The Valet's Tragedy, and Other Studies

The Valet's Tragedy, and Other Studies
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Andrew Lang. The Valet's Tragedy, and Other Studies

The Valet's Tragedy, and Other Studies

Table of Contents

PREFACE

I. THE VALET’S TRAGEDY

II. THE VALET’S MASTER

APPENDIX

ORIGINAL PAPERS IN THE CASE OF ROUX DE MARSILLY.*

III. THE MYSTERY OF SIR EDMUND BERRY GODFREY

IV. THE FALSE JEANNE D’ARC

V. JUNIUS AND LORD LYTTELTON’S GHOST

VI. THE MYSTERY OF AMY ROBSART

VII. THE VOICES OF JEANNE D’ARC

VIII. THE MYSTERY OF JAMES DE LA CLOCHE

IX. THE TRUTH ABOUT ‘FISHER’S GHOST’

X. THE MYSTERY OF LORD BATEMAN

XI. THE QUEEN’S MARIE

XII. THE SHAKESPEARE-BACON IMBROGLIO*

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Andrew Lang

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As for the strange secrecy about Dauger, here is an example. Saint-Mars, in January 1687, was appointed to the fortress of the Isles Sainte-Marguerite, that sun themselves in the bay of Cannes. On January 20 he asks leave to go to see his little kingdom. He must leave Dauger, but HAS FORBIDDEN EVEN HIS LIEUTENANT TO SPEAK TO THAT PRISONER. This was an increase of precaution since 1682. He wishes to take the captive to the Isles, but how? A sedan chair covered over with oilcloth seems best. A litter might break down, litters often did, and some one might then see the passenger.

Now M. Funck-Brentano says, to minimise the importance of Dauger, ‘he was shut up like so much luggage in a chair hermetically closed with oilcloth, carried by eight Piedmontese in relays of four.’

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