,
that
Boboli
made
to
made no
his
sign."
him.
against
executed
was ever
confessor.
"
He
Nothing
disclosed,
died,
and
III.
villages,
is
On a gloomy autumn
afternoon, about
travellers,
an
elderly
man and
two
a young one,
down
to
the ferry.
168
crossed
it,
and,
inn on
little
rather sharply, he
his
to be
had
disappointment
This they
did,
remaining up
had taken,
elderly
man
for
what
the
a small
answered
portmanteau
in the
there,
if
he had
and being
till
his return,
month
which would be
or six weeks.
He
came on
about
then proceeded
in
it
Shortly
a violent storm of
169
The
tempest continued
more than
quarters
and
little
all
three-
was calm
stiU as before.
On
later,
that
came down
there
Spykenis
side, a
to
!"
his call.
when he
called
He was
just about
turn away
to
"
stay.
voice,
I'll
run up
the inn,"
the other
the
cried
man,
if
you
minutes."
man
rade,
com-
of temper at being
who
sum-
170
moned from
his
was not
schnapps,
at
all
had
than
having got so
into the boat,
far,
Do
out, "
my
not go without
him
On
"
follow him.
cried he
but
However,
beggar.
blind
Pfiffer
My
dog
to put
dog
1"
off,
my dog
whilst at the
and bade
to the animal,
Come,
when
Pfiffer,
made no motion
come
!"
to obey.
air,
as if he smelt
mischief.
from the
"
"
Not
He
he who
inquired
inn.
that I
enough.
"
man
?''
Come,
Take him
Pfiffer,
up,
come."
Peter,
and
lift
him
in,"
"
same man.
We shall
171
be kept here
sitting
with
Pfiffer's
teeth, pre-
which he
did,
he might
lift
down and be
Pfiffer did lie
at the
same time
quiet.
He was
evidently
very
and howls.
" I never
knew
must
Dogs
when we know
172
nothing about
"
Take
other
it,"
no
care
second boatman.
said the
nnischief befalls
Do you remember,
side.
how
and howled,
that gentleman's
world
And
man
"
you on the
did anything
like
Peter,"
dog whined
this beast,
happen
to
the gentle-
When
same speaker.
his pockets, for
"
When
did
happen
this
? "
asked the
beggar.
"
About
man.
like
"
this
For
when
nothing at
I
all.
time
my
last year,"
part,
answered the
always
feel
queer
see a
dog taking on so
My
mind misgives me
knows something
for
:
he
that I don't."
set
The beggar
for a fare, as
173
was
it
so
This
at
was
to visit her
that
As begging was
stream.
make money, he
could
the only
way he
preferred wandering
this,
only
his
As
was
custom,
his
same unwillingness
the
he was in
it,
as
was born
horror
to be
to
that
discontent,
it
was
clear
to
when
The
Pfiifer
the water
answered, that
same
boatman remarked
dog
surprise, the
it
to
ferry,
but a hun-
174
way
in that
Being
up
set
before.
to
Pfiffer,
would not
two
see
proceeded on
that he
of
him again
till
that time
whom
village,
The
" It
is
occa:
It
me
later
road,
wood on one
easy,
barking
manner.
He
side,
than
rise,
my
intended to be.
and when
I got to
where there
is
and howling
in
an unusual
my
hand, and
left
At
me.
the
175
same time
out
matter
"
'
It's
know
to
anything was
if
the
My
fellow-traveUer
is
we
cry as
if
came
more of the
matter,
till
spot
when
to-day,
curred,
time
him
and he
I called
dog uttered
left
him
to return.
on, thinking
no
the
me
as before;
in vain
Whilst
and
this
was standing
still,
him
was
at a
dead lock
up the
" I
came up
so,
just as he
176
where
business, I stepped to
see but
man
lying
1"
dead
"
Dead
"
smith,
1"
with
!"
portentious
said
the black-
shake
of
the
head.
As
was shocked
The
bailiff
was informed of
lay the
dicated as
much
kerchief and
about him.
some
The
his
clothes at
to the
least
in-
natural conclusion
was that
mur-
man
He was a stout,
too evident.
and the
177
host, as soon as
he got
had
lers that
called at his
the storm.
"
One
of them,"
directly
he
" went
back
to
on
this road
said
foot,
and
this
He
walked a
his
going away on
said he
is
the man, I
am
till
sure.
little
foot?
He was
forward.
in
his
man."
assassin.
pocket,
VOL.
it
III.
By
set
to the village,
on foot to discover
the letters
found in his
178
Leghorn
for
;
great
an
who
Italian,
mercantile
house
at
was
difficult
His
fellow-traveller
to
arrive
at
it
even a suspicion.
There
im-plication.
culties
in the
lay
also
great
diffi-
No
one
but
swered
at
me from
it
affair,
to
the
body was
Leghorn
to
tra-
About three
of
the
man
murdered
ferry,
he
who had
179
recrossed the
manteau
arrived,
as formerly, at Hoogvliet
had occurred
he seemed
" he
a piece of intelligence at
little
was no
concerned,
He made some
which
all
letter
acci-
up on the road."
it
name and
also
condition of the
mere
of the assassination
victim, of
which
what
arrived
his w^ay.
In process of
warded thither
at
Leerdam, and
N 2
He
180
was a
man yet
and
austere,
in the
prime of
unsocial.
He
life,
but grave,
half his
spent
but
himself,
demned
those
all
profane plea-
uncompromisingly
who indulged
con-
No-
in them.
his
as
conduct
though he was
little
was
unexceptionable,
liked,
he was tolerably
bers of the
community a good
mem-
deal feared.
famous
annual
The neighbourhood
fair
there
is
in that animal.
tainly not
Leerdam
of
and the
these,
and
cer-
came
to the fair,
Binder's
house;
of
181
on the sinfulness
all
opposite
he was scarcely
till
able to
public-house,
to his bed.
It is
these
stiU
he put up
was always
was natural
marked
it
should be.
It
was
when
it
also re-
in liquor,
that,
in
spite
of Binder's prayers
and
if,
when he was
much
dis-
182
in
had ceased
political
to
excite
when some
attention,
brought him
again
into
He
notice.
even
for
purpose
the
of
It
at this period
it
was soon
The
discussion.
one night
it
amounted
till
at length
actually to a quarrel.
some
insinuations
horse-dealer, that
his friend,
who,
livid
him
at
183
unmer-
whilst Clever,
like a tiger;
triumph,
carried
the
dis-
cifully
pursuing
his
and
presently rose
room.
It
who
at
by which time
Two
directions,
their
to the
homes
of
end of
lying in
they separated,
and he
he never reached
one
But
it.
He was
fractured skull.
to
as his
The body
of the
posed of in the
horse-dealer being
police-office,
dis-
184
made
rities
with
acquainted
circum-
the
of Binder.
On
and knocked
for
some time
and they
in vain,
putting
and,
addressing Clever
there ringing
go
to bed ?"
Why
he
head,
What
are
and knocking
open?
door's
his
"
window opened,
upstairs
cried,
you standing
when
for,
don't you
come
in
the
and
and they,
lifting
There
true.
as
is
no doubt that
a
certain
this
reaction
was
circumin
his
stance
created
favour,
and
him,
fell
now
slackened their
movements
convictions.
stable, they
bed
"
!"
to
won't
rascal like
you
!"
bed, T say,
and
I'll
Upon
it
and go
cried he.
Open
" I
along,
185
"Go
to
you to-morrow."
this they
constable,
that
to
the
jump
door,
he
inquired
what they
wanted.
"
"
He
Your
friend Clever
is
street,
with a
fractured skuU."
"
No more
rascal 1"
returned
pected he would
Fell
"
down,
No
Binder.
come
to
" I
always
ex-
I suppose."
186
"
God
bless
me
!"
who
He
"
it,"
stable.
" I do
less
it
!"
"
contempt.
Why,
to
I left
him drinking
least, I
o'clock
is it
"
Two
reached
"
gist.
What
r
answered the constable.
o'clock,"
" Well,
At
it
was
when
twelve
exactly
my own
However,
I'll
go with you.
my
put on
Just step up
tell
drug-
clothes
stairs,
her I
and
and wake
am
going
out."
Upon
this,
some exertion
What
do
to
fast asleep
wake
you want?"
that
it
her.
cried
the
girl,
four
"
up
in evident
men
We
came
to
187
tell
is
going out."
"
Going out
!"
"
and confused.
He
for in
hasn't been
long home."
" Did you hear
" Hear
Didn't
"
him?
I let
You
him
let
Yes,
be
to
sm-e
did.
in ?"
him,
did
you
At
what
o'clock?"
" It struck twelve just as he rang at the
bell," said she.
"
Why
did
you
sit
up
the matter ?
When
him
for
sit
him ?"
up
for him, to be
What
is
But what's
"
He was
such a drink-
188
was
was
By
this
had done
it
herself."
place in the
on a wrong scent.
to
seize
his orders
were
was dressed,
first
However,
all
set off, as
soon as he
to
being
shown
to
him, he
contemplated
being
more moved
expressed
at
that
On some
he was
not
Clever.
"
friendship for a
How
man
could
he
entertain
known
adding, that
and the
acquaintance,
old
189
it
was
having
between them.
He
did
not come
more
up with him
but
he was gone."
In spite of the growing conviction that
Clever's
accusation
result
of
to procure evidence
That
was
home
satisfactorily proved,
testimony of the
neighbour,
girl,
at twelve o'clock
not
only by the
door.
Not
to
investigation,
the result
dilate
it is
enter his
on the
sufficient to
was the
details
own
of the
mention that
190
had been
that Clever
killed
a drunken
in
ment and
festivity
probable.
The
druggist
that he had
tere
returned
therefore
his
to
his
former mode of
life.
was observable
him,
in
it
was
less aus-
condemned,
as
for a
Nevertheless,
been once
place in
be, a
cloud
society.
Acquitted though he
still
did not
his
former asso-
haps owing to
this
this
that he bethought
and
alienation
man
it
could
was per-
of the world
He
married
woman,
to
sufficient
poor
ver}-
whom
but
191
respectable
was a
a secm-e subsistence
They
reputation.
ther,
had
two children,
of time
process
in
and, by
the
domestic
life,
stain
on
elected,
Binder's
with the
townsmen,
to
character,
full
obliterated the
when he was
consent of
liis
seemed
circumstance which
to
aiford
fellow-
which he discharged
his duties
him
manner
gave equal
had
that
period
some dispute
^^^th
its
The
inhabitants
oppressed, accused
Gorcum
feeling
the charge
themselves
of easing them-
whilst the
;
and
as
Gorcum-
Binder had
192
begun
the sweets
to taste
of popularity, he
fellow-townsmen by a
their rights
this
in
view he made
an
particular.
arrangement,
that
enforced,
strictly
^dgorous
all
defence
With
of
this
which
poor
he
strangers
Now, although
living he
might
eye.
they
if
to the people of
Leerdam,
the
poor
seized
travellers,
hke criminals
and
it
worst
to
it
and,
in
spite
little
for their
of them,
Now
the
citi-
com-
persevered
and then,
usually refractory.
him submission
teach
to
193
and one
ance
the
in
made
dog, grey
they
streets,
course,
would shut
they
quietly
this
appear-
his
threatened.,
go
on a
if
in
he did not
him
up.
Of
stranger's temper,
the town-house
was
it
at
in a considerable state
of irritation.
" I never did any harm," said he
am
I've
brought up here
been in
many
me
" what
like a criminal
for,
town
this
as if I
time, but
was
a thief or
a murderer ?"
"
Hush
answered the
it's
the
otficer
burgomaster's orders,"
'"
VOL.
III.
"
194
"
We
accuse you
"Eh? Who
said
of nothing,"
said the
Be
speaks?
quiet, Pfiffer
!"
the
We
tug.
"
the burgomaster
"we
Where
Where was
I born ?"
crimson
"
Ay
tion ?"
"
"
where was
don't you
born ?"
understand the
ques-
Where do
?"
beggar with a loud voice and excited countenance, whilst he stretched forth his
arm and
spot
whence
the
to
Yssel,
ago,
now
night,
named
traveller,
195
thirteen
Lucchesini,
heard the
murderer
and
that
voice
And
the
certainly
seemed
betrayed,
to
animal
be insane or
were
the bystanders
when
seize him,
See
the
agitation
yours
is
!"
about
to
attention,
fallen
from
if
dead.
" All
that
the beggar
I
might have
have said
" perhaps
let
him
chesini
He
is
now
but I spoke
have told
then related
knew regarding
rejoined
so long a time
after
alone
true,"
all
it,
it
I can-
the parti-
o 2
196
to give further
was removed
own
his
to
The
burgomaster
the
evidence,
words he
first
"
The arm
He
was then
laid,
He
crimes.
visibly struck
seemed
whole of his
think
to
himself so
afar !"
and
fession
heard
it
much
expressed
almost
the
surface;
unknown
the hearts
to
of his
surprise.
won
a
The
gloss
reached no fur-
strange
instinct,
and bade
merchant's house
197
vice.
an
architect,
Italy,
travelled
our
and
he died,
return
Shortly after
was living
occasional waiter
as
to
to
years, I learned
Amsterdam,
was
lived
He
it.
at
at
an inn,
could not
week
and
me
after living a
my
accom-
I accepted
the
inn,
giving
me
good
character,
me,
against
we
started
together.
" I
the truth
is,
had nothing
been reduced by
my own
for
to carry,
having
profligacy
to the
198
He
me.
knew he
carried
notwithstanding
he one day
which,
left
it
we
till
had crossed a
village
For
Spykenis.
called
and reached a
ferry,
my
was well
part, I
plotting
T said
but as
how
had been
to get
nothing
of
possession
we had
till
for
and so
was
it
His
happened.
it
myself,
some days
my
me
back for
first
proposal
return
but,
carriage to be had, he
him
if I pleased,
bad walker,
or at
all
could overtake
events rejoin
him
at Yssel.
whilst
slightest
recrossed
intention
him
the
to
go on
ferry
of returning.
alone,
without
the
When
199
it
me
occurred to
and
went in
to
inquire
me
it
established the
fact
that the
after
proceeding
extremely
of
us,
my
well,
recrossing
direc-
tion.
" I
having no address on
portmanteau, which,
resigned to
but
I
now
the
began
whole
me, supposing
demon
to think
with
tented
it,
part,
it
to
be mine
when
for Lucchesini
well-
filled
him
handsome
silver
snuff-box.
" I determined
tiU
him
knew
the
he reached Yssel
ments
to
and as
at, I
made my
arrange-
he was
200
gone
to bed,
his property, to
make
view, I started on
off at once.
my way
to the
favoured
ferry,
skin.
my
back to the
this
in spite of a violent
me
With
as
it
my
hat over
my
across
my face,
and
handkerchief
tied a
them
driven
drew
to shelter.
it,
to take
me
with them.
started
" I
on the road
to Yssel.
was
for
Lucche-
by the storm,
201
when
that
I little
He was
sitting
little
Whether he heard my
by
probably not
was
for I
The
me
my
me
my
at the
same moment
fi-om
behind
there
?'
'
cried a voice,
I recognised
dismay
to find
myself
what
are
you
ill,
at
who had
He
arm
seized by a strong
Hallo
him
river.
visit
his
202
Not
to say, that
spoils.
on painful
to dwell
by allowing him
to
share in the
boatman, who, as
silence of the
will
be readily
was
It
came
at this
man
quiry, Peter
dog, which
forget
it
was
when he was
boat.
When
flat-
at
As
alarmed
lest
his
companion
Rotterdam.
in crime, both
recognition
on
their
and a
way
to
sort of
side
203
some
time,
till
for
him, and
settle
mode
life.
of
to Leer-
w^e
there
The
blood he had
spilt
to reconcile himself to
was
Heaven.
still
But Clever
disgracing
he w^as
patience
It
had been
him by
fear
w^ith
humour
his intention
on that
fatal
home
first.
When
204
pose,
and was
at
home
again,
and in
his
visit
of
the constable.
that the
arm of
the
own
his
words,
IV.
ing at
a late hour
to
his
was return-
own
house, he
who was
lying
help.
Ever anxious
Riquetti,
lifted
wounds which
and then,
as the
206
where
On
else,
patient so
ill,
and as
him
to
him any-
to
little
remove him
fatal,
he allowed
On
the second
and
name and
station,
and sought
he had any
friends,
or relations
to ascertain if
whom
whom, should
to
he would desire to
his death ensue,
see, or
he would
The
man
answered
that,
name
rest,
whom
was
he
for,
necessary.
priest,
man came
holy
207
forth
and terror
less
he
his
lifted
his cheeks
hands trembled
them up
The
that,
only words
when
the
man
prime of
life
He was
die.
and a good
constitution,
As soon
w^alk away,
expressing
he
the
as
left
his
benefactor's
most ardent
Riquetti's kindness,
and
calling
house,
gratitude
for
down blessings
skill
and care
to
but
no word had
208
about,
surgeon
he
wounded
stranger.
only
lived
Gasparo,
as
the
was
as
seized with
had been
it
induced by too
little
recreation
view he resolved
Rome, where he
had
excited
lately
So, with
an excursion to
on
promised
much
himself
antiquities,
much
more
so
much
interest
amongst
it
may
to
the Romans,
The
extent of
THE SURGEON
was
great,
hy
209
nevertheless
states,
different
ADVENTURE.
its
lucLimon
and in
of the
spite
diminutive
and
refined.
The
much
customs,
placed
modes of
and
us
before
have been
living,
very
in
of their manners,
extraordinary
to,
which
in fact, small
are,
to
in
remains of the
which reposed
sides of hills,
these
ancient receptacles
merce,
VOL.
powers,
luxuries,
III.
kingdoms and
wars,
vii'tues,
councils,
superstitions
their
comand
210
vices,
some
faint
records
their greatness,
speak
us
to
only remain to
from
yet
again
and cry
"
to us,
Behold
in
here,
their
up
lift
*'
very
their voices
thus did
us of
tell
tombs they
their
we
three
the paintings on
for
show us
this
We
them
see
their diversions,
funerals,
their banquets
at
at their
engaged in
and
their
athletic
games,
Numerous
these dwellings
curious
their ornaments,
also been
found in
powerful
The
Etrurians
were
empire of the
Romans had
to
the
the
most
rising
contend with,
tiU after
long wars
211
its
strength.
Having given
of one of
we
in Italy,
will
now
was on a
It
fine
morning of the
early
first
which
cost the
it
a city,
Romans many
and which,
to win,
after
by the way,
a hard battle
stood,
is
situated
Rome, on one of
the
first
way
lies
For
along
diverges,
leads across
and
some
for
fields, till it
terminates at a
P 2
212
an inn
at
which
although the
site
of Veii
still,
and
travellers
is
carriages,
beyond
as
no practicable road.
The
Isola Farnese
situated
and murmuring
pretty
a quiet
inn
adorned by this
waterfalls,
nocence
travellers,
and
and venerable
who
inhabitants,
hamlet,
and an ancient
The
fortress.
civil
little
and streams,
cliffs,
is
are
and have an
rural
simplicity
are
all
extremely
air
that,
of into
" Here,"
and
vices,
their travels
little
city
be
How
Eden have
even as far as
Rome
Their
enough
vines
happy.
The
and
their
flocks
pattern
of
It is
an
their
obsequious
are
for them.
and
213
inn-keepers
of
inn-keeper;
and
civil
quite
Alberto
he saw, that he
resolved to
make
the
and thence
As
the
necropolis
first
of Veii,
after
refreshing
himself
should be occupied
all
that, as
he
day in sight-seeing, he
he wished a good
supper
to
be provided
214
" he
attended
he
said,
and
cook himself,
him should be
" Indeed,"
to.
was generally
request which
he thought he
might
particularly
famous
them
travellers
who
he
indeed,"
them
eat
was
find
taste another."
suppose?"
"
Of
that's understood,"
answered
tolerably
conceited fellow,"
thought
course
the host.
"
our
traveller,
direction of Veii.
the
same
opinion,
for
he
to be of
chuckled
and
"Not
in the winter,"
first
we have
Florence ?"
happened
drove you
"
How
did
that ?"
you know
" I
travel-
said Riquetti.
many
215
tell
to
"That's
too,"
true,
whom
postilion,
much about
"
him.
man
he had
" particularly
when
continued the
a person's sick
and
am
"I
rather
to look
much
after
you ?"
amused
man was
" savages,
are
216
always inquisitive;"
so,
he answered as many
at the interrogations,
the
inspect
man
to present
when, in rounding
little
sticks which,
and
view,
of
points
different
up
which stood a
bundles the
in
At
the
man
are
used
lifted
up
for
training
his head,
the
and as
vines.
upon
the surgeon, he started visibly, and an expression of surprise passed over his counte-
He
nance.
but
speak
after
giving
stooped
forward,
as
if,
upon
suddenly
one
lips,
closing
look at
and
the
silently
them
to
again,
traveller,
resumed
he
his
attitude
and
Riquetti,
who had
cast
at
to the
on,
who
occupation
217
whilst
It
He
observed the
seemed
same man,
the
entrance.
foot,
and
hurt
my
foot
yesterday,"
said
he
it
bleed-
ing again," saying which he bound the handkerchief round his foot and arose.
As he
voice
Riquetti as familiar to
him; and
that this
218
own
face,
was
away
man
instantly
He,
head.
his
way
lay in the
same
direction
moment when
the two, he
felt
impeded
his activity.
his
lip,
as
if
to
enjoin
he held a piece of
manner
that
understand,
and
at
a loss
to
intelligible,
curiosity,
he forbore to
ask.
His
and indeed
his fears
somewhat aroused,
for
219
man seemed
him
near
as
eye
his
guide,
as he
pretty
whom
could;
man
fixed
constantly
upon
his
he was admonished to
that
he kept
whilst
distrust.
"
Who
is
quired.
"
That
is
the answer.
Riquetti'
much
a considerable acquisition of
embonpoint ; but
it
weU
But
it
He
to
there
light
enough
real.
to
do.
inn, in a lonely
was barely
was
know what
place,
and
drawing on;
to enable
them
220
see their
to
other might
the
might be enemies
aware
It is true
guide
way back
armed
be
in
ambush
besides,
was not
that he
of.
there
to
do
and
he
this
did,
taking care
surprise,
he
all
the
arrived there
to
keep the
way
and, to
without any
taken
Gasparo's
intentions;
meant
to entreat
my
silence
mis-
he must have
with respect to
purpose
of
recalling
my memory
to
his
we
formerly met.
reason
or
other,
He
is,
afraid
probably, for
some
of being identified.
221
It
Comforted by
in
this conviction,
and resolved,
no
set himself,
Riquetti,
having
his
called for
him,
about
questions
fare.
some fresh-water
The
first
fish,
dish consisted of
whose merits
The
odour
it
emitted
appeared
when
confirm
to
his
the
himself to
ample
Then he took up
as
to
mouth, he suddenly
a
him, he said
bottle of
:
and helped
portion
of the stew.
and
his knife
he was preparing
hand on
a spoon,
stopt,
2^2
"By
deaux ?"
" I have
in flasks, if
me
ragout of yours
wine
And
!"
No
" This
the host
left
glass
of good
the room.
Instead
expected, he
conveyed
it
with inconceivable
celerity,
was empty.
" That
lent,
is
indeed
!"
said
he, as
excel-
he poured out a
it
off.
sus-
THE SURGEON
ADVENTURE.
223
his cheeks
hand
his
was
unsteady
but
the
to his face,
wine
and the
The
were
next produced,
of which
he
slightly
As soon
as he
was gone,
Riquetti, having
its
contents, after
to his pocket,
to end, with a
countenance in
He
looked
at
the
visibly
wmdow, and
enough
know
in
The
not
it.
my way
murmured
to Fossa
which direction
he,
should
224
we have
observed,
it
long
knows whether
it
" Besides,"
dark.
added
would be
it
"
he,
Gasparo
Gasparo
where
am
to Charybdis.
thou ?"
art
who
address
safe to
early
These
moment
taps
slight
to be answered, for at
his attention
on the window.
nothing before
it
he drew
aside,
this
"
Go
to
quietly
signal,
open
you
can,
as
whom
;"
room
showed
adding,
"Shut down
the
window
be
silent
and
225
" Bravo,
whis-
cautious
!"
Gasparo
!"
his
"
Bravo
villain,
window and
the
chair
If you're a
events."
all
ease
his pocket,
am
be
"
bell,
tired with
my
coffee
my
to his
a small
for I
mean
to
morning."
shown
be glad to have
The
requested
to
be
stairs.
As
of any
sort
dressing-table before
VOL.
III.
so,
it,
having
placed
the
226
all
down
sat
He
light,
to await the
promised
In
signal.
less
than half
summoned him
it.
He
felt it,
and,
open
to
As soon
was there
to receive
"Now, run
him up
hill
and down
who
hill,
for
your
and, leading
ever pausing to
take breath or to
suddenly stopped,
some hours'
Now,"
said
Gasparo,
you
are safe
farewell,
227
have paid
!"
my debt
And with
hastily
after
to
he
that
away;
turned,
and
walked
though Riquetti
and,
called
him
for a
moment, he never
so
much
as
The surgeon
day
and,
for
it
when he
could see
him no
longer, having breathed a prayer for his preserver, with a grateful heart
to
Rome, where,
re-
have,"
he
"
said,
communications to make
most
but before
whatever
discoveries
important
me
may
say a
a promise,
ensue from
Q 2
228
my
He
be spared.
endanger his."
This condition being acceded
to
by the
to detail his
handkerchief;
communications
was, that
virtuous, obliging,
dressers
his
innocent,
these
tigation, to
be leagued banditti, of
whom
the
In the month of
were brought to
death
the
The
or
punishments,
excellent
the
other
host,
ragouts,
scaffold.
surgeon,
many
so
according
to
to
against them.
celebrated
for
his
of the
combined to
229
by compounding
human
dishes of
his
flesh.
Riquetti's
plate,
which
his
human
as part of a
to Gasparo's
interpretation
and opened
eyes
his
to
Numerous
situation.
victims
fallen
to
warning gestures,
seem
travellers
this
atrocious
to
have
conspii'acy,
set
the investigations
on foot by
their
would
infallibly
not
at the Isola
was some
Gasparo was
been seen
It
he had not
period,
230
of a great
England,
such a
month.
V.
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
Whoever
human
form,
who
who came
so sucked
was
it
living,
and whoever
became a vampyre
in his turn
232
when he
died.
scientific
unworthy of credence or
world
inquiry,
in
Hungary,
Vienna
to report
who
upon
them.
In a newspaper of that period, there appeared a paragraph to the effect that Arnold
Paul, a native of Madveiga, being crushed to
death by
The
authori-
visits
with
his grave
all
symptoms of vampyrism,
the
he had been in
the^body was
forty days,
it
To
man.
propensities, a stake
was driven
upon he uttered a
cry
after
which
it,
where-
his
head
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
was cut
off,
233
Four other
bodies,
same
manner
in a similar
and
continued more or
wards, was so
mined
to
rife,
make
less,
number
sons of
to
say,
all
The
thing.
On
this occasion a
the bodies of
all
and, strange
those accused
were found
blood,
and
evil
troublesome individuals.
vast
But no such
mischief.
it
were served
in
free
from
every
of
visits,
fuH
symptom
of
of
death.
June
7,
1732, and
The
facts,
in
234
tation to put
all
may
ing
suggested
fallen
be, the
alive.
However
that
so,
through the
stances
occurred,
whilst
That which
has in the
thropy,'
or
menon,
as
treated of
though
each
language
to designate
in the East
has
wolfomania
well
as
is
called
ghoulism'
;'
and
vampyrism,
this
'lycan-
pheno-
utterly
been
has
latterly
an
it.
in-
the
word
this
sufficiently perplex-
is
especial
is,
who had
trance,
One
difficult.
that
are indubitable,
short,
and
power of transform-
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
235
corresponding
tastes
his
delights in feeding on
public
the
corroborate
human
was no
their
instances there
the
his
form
flesh
he
and
in
individuals there
to
to
scarcity of witnesses
confessions.
In other
lycanthrope
appears
more
closely
to
resemble a ghoul.
deaux.
fourteen,
called
Jean
Grenier,
a boy of
who herded
cattle.
came forward
gii^ls,
them but
mth
of a wolf,
killed
sticks.
the crime,
made
children confirmed
he
all
and
said.
Jean Grenier,
236
from an
removed
little
idiot.
many
similar case
it
but as no
for
down amongst
ages.
circumstance,
now come
to light in
and
strange
is
has
light
upon
The account we
drawn from
just
unexpected
curious subject.
to give
however,
this
are going
10th
of the
present
month
that
many
The
came
(July
It is
1849),
remarked
ladies
were present.
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
in
237
had succeeded
eluding
in
WHS exerted
that
to
all
the vigilance
At one
detect them.
were
burial
others,
themselves
suspected
the
at
sur-
The cemetery
of these
field
first
appears
of Pere la Chaise
that
for
horrible
was the
operations.
It
time
the
considerable
on
As
whom
and urged to
and ceased
to
seize
bark, as
fixed by a charm.
When
morning broke,
fright-
238
scattered
upon
guilty
and mutilated,
fully torn
the earth.
No.
parties?
lay
member
of the profession
parts of the
might have
money by
violated
required
tombs
was doubled
soldier
but certain
to
The watch
but to no purpose.
obtain
in a
A young
tomb, but
and had
fallen asleep
At
la
let
him
and
as he
go.
Chaise, but
it
little
girl
suburban
hands they
theatre of operations.
With
their
own
attired in
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
239
friends, they
the following
relatives
and
earth.
On
laid in the
morning
it
from the
There
heart extracted.
sensation
in
w^as
no robbery
mendous;
perplexity,
suspicion
hearted
was
father,
on
fell
whose
the
was
tre-
terror
and
neighbourhood
the
and the
broken-
the
however,
innocence,
easily proved.
of profanation
cemetery of
Mont
humations were
was removed
to
the
ex-
an extent,
carried to such
Considering,
all
these
gates,
closed,
it
certainly
240
able to
However, so
covered.
not
till
it
was
and
it
was
though nine
been frequently
a sort
feet high,
scaled,
appeared to have
an old
officer contrived
tached to
it,
should explode
if
now
at
it
set,
secure of their
Accordingly,
purpose.
ians,
who
perceived a
man
already
in
the
But
agility that
fired
he succeeded in making
his footsteps
were marked
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
and several scraps of military
picked up on the spot.
seem
have been
to
still
241
were
attire
Nevertheless, they
uncertain where to
Mont
resting-place of two
criminals about
had
sergeants
preceding
night
that
one
on
the
returned
wounded,
cruelly
nobody
tery;
is
to
Val
a military hospital.
inquiry
now soon
and
Bertrand
it
was
profanations,
same
be
executed, chanced to
of their
to
the
and
of
cleared
author
many
description previous
to
up the mys-
of
all
others
these
of the
his arrival in
Paris.
pale
and
feeble,
Bertrand
III.
was now
nor was
242
ance
young man
of this
indicative
of the
fearful
monomania
for the
that in no
of which he
other light
his
is
is
the victim
pro-
horrible
pensity to be considered.
In the
he
first place,
himself the
author
freely
these
of
acknowledged
of
violations
What
"
in
you propose
object did
committing
these
acts ?"
to yourself
inquired
the
president.
" I
cannot
replied
tell,"
my own
deter me.
myself what
will
Bertrand
was driven
"
it
to
it
my
And what
Bertrand.
withdrew,
trembling
con-
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
vulsively, feeling
I fell asleep,
hours
several
243
but
during
slept for
this
sleep
bodies in a night.
fifteen
with
exhumed from
sometimes
have
my
ten
to
dug them up
minded
nothing,
them.
The
so
that
guardians
could
fired
but I
get
me
at
at
one
night
prevent
my
sire seized
This
me
generally
de-
night."
He
he would
return
when
he hoped not.
he.
not
his
be sure
wounds were
" I
think I
might not
it
healed.
am
cured," said
Still
die
my
R 2
in the
comrades
244
expire by
my
for
now
believe
side.
am
cured,
attended
him
v/ere
then
memoir he had
received
from
From
memory
his
Bertrand,
malady as
served him.
these notes,
it
appears that
there
was not
It
so
much
in acts,
and
was not
it
frightful
peculiarity
Passing
their
"At
were
fully
one
labours,
day,
his
itself
where the
body
that
he entered to observe
which they
sight,"
developed
covering a
interred,
A violent
this
cemetery
grave-diggers
them.
till
says
left
unfinished.
Bertrand, "horrible
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
245
my
my
me
desires seized
head throbbed,
my
No
cemetery.
when
the body,
at the gate.
authorities of
and
excused myself
town.
than
me
what he had
seen,
withdrew,
wood, I
laid
that
were
falling,
remained
there
hours."
From
free
this period
course to
his
as
he
earth
again,
proceedings
many narrow
by the
it
excited
observation.
his
He had
pistols
of the
guardians;
but
his
246
agility
almost
super-
human.
To
was
it
interrogated unanimously
all
not
responsible
for
these
He
acts.
was
will doubtless
be taken
he
has
affair
especially
in
is
called in
where the
considerable
excited
the
Paris,
medical
Vom-
world,
attention,
I
have
good foundation
for
the
ancient
belief
in
THE LYCANTHROPIST.
of Dr.
Weir and
of this malady
is
others, in
247
VI
son,
Ger-
Edward
Gerfeuil,
who was
about fifteen
the
darling
of his parents'
But
at
heart,
the
and the
same time
for, at
and
250
peril,
when no
one's
life
or fortune
was
secure,
They
Edward
it
The
imprudence on the
slightest
part
them
objects of suspicion
become
indeed, they
might
prudence at
enemy,
all
they might
friend, they
compromised by a
be
might be dragged
to the scaffold
might be obliged
nothing but
backs.
to
fly their
country with
Edward, bred in
become of
to
their
educated in refinement
reflections
cost
THE CONCIERGERIE.
feuil
be a bad plan to
make Edward
251
it
would not
learn a trade.
is
our own,
we may be
beggars to-morrow,
in affluence to-day,
it
would be advisable
something to faU
have
and
back upon
to
some
"
What
Madame
Gerfeuil.
"We
recommend
my own
printing,
it,"
an-
part,
because
the
some
mind
When Edward
some occu-
part so
new
to him,
he made no objection to
252
the proposal.
fore
prepared
for
him,
and
respectable
commenced
of hours
The
number
plan
seemed
Edward
Gerfeuil
and the
father and
was
at
in the
art.
to
answer
very
well.
to
dreadful
in case of extremity,
when
pamphlet
tribunal,
amongst the
people,
the printing-house of
cir-
was traced to
workmen were
Gerfeuil,
its
existence, being at
THE CONCIERGERIE.
work
253
his companions.
Who shall
What
How
innocence?
many,
as
perished weekly on
And
how
bitterly they
Their
selves.
they
not
did
innocence,
if
was next
to
what
to
innocence
impossible
had
to
been
him
prove
his
availed,
they had
his
assist
would have
;
as
the scaffold
do to
Even
know.
availed his
young and
reproached them-
over-anxiety
destruction; and
their lives
what
innocent,
then,
for,
no acin all
they told
stir
his
it
about him,
case,
lest
to raise
by drawing attention
to
w^hat
254
would be
called
In
meantime,
the
Edward,
poor
after
who he
found in such a
and flung
Conciergerie,
was dragged
situation,
into a
too,
to the
dungeon
a French
for
is
improved,
and enlightened.
civilized
to
much
know
evitable hardships of a
enough
jail,
entitled to
inflict
But no such
the hearts
jailers,
and
in-
punishments
all
that
on unconvicted
rays of
or
are
and the
we
are
prisoners.
understandings
of Edward's
treated if he
or
com-
THE CONCTERGERIE.
The poor
mitted murder.
may be imagined
home and
to
torn
miserable
cell,
and transferred
harsh
without
was added
turnkey,
light,
terror
to
all
fire,
and dieted
these suf-
Though
remained behind.
in
without
on,
lie
And
feelings
ferings
boy's
custody of a
the
255
Edward
had
much
of
it
thoughtlessness
little
on the
of youth,
which
peril in
long as that
peril did
he
all
had
men
lived,
comprehend something of
Poor child
How
his
him
own
accus-
not to
situation.
watched
as
his friends
reflected
How
!
eagerly he
how welcome
how he
256
how he
listened to
Then he wondered
father
footsteps,
more
and
much
so
if his
that he
without
tion
them
What,
again.
arrested
seeing
ever
would be none
hearing from
or
if
Then
himself?
well as
as
there
too,
to execu-
scaffold,
him,
without
arm
an
or
being
may
horrors
well be conceived
the
of
anxiety
dungeon
their effects
fell ill
jail
that
the medical
these
the bad
mind,
on a boy of
all
fifteen.
man
to
in
showing
Poor Edward
cell
a degree less
THE CO^XIERGERIE.
257
in,
and having
with some
Hfe,
he ordered
saved his
difficulty
a miserable place,
was,
it
for here
sky,
However, such
and
he at
least
to poor
sur-
than
as
it
Edward,
human beings,
young
captive,
made him
cast
who
in the world,
were
could
giii
jailer
had a daughter,
her
father at
the prison,
making
at a fashionable
Palais Royal.
of the prisoners
VOL.
III.
establishment in the
but
rarely
one Sunday,
s
saw any
as her
258
father
daily
to take
his
and
inquired
suffering, she
being there.
" It's
very hard,"
said
the jailer's
given by her
account
the
wife,
posed to
feel for
his
master told
about
it.
What
know
him,
the mean-
politics ?"
"It's
no business of
ours,
one so young.
was
hard-hearted,
wfie," replied
means
afraid
to
particucultivate
him
into trouble.
"
We
but to look
after
quiring
the right
into
have nothing to do
and wrong of
their
cases."
" walls
THE CONCIERGERIE.
have
and the
ears,
259
said
least
soonest
is
mended."
and the
may be
many
her daily
toil.
innocent
thrown into
at
and
prisons,
it
daily perishing
upon
and gazing
objects so
dear,
at the w^alls
whom
it
which contained
Annette's
much accustomed
struck by
drawn
to
them
much
worn countenance of
desire
to
address
her,
if
but
whom
s
she had
260
more than
observed,
way
the
to her
She had
remarked
also
worked
in a
but, as Annette
this circumstance
At
but
when
the mistress of
try
trouble,
having
it
on,
done
young people
at once.
at
work
but
none but
said she
room,
but
that
the
observe
Rosbeck, and
the
When
her.
name
as
lived near
Madame
the Pont
Neuf.
"
And," continued
jailer's
people
daughter,
come from
she, glancing
"if any
that
of
still
at the
your young
quarter, I should be
THE CONCIERGERIE.
glad
if
my
house to-morrow
me which
lace
by
my
dress."
I will
261
have some
Annette,"
said
the
call as
the
of
mistress
shop.
this
matter of the
and
said
The
lace.
:
" Pray, do
ofRosbeck?"
"No," answered
the
jailer.
**Why do
you ask?"
"
ter
Oh, nothing
daugh-
arrested."
then,'**
262
man
answered the
Not
that poor
young boy,
I hope,"
said
Annette.
"
Why,
no," answered
don't think
it
the
will
" I
father.
yet.
There
On
beck
Madame
Ros-
in-
down," said
sit
Rosbeck.
my maid
me
In the meantime,
chocolate.
Madame
am
let
just
going to
take
my
breakfast."
information,
or
to
THE CONCIERGERIE.
perform some
of
service,
same
and seated
263
more importance
so she accepted
the
at the
herself, saying,
Rosbeck,
what
is
the case,"
I am aware
Madame
said
at
jailer
that
the
me
" Yes,
and
ma'am,"
said
Annette,
relation
" I have
there
you
w^ere
the truth,"
said
Madame
or friend
anxious
about."
"
beck
That
;
is
" there
is
a person there I
tidings
if
me
Ros-
would give
Do
of
any
and
An-
LIGHT AND DARKNESS.
264
nette
" but I
and very
soners,
perhaps
father,
them
know
though he
" Oh,
Is
But
something from
my
mere
Rosbeck,
"
my
it's
child !"
ex-
clasping
her
my
only
son
!"
*'
walk
name was
" Oh,
" that
is
Gerfeuil;
name
son,
who
there,
he
Annette
plied
the
it
Madame
hands in agony
to
any of them.
is
a child
it's
claimed
son
find out
little
rarely see
might
either.
very
my
" but
is
is
father
allowed
re-
ill,"
said
his
Gerfeuil."
that
my
is
he
!"
cried
poor Edward
but
have taken
the mother
I
am Madame
this lodging in
and that
may watch
my
the tumbrils as
may
be sure he
seen
is
my
poor
child,
and he
is
;;
THE CONCIEKGERIE.
"
He
"
now
is
Oh,
if I
Madame
" I
been vevy
has
" but he
better."
him
!"
exclaimed
that
impossible
is
!"
replied
Annette.
through
no
friends,
Annette
said
Gerfeuil.
fear
escaped
ill,"
265
the
of
assistance
their
him
a letter or a
message
Gerfeuil.
him
is
as he is
my
but then
I ever
have of seeing
going
to
father
is
him."
"
And
is
"Very,"
be
But
so.
keep
it
Annette; "he
you
always
will give
in
my
opportunity of giving
it
me
strict
is
obliged to
the letter,
bosom, and
to
?"
if
him should
I'll
any
offer,
I'U do it."
It
was arranged
266
and
after
some more
daughter,
Although a
all
day as she
poor mother and son; and her young companions laughed at her silence and abstraction,
whilst she
some contrivance
for
delivering
upon.
hit
lover,
to find
the
letter.
The
only
on a Sunday
by the
prisoners,
with a message
never have seen
her father,
to
him
at all
she
and even
would
if
she
was
so
watchful,
would be impossible
And, accordingly,
that
she feared
it
at the
THE CONCIERGERIE.
the letter was
poor
still
Madame
in Annette's
Gerfeuil
as
267
bosom, and
miserable
young
consolation.
girl
It
afforded her
was a
some
who
little
as that friend
visits
to speak to a person
that she
and
to
think
to be.
for executions
seemed
revolutionary
feuil
and rage
tribunal
was plunged
and
Madame
Ger-
which
father,
Madame
Gerfeuil
had a
v>'aiting-maid,
father or mother,
whom
268
This
girl,
mistress,
the
mother's
anxiety for
could but be
her
son.
means of procuring
the
Gerfeuil."
the
all
owe
to
all
" If I
his
would
it
Madame
offer,
of cultivating the
daughter,
jailer's
who
at
make
frequently contriving to
meet
a privilege
the most
of,
visitor in the
on opening the
see his wife
door,
would
and thus,
little
invite her in to
by
little,
Made-
leine
was
pretty
constant
visitor
in
Maitre
THE CONCIERGERIE.
Jacques's parlour.
how
possible
selves
to
would be
it
269
hint to Annette
to possess
jailer's
them-
keys, at
likely to
and make
Edward's dungeon.
way
their
to
would
be
Madeleine
life
ing,
me
for a
miss them,
moment,
such
comfort
" and
it
to
him,"
and who,
we cannot
it
am
afford
is
some
relief to
said
break-
long
if
her anxiety."
many
Madame
difficulties in
Gerfeuii
if
their
all,
at-
However, Madeleine
upon
and
for
the enterprise.
The young
day together,
girls
first
270
till,
the
at
ap-
at a
wherewith
shawls,
" Whilst he
to
Madeleine;
jailer.
is
observe what
likely to
the
treat
we
when
and
are
she
doing,"
told
so
said
Maitre
he
himself extremely
supper,
at
expressed
you must do
must
and
to-morrow, you
as she has
party
a favour in return
to
go
to
a holiday,
St.
of
it."
jection
let
to-night
me
To
know,
is
me
a fete,
we have made
we may have
a long day
was made;
you
and,
to
no ob-
THE CONCIERGERIE.
two
the jailer's
girls,
271
were
senses
lulled,
In a mo-
ment he was
in the
arms of
his
faithful
is
street, in
girl
him
quite well,
and
the
urgent
to
"
have.
which he
But
was most
was
there
in case
me
and
as
mamma
you about,
to caution
nation;"
one
for exami-
him
making some
private communication,
Annette, whose
through
fear,
seated herself on
if
v/hilst
failed
her
the side of
the bed.
ajar,
out-
272
"
Now
run
out
him
!"
Madeleine,
said
thrusting
When
carry herself.
upper
dress,
on
his
being
ceal
Edward
disguised
and completed
in
by placing
it
pliable,
came along
as she
carefully
to miss it
jailer's
take hold of
your
life 1"
my arm
"
when
in
a dark
come
out,
''Now,"
parlour.
by the arm,
for
he was
still
waiting so
asleep,
Here
THE CONCIERGERIE.
are Annette
and
"
eyes,
Eh
if I stay
Pray, do
!"
and I
here so
late.
where
We
replied she.
leave to
go
do open
the--
Where
"Annette!
what do
are
"
"
gate, will
said
you want ?
273
Annette?"
is
said
Maitre Jacques.
" Here,
at
the
Come, do make
door,
waiting
for
j'ou.
Come, Annette,"
let
us out
jailer's
instant
belt
he
VOL.
III.
opened
now
other
him
said
arm
and they
;"
and in an
it,
in the street,
behind them.
and the
Through
274
cross
streets,
and
at
first
with a deliberate
might
part of the
city,
till
at
length
Edward.
"
" This
take you
home
is
"
it
not
Madeleine
unknown
papa's,"
said
would not be
to
he.
safe
to
whom
and on him
Her
fidence.
Edward was
to
reliance
gladly received
and, continuing
there
several
him;
till,
weeks,
it
was
and not
till
THE CONCIERGERIE.
It is gratifying to
child.
275
terror,
in the
list
conse-
When Edward's
name appeared
ill
own
of those to be sent
not
person of sufficient
much
excite
inquiry,
he had been
that
and as he was
consequence
to
was suffered
to die away,
and
w^as for-
gotten.
Edward and
land,
Eng-
to
some use
indeed,
the
greatest
and an aid
London
till
Thus,
was
T 2
over,
and
276
country.
it
One
safe to return to
of the
first
acts
whose
was
fidelity
to
seek
out
Madeleine,
to
want
for the
VII.
MADAME
LOUISE.
riage
Stanislaus,
several
Maria
Leczinska,
mar-
daughter
of
daughters.
These
his
ladies
whom we
were
the
frequently
unfortunate monarch.
Madame
also the
one
278
hearted
in these characteristics
whilst the
sort
of
Abbey
the
increase
disposition
much
so
seriousness
that,
of her natural
she
after
lost
her
he might
was not of
its
for
and so
be,
it,
lived
and
dissipations
its
standing
Louise was
woman
it
still,
piety,
however,
to
to impossible
remain untouched.
would
less
Notwith-
vices.
all
still
against
willingly
have
dispensed
with
she
MADAME
was deformeu.
With
279
LOUISE.
a lovely
and bewitching
face,
figure
was
quite distorted,
quences of an unfortuniite
Without
merit,
it
misfortune
meaning
is
fall
in her infancy,
derogate
to
extremely
may have
possible
from
her
that
this
considerably influenced
of the
consolations
despaired of enjoying on
Of
heart
that
she
earth.
princesses
had a
gentlemen in waiting;
who were
on their persons.
ance
The
office
of the
he placed
up and down
stairs,
drives
went
so that, were
it
short,
wherever she
280
to royalty,
it
susceptible
young man,
difficult for
or a susceptible
man
The
entire.
deformity
of
retain
heart
his
Madame
poor
any dangers of
party;
either
fidence,
this
for
defences
against
description, as regarded
without
it
men
for such,
by
universal
Anatole de Saint-Phale,
who was
appointed
marriage,
At
the
Saint-
years
eminently
agreeable,
and
^Yith
MADAME
name
281
LOUISE.
He
been granted
influence
of
Madame
his
wishes, and
making no
her
as
festivities
the
men-
Indeed
objection.
little
avoiding
court
for,
much
and w^hen
permit,
had
demur;
without
father,
tioned to her,
known
own
to his
it
had
the
as
her
father
would
she
did
attend
them,
beyond
She
with
had
generous,
also
the
most
them.
heard
honourable,
flattering epithets;
he w^as
that
and
eyes
and her
extremely handsome.
she was
brave,
extravagantly
own
of
coupled
she
knew nothing
indifferent
To
and the
others
well
282
him
fitting
dreaming
tion, Httle
was
signing the
also
at the
fiat
moment
that she
own
destiny.
of her
leave,
duties
and
everybody
it
that
soon
appeared
evident
without a motive.
situation
his
The
to
the
Princess's
was, to
He
all
most public
attentions,
know
it.
this.
all
nothing very
sur-
for-
still
extremely handsome
MADAME
added
to which, she
283
LOUISE.
friendly terms.
have
no
excited
said,
therefore, as
surprise in
affair,
it,
we
anybody;
was
altoge-
amongst
so calm
!"
said
And why
when
Comtesse de Guiche.
not,
What
you
will,
but calm
" Well,
Madame
if
!"
"
repeated
de Guiche.
" happy,
the
affectation.
is
never calm
when one
Duchesse, with a
little
loves 1"
air
of
284
^'That
is
Comtesse,
mental,
my
so
like
*'
laughing.
dear
I maintain that
you
returned
so
are
the
senti-
Madame
perfectly content,
l"
You
de Chateaugrand
in
is
due
am
sure he deserves
it.
Except waiting on
and
do
He
him occupation."
that there
is
another
seem
woman
to
in
recollect
the world
Many
held
a conversation of this
almost
nature was
parties concerned
many
spite.
namely,
a jest besides,
panions, rendered
it
the Vicomte
amongst
his
and
own com-
made
;
but
MADAME
285
LOUISE.
to
make
it
cause
him
his attachment
whilst the
Comtesse
herself,
The consequence
it.
was, as
inis
seemed to care
became
less
for,
interesting,
whilst
about them
then, that in
tation
of the
privately
said.
all
now and
married
already,
very
little
was
286
But now
of court
gossip.
my
" Observe,
Lange
Madame
Comtesse, "
de Chateaugrand
is
how
fast
declining in the
am
Madame
"I
perfectly
Guiche
de
attachment to
in short,
self
who
devotion
it is
till
value on
never in her
at it," returned
"for
Madame
has always,
greatest
confounded
certainly
Louise
is
her
very great
lately,
it.
How
life
showed the
is
that she,
it
slightest
"
is
inconceivable
!"
d'Artois
?"
says about
it
" Oh,
the
wicked
man
!"
returned
"
the
But what
MADAME
"
He
says
it is
287
LOUISE.
is
"
Be
in
Madame
certainly
not," said
" besides, to
what pur-
love herself
de Guiche
But
I think she is
much
too kind-hearted to
However,
certain
Madame
of
And
Madame
it is,
that she
is
not so fond
thought
de Chateaugrand herself.
Louise,
so,
to
her
great
now
and
what rendered
afflicting to the
the
change
infinitely
all
more
these
her
to
288
for there
still;
injustice,
So she was
were
to be seized with
make amends
for
it
the
evil,
began
Madame
poor
situation,
and so she
my
done
"
Chateaugrand
de
" if
had pronounced
you
do, I
am
un-
!"
Why ?"
"
You need
" Besides,
know
it
But
would
it
would be impossible
the situation,
as
have undertaken
so.
should
MADAME
289
LOUISE.
"But,
expect
and
" It
Chateaugrand.
is
humour and
caprices
I love
more
She must be
Some
certain.
secret
when
may
It
Vicomte,
preying on her, I
how
observe
handed her a
the
am
her cheek
flushes at times,
To-day,
is
heart."
said
ill,"
malady
Do you
my
be
Chateaugrand.
so,"
returned
" Certain
of water,
let it fall."
it is,
glass
Madame
de
in short, I
be-
of
it,"
might send
VOL.
III.
290
when
named
me
to
trouble
and, above
" but
to
it
all,
to
make any
enjoined
me
sense."
am
" I
austerities in-
desired
me
Comtesse
to tell
is
to
" she
to
St.
after breakfast,
and me."
Denis,
St.
as
well
is
known,
is
the
and
remains
and
first
it
was
to her
proceeded
tendants
tomb
alone,
that
whilst
remained without.
Madame
her
Louise
two
at-
long hour
MADAME
that he
mands by opening
when
com-
to violate her
came out
she
291
LOUISE.
and
vent,
Even
parlour.
who have
in
be
to
conducted
effect
came
and on
forth to
its
tempta-
not without
sisters
at her,
mob
the
to
of Paris or London.
who
lived
amongst the
"
be
she said,
What
"
my
to in this holy
Ah,
asylum
may
1"
u 2
attain
292
Alas
when we
But
that
ourselves,
very
are
which
situation
own
is
" There
is, if
is
she be
profession I
my
amongst you,
still
alive
my
sisters
a Princess, at
mother,'^ said
Madame
that
whose
with
child,
" Is the
Louise.
" I
am
here,"
answered
sweet low
voice.
in
the direction of
the voice.
" Formerly,"
"
now
your
Madame
" lead
me to
cell."
Accordingly, whilst
all
MADAME
Sister
293
LOUISE.
to
visitor
That
your
herself.
ask
will
Prioress
the
for
chair."
"
By no means
Madame
I
want
is
what
I wish,"
" Sit
down
opposite
it
Louise.
Nay, nay,
to talk to you.
said
me
sit !"
she
Sit, in
that
God
"
the
name
Heaven
was
as
you are
How, madame
"
ing surprised.
claimed the
into the nun's
What am
I,
Would
to
me ?
!"
!"
Are
my
" Friend of
tears
of
mother, pity
Princess,
as
me
!"
look-
ex-
for they
were the
first
open demonstra-
interval, as
she raised
294
"
me,
tell
you
are
really
happy?"
" Yes," replied Sister Marie, " very happy
now."
"
No, never
" I
!"
if
Madame
veil,"
said
of silence
as a
well,
quite
"
well, I
Who
remember
could forget
my
Beautiful
Princess
prised
for
!"
angelic
as
you
are
now,
moment,
by her enthusiasm
"
MADAME
"
As
am now ?"
295
LOUISE.
" Pardon
me
!" said
had offended
1"
was
it
" Rise,
*'
the
aside
which,
cloak,
am not
and
she
with
its
!"
threw
sister, clasp-
You
are a
woman
yourself, and, as I
Judge, now,
" But,
"
why
nay,
if I
my
not ?
even in
am
happy
Princess,"
Is there
also.
!"
answered the
nun,
no happiness on earth,
court,
but
with
beauty?
Ay, and a
"
do not fear
296
word
to utter the
repeat
myself a
to
it
me,"
Sister
said
Marie,
her countenance
pause, whilst
ex-
Madame
the
Louise,
austerities
they but
are
ears,
even
reached
the
our
refuge
secluded
of a mor-
tified--"
nun
knew
for I
was deformed.
disposition to be so
seeing
to hesitate.
how much
was
my
I should
ex-
injustice
to
It
and
Not
*'
my
natural
mother, fore-
be aware of
blessing
it
and when
my
misfortune, I
was that
felt
to
what a
my
MADAME
what
happiness in
But
it
came
was not
remember
the
my
upon me
also,
as
was
older,
hearing a
faint
she
as
lips."
red,
retire
The
if it
well
farew^ell.
we drove
when
I w^as
made
and
mother's tears
remember
as
the scene
veil,
"but
Louise,
Young
of you.
impression
great
the
Madame
here," continued
make
to
to
to ask a favour
back
seemed
women
happiness of the
297
LOUISE.
said,
nun
"
flushed with a
What would my
" Is
it
it
true," said
Madame
"
It was,"
answered the
eyes.
sister,
placing her
298
me
think
tions
but
it
cruel to
Madame
Louise
awaken these
" you
recollec-
bitter
sorrow
highly-born,
so
forsake
to
the
and
it
felt it
my
was turning
bitter,
blood to
to
flee
gall
from the
my mind
which
sight of that
evil
from the
thoughts."
lous
I fled
it
said the
is
Princess
!"
made
it
whom
so
bitter
" and
what
I loved
"
You
said
Madame
Louise.
MADAME
The nun
and was
299
LOUISE.
silent.
"
How
cruel
" It
is
said Marie.
was
name,"
still
so
weak."
"
But
tell
come
Did repose
quickly ?"
it
was only by
but
had
this living
me
whilst I
nothing
heard
nothing
and
Here
my
saw
better na-
" I see,"
said
the
Princess,
rising
''I
300
comprehend
she
added,
given you
We
shall
On
!"
it all
me
" Pardon
it
her,
meet again
ere long."
Madame
Louise re-
Louis was
proposal.
to
hear of the
like to part
with her,
austerities of so rigid
an
order.
and
length,
at
him
being obliged to
afflicted
to
own
and
to
w^itness
her severely
immure
his
as she
irregularities
beheved that
herself in a convent,
where she
MADAME
could devote her
life
301
LOUISE.
to prayer,
was a
sacrifice
means
tion she
rest of
resolution to
Paris
consent in form,
Madame
his Majesty's
Louise at length,
at eight o'clock
ever.
Madame
de Chateaugrand,
her former
all
visit to
kindness,
and drove
veil
to
visited
since
St. Denis.
she renounced
the
whom,
to
all
rest,
As by
earthly
taking the
distinctions,
she
now
at the
tomb
302
apprized by
her
to
the
parlour,
now
addressed several
La Trappe.
shaken firmness;
cloister,
to
thus, as
it
them
out her.
The
effect
MADAME
303
LOUISE.
She wept,
moment
if
upon
Amazed and
ground.
agitated at so unex*
from
what
so
distressing
came and
moment,
scene at such a
led her
away
own
her
to
apart-
ments.
It
would be
difficult to
of the Princess's
mind
at that
The
moment.
counte-
He
that she
Why
w^hen he had
should
still
with
utterly indifferent to
it
affect
him
his
him
thus,
love,
the
304
grand
Hortense
but certain
had been
it
is,
unflinching
so
With
broken.
an
for pride,
From
with
she
bewildered
Madame
she
made her
the Princess
pearance
pearls
mind and
cell,
to
and there
help
her
till
six
completed,
that
now
respect
months
God
prayed to
hour before,
have been
to think
through
de Chateau-
exhibited
profession.
On
cell
inhabited by
a very
unusual ap-
In
this
time her
in attendance to
MADAME
superintend
dressed,
beauty
her
and
When
toilet.
everybody
as she
305
LOUISE.
was
struck
wore a superb
she
was
with
her
cloak, the
Of
All Paris
turned out
to
the
see
Mounted
line of carriages.
were to be seen in
all directions,
the
Rome
to perform
the ceremony.
On
this
Baron de
but
Brignolles.
A pang
VOL. in.
306
time,
more
She
felt
and
that
hearing
his
the
opportunity
in
occasion.
silence
De
of saying,
attend, he
sume
an
took
Brignolles
but
ill
to
to
re-
Louise
speak.
At
Louis
that
XVL,
Comte
d'Artois,
who
the
Comte de Pro-
XVIIL
and the
subsequently, as Charles
MADAME
30?
LOUISE.
earth,
When
and the
pall,
dead pronounced
over her.
entrance to
lifted,
covered with a
the
prayers for
on the
hair,
the interior
it
as she
As
world no more.
that curtain
fell
behind
her,
roof of the abbey, and a gentleman was observed to be carried out of the church by
several persons
him.
Every
one,
ment
the
to inquire
however,
own
who
feehngs at the
On
was.
it
familiarly
or perhaps
it
the ear of
voice
struck
mo-
but
Saint-Phale.
308
Madame
the profligacies of
court proceeded
as before
whom
Rivrement, to
long engaged
it
M. de
illness,
after
which endangered
life,
was sent
for the
length, in 1777,
when
At
Lafayette astonished
Vicomte astonished
his
friends
no
less
by
it
and
his relations,
he
fell
at the battle of
Monmouth, in
the year
1778.
He
lingered
some days
but
field,
letters to his
also,
vv'hich
he
MADAME
309
LOUISE.
which was
to
'The
its
Theresa
Sister
Madame
Louise
de France/
As soon
mother had
sufficiently recovered
injunction
and the
fulfil
her
Therese,
Sister
The
letter.
first
listen
who
could
dying man,
to the prayer of a
He
that followed.
from
his
earliest
and that
it
was
be
to
near her,
without
the inequality
must be
of their conditions,
concealed
it
from
its
his love
he had studiously
object.
No
one had
310
He
Chateaugrand.
that
when
secret
Madame
but
by
concluded
from
de
saying,
his
view
felt
the
of battle,
field
America on purpose
to seek
to
Poor Louise
poor Carmelite
that she
poor Therese
knees,
poor nun
last, to
first
remember only
and
falling
vigils,
"
me
cry,
on
trans-
loved
that she
her
she
Then he
!"
after all
MADAME
this
was one
penance
to
311
LOUISE.
still
women,
was
it
had been
love
returned,
first
and
returned
his sake, he
had
than
loved
her
had requited
the hossue,
more
nay,
Saint-Pliale
for
if
It
was
know
as
the
sacrifice
balm even
by
to that
thought
it
affection,
impossible
she
who had
could
inspire
object of this
devoted passion.
Madame
years
calmer
and
direct her
thoughts
was
we have hinted
within
the
and since
human
before, ivill be
walls
of a
nature,
human nature
convent as
well
as
312
outside
of them,
she
had
infinitely
more
earth
^provided
piness in the
he
happiness
on
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