Note 50 — THE ALCHYMISTS; OR Searchers for the Philosopher’s Stone and the Water of Life. (continued 4)
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The enemies of the unfortunate Queen of France, when the progress of the Revolution embittered their animosity against her, maintained that she was really a party in this transaction; that she, and not Mademoiselle D’Oliva, met the cardinal and rewarded him with the flower; and that the story above related was merely concocted between her La Motte, and others to cheat the jeweller of his 1,600,000 francs. Return