,*APT] #af ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 ,TEXT 3 ,*,A,P,T,] ,X,V,I4 ,ANXI\S TO DIV]T MY ?\Y EVIL1 ,I DET]M9$1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ,*>LES1 TO MAKE A T\R ( SOME ( ! CITIES ( ,G]MANY4 ,DRESD5 WAS ! CAPITAL TO :I* ,I WAS MO/ DESIR\S ( CONDUCT+ HIM4 ,MAURICE1 DUKE ( ,SAXONY1 :O HELD HIS C\RT !RE1 & :O WAS N[ ONLY TW5TY-?REE YE>S ( AGE1 WAS 9COMP>ABLY ! MO/ ACCOMPLI%$ PR9CE ( ! EMPIRE4 ,DESIR\S AS ,I WAS ?AT MY ONLY SON %\LD FILL A DI/+UI%$ C>E]1 ,I ?\E HIM = ! !AT] ( HIS NATIVE C\NTRY1 ?AN BY ?US 9ITIAT+ HIM BE=EH& 9 SC5ES ( DI/9CTION & GREATNESS4 ,HE WAS DELIANCE1 & ! OBSCURE /YLE 9 :I* WE TRAVEL$2 & HAV+ PROCUR$ A NUM]\S CAVALCADE ( HORSES & S]VANTS1 ,I SET =W>D ) CONSID]ABLE MAGNIFIC5CE4 ,WE PASS$ ?R\< ,MUNI*1 ,RATISBON1 & ,PRAGUE4 ,AT ,MUNI* WE F\ND ! C\RT ( ! ELECTOR PALAT9E2 ! DIET ( ! EMPIRE WAS SITT+ AT ,RATISBON1 :5 WE >RIV$ AT ?AT CITY4 ,*>LES HAD BE5 ALMO/ 5TIRELY A /RANG] TO EV]Y ?+ PR9CELY & MAGNIFIC5T FROM ! TIME HE WAS N9E YE>S ( AGE2 & HE WAS N[ EXACTLY AT ?AT P]IOD ( HUMAN LIFE :5 EXT]NAL APPE>ANCES >E APT TO MAKE ! /RONGE/ IMPRESSION4 ,TO HIM EV]Y ?+ ?AT OCCURR$ SEEM$ LIKE TRANSPORTATION 9TO A NEW WORLD4 ,! FIGURE WE MADE PROCUR$ US1 AS /RANG]S1 UNQUE/ION$ ADMISSION 9TO EV]Y CIRCLE4 ,WE MIX$ ) PR9CES1 \RSELVES 9 G>B & FIGURE CONF\ND$ ) ?OSE WE SAW4 ,I HAD LIV$ TOO MU* & TOO LONG 9 ! MO/ SPL5DID SOCIETY1 TO F9D DIFFICULTY 9 RESUM+ ! UNEMB>RASS$ & C\RTLY MANN]S :I* ,I HAD = YE>S LAID ASIDE2 & ,*>LES MIACT]4 ,NOVELTY PROMPT$ HIS ADMIRATION2 HE WAS 9TOXICAT$ ) WOND]4 ,HIS DISPOSITION HAD ALWAYS L$ HIM TO BOLD & ADV5TUR\S CONCEPTIONS2 NO?+ LESS ?AN AN IMP]I\S S5SE ( DUTY C\LD HAVE RE/RA9$ HIM FROM QUITT+ \R COTTAGE1 & CA/+ HIMSELF UPON ! WORLD 9 SE>* ( HONOR & DI/9CTION4 ,HIS G5]\S HE>T HAD BEAT TO BUR/ AWAY FROM ! OBSCURITY ( HIS /ATION2 & IT WAS ) IMPATI5CE & DISCONT5T ?AT HE LOOK$ =W>D TO ! LIFE ( A SWA94 ,YET HE KNEW NOT H[ TO BREAK ?R\< ! OB/ACLES ?AT CONF9$ HIM4 ,IT WAS !RE=E ) TRANSPORTS ( PLEASURE ?AT HE SAW !M VANI%+ AS ( !MSELVES1 & ! C>E] ( GLORY OP5+1 AS IF BY 5*ANTM5T1 TO HIS EAG] /EPS4 ,! C\RT ( ,DRESD5 WAS 9F9ITELY MORE DELILES SAW A Y\NG PR9CE 9 ! FL[] ( HIS AGE1 :OSE TAL5TS & SPIRIT R5D]$ HIM ! UNIV]SAL OBJECT ( ATT5TION & ADORATION4 ,HE REM>K$1 9 ! FIRE ( HIS EYES1 ! VIVACITY ( HIS GE/URES1 & ! GR&EUR ( HIS PORT1 SOME?+ 9EXPRESSIBLY DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE PR9CES1 ( :OM IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT !IR RANK %\LD BE ANN\NC$ TO Y\ BY SOME EXTR9SIC CIRCUM/ANCE1 ?AT Y\ MAY NOT MI/AKE !M = A M]*ANT'S CL]K OR A CITY MAGI/RATE4 ,! S5TIM5T ?AT HE BREA!D1 AS IT W]E 9/9CTIVELY1 AS WE RETURN$ FROM ! FIR/ TIME ( \R SEE+ DUKE ,MAURICE1 WAS1 0,AT TW5TY-?REE YE>S ( AGE MAY ,I1 9 APPE>ANCE1 ACCOMPLI%M5TS1 & SPIRIT1 RESEMBLE ?IS MAN60 ,H]E ,I WAS DESIR\S ( MAK+ A LONG] /AY ?AN AT ! CITIES ?R\< :I* WE HAD PREVI\SLY PASS$1 & ( PROCUR+ = MY SON SOME P]SONAL 9T]C\RSE ) ?IS GREAT ORNAM5T ( ! AGE4 ,I JUDG$ ?IS TO BE ! MORE EASY1 AS1 9 \R FIR/ VISIT TO ! PALACE1 ,I HAD P]CEIV$ SOME ,FR5* NOBLEM5 ( ! ,PROTE/ANT P]SUASION1 :O HAD RESORT$ TO ! DUKE'S C\RT 9 SE>* ( EMPLOYM5T4 ,!Y APPE>$ NOT TO KN[ ME2 BUT ?AT WAS LITTLE TO BE WOND]$ AT1 CONSID]+ ?AT ,I HAD BE5 SEV5 YE>S ABS5T FROM MY C\NTRY1 & ?AT ! CALAMITIES BY :I* ,I HAD BE5 OV]TAK5 MORE ?AN ONCE DUR+ ?AT P]IOD1 MIS W\LD HAVE DONE4 ,AMONG ! RE/ ,I REM>K$ ,GASP> DE ,COLIGNY1 :O WAS ONLY TW5TY-ONE YE>S ( AGE AT ! TIME ,I QUITT$ ,FRANCE1 & HAD !N BE5 REM>K$ AS ONE ( ! MO/ PROMIS+ Y\NG M5 HIS C\NTRY HAD TO BOA/4 ,HIS /AY H]E WAS EXPECT$ TO BE %ORT2 HIS HOPES 9 HIS [N C\NTRY1 FROM ! GREATNESS ( HIS CONNECTIONS1 W]E ( ! HINE/ 9VITATION ( DUKE ,MAURICE1 :O 5T]TA9$ AN >D5T AFFECTION = HIM4 ,MY HE>T L$ ME T[>DS HIM2 POLICY CONCURR$ 9 DICTAT+ ! APPLICATION1 AS1 IF ,I W]E =TUNATE 5\< TO GA9 HIS FAVOR1 MY SON C\LD NOT HAVE A FRI5D BETT] QUALIFI$ EI!R TO =M HIS *>ACT] OR =W>D HIS ADVANCEM5T4 ,I WROTE TO ,COLIGNY TO ANN\NCE MY REQUE/ TO HIM1 & 9 A FEW H\RS AFT] ! DELIV]Y ( MY LETT] ?AT Y\NG NOBLEMAN CAME 9 P]SON TO WAIT ON ME4 ,HE 9=M$ ME ?AT HE HAD DONE SO1 BECAUSE HE HAD SOME?+ ( DELICACY TO M5TION1 :I* HE DID NOT *OOSE TO TRU/ TO ! 9T]MISSION ( A ?IRD P]SON1 & UPON :I*1 AS HE HOP$ ,I C\LD REMOVE HIS SCRUPLE1 HE DID NOT LIKE EV5 TO BE/[ ! =MALITY ( PUTT+ IT ON PAP]4 0,I AM A G5TLEMAN ( ,FRANCE10 SAID ,COLIGNY2 0Y\ WILL EXCUSE MY FRANKNESS4 ,I AM A G5TLEMAN ( ,FRANCE2 Y\ WILL NOT WOND] AT ! NIC5ESS ( MY HONOR4 ,MIX+ 9 SOCIETY1 ,I DO NOT PRET5D M9UTELY TO 9VE/IGATE ! *>ACT] ( EV]Y P]SON ) :OM ,I CONV]SE2 BUT :AT Y\ ASK ( ME OBLIGES ME TO CONSULT MY UND]/&+1 & 9QUIRE 9TO FACTS4 ,I CANNOT CONS5T TO V\* = ANY MAN'S *>ACT] TO ANO!R1 TILL ,I HAVE PAID SOME ATT5TION TO ! GR\ND UPON :I* ?AT *>ACT] RE/S4 0,I REMEMB] ! C\NT DE ,/4 ,LEON ) PLEASURE & ADVANTAGE AT ! C\RT ( MY [N SOV]EIGN4 ,EV]Y ONE ADMIR$ HIS ACCOMPLI%M5TS1 HIS GALLANTRY1 & HIS LE>N+2 EV]Y ONE SPOKE ( HIM ) RESPECT4 ,UN=TUNATE CIRCUM/ANCES1 AS WE ALL UND]/OOD1 DEPRIV$ Y\ ( Y\R PATRIMONY2 ?AT IS NO?+ TO ME2 ,I RESPECT A NOBLEMAN 9 MIS=TUNE1 AS MU* AS :5 HE IS SURR\ND$ ) WEAL? & SPL5DOR4 ,Y\ RETIR$ 9TO VOLUNT>Y EXILE2 ,I HE>D1 ) GREAT GRIEF1 ( SOME SUBSEQU5T CALAMITIES ?AT HAVE OV]TAK5 Y\4 ,BUT1 H]E 9 ,SAXONY1 ,I SEE Y\ RESUM+ ALL Y\R =M] SPL5DOR1 & COM+ =W>D ) ! MAGNIFIC5CE ( A PR9CE4 ,O!R ( Y\R C\NTRYM5 HAVE REM>K$ IT1 AS WELL AS MYSELF1 & FEEL !MSELVES AT A LOSS TO ACC\NT = :AT !Y SEE4 0,EXCUSE ME1 C\NT6 BY Y\R APPLICATION TO ME1 Y\ OBLIGE ME TO SPEAK FREELY4 ,I D>E SAY Y\ CAN CLE> UP ! DIFFICULTY1 & ACC\NT = ?IS SECOND REVOLUTION 9 Y\R =TUNE1 UPON :I* ,I %ALL !N BE ! FIR/ TO CONGRATULATE Y\4 ,I CANNOT SUSPECT A MAN1 ) Y\R HI< DESC5T & ! ILLU/RI\S *>ACT] Y\ =M]LY MA9TA9$1 ( ANY ?+ DI%ONORABLE4 ,BUT Y\ HAVE NOT SUFFICI5TLY CONSID]$ ! ACC\NT WE ALL [E TO ONE ANO!R1 & ! CLE>NESS ( PROCE$+ WE >E OBLIG$ TO MA9TA91 NOT ONLY TO \R [N HE>TS1 BUT 9 ! FACE ( ! WORLD4 ,! PRES5T OCCASION IS1 ,I TRU/1 =TUNATE = Y\2 &1 :5 Y\ HAVE ASSI/$ ME 9 COMPLY+ ) ! RULES BY :I* EV]Y HONORABLE MAN GOV]NS HIMSELF1 ,I %ALL BE EAG] TO PUBLI% Y\R JU/IFICATION1 & R5D] Y\ ALL ! S]VICE 9 MY P[]40 ,I WAS READY TO BUR/ ) A/ONI%M5T & VEXATION DUR+ ?IS REPRES5TATION ( ,COLIGNY4 ,I C\LD FEEL MY COLOR *ANGE FROM PALE TO R$1 & FROM R$ TO PALE4 ,I C\LD ONLY ANSW] ) SUFFOCATION & 9W>D RAGE1 ?AT ,I WAS MU* OBLIG$ TO HIM2 ,I W\LD CONSID] :AT HE SAID2 ,I W\LD ACQUA9T HIM ) MY JU/IFICATION2 &1 :5EV] IT WAS MADE1 HE MID HAD COME FROM ANY O!R P]SON1 ,I %\LD PROBABLY HAVE DESPIS$ IT2 BUT ,I FELT AT ONCE ?AT ,GASP> DE ,COLIGNY MIT$4 ,I WAS NO SOON] ALONE ?AN ,I FELT MYSELF OV]:ELM$ ) MORTIFICATION & %AME4 ,I HAD REJOIC$ 9 ! BEQUE/S ( ! /RANG]1 BECAUSE ,I REG>D$ !M AS ! MEANS ( RE/OR+ ME TO SPL5DOR1 & REPLAC+ MY *ILDR5 9 ! SITUATION TO :I* !Y W]E 5TITL$ BY !IR BIR?4 ,WAS ?AT :I* ,I HAD REG>D$ AS ! 9/RUM5T ( !IR GLORY1 TO BECOME ! M$IUM ( !IR IGNOM9Y & DISGRACE8 ,I HAD SUFF]$ ALL O!R MIS=TUNES1 BUT ! :ISP] ( DI%ONOR HAD NEV] BE5 BREA!D AGA9/ ME4 ,I WAS A SON ( HONOR1 DESC5D$ ( A RACE ( H]OES1 & CRADL$ 9 ! LAP ( GLORY & FAME4 ,:5 WE QUITT$ ,P>IS 9 ! YE> #a#e#c#g1 MY 9COMP>ABLE WIFE HAD SET TO SALE \R 5TIRE PROP]TY1 RESOLV$ ?AT1 ?\< DRIV5 9TO EXILE1 WE W\LD NOT LEAVE IT 9 ! P[] ( ! MEANE/ 9DIVIDUAL TO CONTROV]T ! SACR$ ATT5TION WE YIELD$ TO EV]Y JU/ OBLIGATION4 ,S9CE ?AT TIME ,I HAD DECL9$ FROM ! SPL5DOR ( RANK TO ! HUMBLE SITUATION ( A RU/IC1 CULTIVAT+ MY LITTLE PROP]TY ) MY [N H&S2 NAY1 ,I HAD EV51 = A %ORT TIME1 HIR$ MYSELF AS A LABOR] 9 ! G>D5 ( ! BI%OP ( ,CON/ANCE4 ,BUT ! SAME DISDA9 ( EV]Y ?+ DISGRACEFUL HAD FOLL[$ ME TO MY COTTAGE & MY TRUCKLE B$1 :I* ,I HAD ORIG9ALLY LE>N$ 9 ! HALLS ( *IVALRY & ! CA/LE ( MY ANCE/ORS4 ,ACCORD+LY ,I HAD UNI=MLY RETA9$ ! SAME HONORABLE *>ACT] & SPOTLESS FAME4 ,/4 ,LEON1 ! VIRTU\S COTTAG]1 HAD 9 NO?+ BLEMI%$ ! NAME ( ,/4 ,LEON1 SURR\ND$ ) GLORY 9 ! SIEGE ( ,PAVIA4 ,(T51 & ) PRIDE1 HAD ,I PO9T$ \T ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE TO MY SON1 ADD+1 ,:]EV] =TUNE CALLS Y\1 = :ATEV] SC5ES Y\ MAY BE RES]V$1 REMEMB] ?AT Y\R FA!R WAS UN=TUNATE1 BUT ?AT ?R\< LIFE HE NEV] ACT$ A DE$ NOR CONCEIV$ A ?\ISON ) ?AT ( AN ILLU/RI\S NAME4 ,MY 9DIGNATION AT ! ATTACK IT N[ SU/A9$ WAS B\NDLESS4 ,! MORE ,I ?\$4 ,I WAS IMPATI5T & FURI\S1 LIKE A LION /RUGGL+ 9 ! TOILS4 ,I C\LD ) JOY HAVE TRAMPL$ UND] MY FEET :OEV] ASP]S$ ME4 ,I C\LD HAVE WANTON$ 9 BLOOD1 & DEFI$ MY ADV]S>IES TO MORTAL COMBAT4 ,ALAS1 ALL MY FURY WAS USELESS H]E6 ,IT WAS NO TALE :ISP]$ 9 ! D>K ?AT ,I HAD TO CONT5D )2 IT WAS ! COMM5T>Y ( ! WORLD UPON 9CONTE/ABLE FACTS4 ,?\< A HECATOMB ( S\LS %\LD BE SACRIFIC$ AT ! %R9E ( MY BLA/$ NAME1 ! FACTS W\LD /ILL REMA91 ! MY/]Y /ILL REQUIRE TO BE SOLV$4 ,COLIGNY1 ! VIRTU\S ,COLIGNY1 HAD MADE NO OBS]VATIONS ON ! CIRCUM/ANCES HE M5TION$2 HE M]ELY PROPOS$ A DIFFICULTY1 & WAIT$ MY ANSW]4 ,I WAS CALL$ UPON TO EX]CISE ! :OLE ( MY DELIB]ATIVE P[]S AS TO ! REPLY :I* WAS TO BE RETURN$1 OR ! CONDUCT TO BE HELD1 UPON ! QUE/ION ( ,COLIGNY4 ,EV]Y ?+ ,I MO/ VALU$ WAS N[ AT ISSUE2 & A FALSE /EP TAK5 UND] ! PRES5T CIRCUM/ANCES C\LD NEV] BE RETRIEV$4 ,I HAD ANO!R SORT ( P>TY TO DEAL ) H]E1 ?AN :5 ,I HAD TOLD ,M>GU]ITE ! TALE ( ! /RANG] & HIS LEGACY4 ,NO?+ W\LD PASS N[1 BUT :AT BORE AN OP51 FAIR1 & UNEQUIVOCAL APPE>ANCE4 ,I MU/ V5T NO ASS]TION ?AT C\LD NOT BE> TO BE SIFT$ TO ! BOTTOM1 & ?AT DID NOT FULLY ACCORD ) ALL ! V\*]S ) :I* IT C\LD BE COLLAT$4 ,I HAD WRITT5 TO ,M>GU]ITE1 IMM$IATELY AFT] LAUN*+ 9TO ! EXP5SE ) :I* \R T\R HAD BE5 ATT5D$1 ?AT ,I HAD RECEIV$ AN UNEXPECT$ ACQUISITION FROM ! DEA? ( A RELATION ( MY [N FAMILY 9 ,FRANCE4 ,I KNEW ?AT ! /ORY ( ! ?REE ?\S& CR[NS W\LD NO LONG] ACC\NT = ! /YLE 9 :I* ,I WAS PROCE$+1 & ?IS FABRICATION SUGGE/$ ITSELF UPON ! SPUR ( ! MOM5T4 ,I HAT$ TO ?9K ( ! DIFFICULTIES 9 ! WAY ( EXPLANATION 9 :I* ,I WAS 9VOLV$2 ,I ABHORR$ ! SY/EM ( FALSEHOOD ,I WAS DRIV5 TO PRACTICE4 ,IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME AT ! TIME1 9FATUAT$ AS ,I WAS6 ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE OCCASION TO ACC\NT = ?IS ACCESSION ( WEAL? TO ANY ONE \T ( MY [N FAMILY4 ,M>GU]ITE1 ,I WELL KNEW1 HAD NO CORRESPOND5CE 9 ,FRANCE1 NOR !RE=E ANY OBVI\S MEANS ( V]IFY+ OR REFUT+ ?IS SECOND DECEPTION4 ,BUT SU* A /ORY C\LD NOT BE TOLD TO NOBLEM5 ( ,FRANCE1 )\T BE+ 9/ANTLY LIABLE TO BE COMP>$ ) KN[N FACTS1 & EV5TUALLY 9VE/IGAT$ UPON ! SPOT :]E ! SC5E WAS LAID4 ,M>GU]ITE H]SELF1 ,I WELL KNEW1 HAD LI/5$ ) 9CR$ULITY TO ! EXPLANATION ,I HAD MADE1 & ! ALLEG$ LEGACY ( ! /RANG]2 :AT C\LD ,I EXPECT FROM 9DIFF]5T HE>]S8 ,!Y MITIALITY :I* W]E CALCULAT$ TO 9DUCE H] TO CR$IT :ATEV] ,I AFFIRM$4 ,MO/ M5 HAVE A MALIGNANT PLEASURE 9 ! DETECTION ( SPECI\S PRET5SES1 9 HUMBL+ ! IMPORTUNATE SUP]IORITY ?AT OBSCURES !IR CLAIMS1 & REMOV+ ! RIVAL :O MIE 9 PURSUIT4 ,MY M9D WAS /ILL TORN & DI/RACT$ ) !SE CONTEMPLATIONS1 :5 9 ! AFT]NOON ( ! SAME DAY ON :I* ,I HAD RECEIV$ ! VISIT ( ,COLIGNY1 MY ATT5TION WAS SUDD5LY R\S$ BY ! ABRUPT 5TRANCE ( MY SON 9TO ! *AMB] :]E ,I WAS SITT+4 ,HE OP5$ ! DOOR ) A HURRI$ ACTION AS HE 5T]$1 &1 HAV+ CLOS$ IT IMPETU\SLY AFT] HIM1 ADVANC$ DIRECTLY T[>DS ME4 ,HE !N /OPP$ HIMSELF2 &1 TURN+ FROM ME1 ,I C\LD P]CEIVE A RU% ( CRIMSON 9 HIS FACE LIKE ?AT ( A MAN SUFFOCAT$4 ,A PASSION ( TE>S SUCCE$$ ?AT %OOK HIS FRAME1 & SUFFICI5TLY PROV$ ?AT HIS FEEL+S HAD SU/A9$ SOME EXTRAORD9>Y %OCK4 ,MY :OLE S\L WAS AL>M$ AT :AT ,I SAW2 &1 FOLL[+ HIM AS HE RETIR$ TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! ROOM1 9 ! G5TLE/ ACC5TS ,I 5DEAVOR$ TO SOO! HIM1 :ILE ,I 9QUIR$ ) E>NE/NESS & TREPIDATION 9TO ! CAUSE ( HIS GRIEF4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #e1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #af -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #a#g1 #bbb 3 ,*APT] #af -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/