Cinq Mars — Volume 3
Alfred de Vigny · English
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Cinq Mars — Volume 3
Alfred de Vigny · English
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CHAPTER X THE RECOMPENSE Cardinal Richelieu had said to himself, "To soften the first paroxysm of the royal grief, to open a source of emotions which shall turn from its sorrow this wavering soul, let this city be besieged; I consent. Let Louis go; I will allow him to strike a few poor soldiers with the blows which he wishes, but dares not, to inflict upon me. Let his anger drown itself in this obscure blood; I agree. But this caprice of glory shall not derange my fixed designs; t
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