Terror-stricken, they agreed that these papers must be shown to the Queen, and when, a day or two afterwards, Mme. Auguier was in waiting, she took them to Marie Antoinette, who read and returned them saying
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Un instant seulement mes lvres ont pressIf she is guilty she belongs to justice. But you are too magnanimous to strike an unarmed enemy, above all, a woman.The following Thursday morning the Empress did not ring as usual at nine oclock. They waited till after ten, and then the first femme de chambre went in and found her lying on the floor struck by apoplexy.But the pictures and churches filled Lisette with delight, especially the masterpieces of Correggio, the glory of Parma.