The Marchioness of Brinvilliers, the poisoner of the seventeenth century
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- A romance of old Paris
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1. THE MARCHIONESS OF BRINVILLIERS2. CHAPTER I. THE MOUNTEBANK OF THE CARREFOUR DU CHÂTELET3. CHAPTER II. THE BOAT-MILL ON THE RIVER4. CHAPTER III. THE ARREST OF THE PHYSICIAN5. CHAPTER IV. THE STUDENTS OF 16656. CHAPTER V. SAINTE-CROIX AND HIS CREATURE7. CHAPTER VI. MAÎTRE GLAZER, THE APOTHECARY, AND HIS MAN, PANURGE, DISCOURSE WITH THE PEOPLE ON POISONS—THE VISIT OF THE MARCHIONESS8. CHAPTER VII. LOUISE GAUTHIER FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF LACHAUSSÉE9. CHAPTER VIII. THE CATACOMBS OF THE BIÈVRE AND THEIR OCCUPANTS10. CHAPTER IX. THE REVENGE OF SAINTE-CROIX—THE RENCONTRE IN THE BASTILLE11. CHAPTER X. WHAT FURTHER BEFEL LOUISE IN THE CATACOMBS OF THE BIÈVRE12. CHAPTER XI. MAÎTRE PICARD PROSECUTES A SUCCESSFUL CRUSADE AGAINST THE STUDENTS13. CHAPTER XII. EXILI SPREADS THE SNARE FOR SAINTE-CROIX, WHO FALLS INTO IT14. CHAPTER XIII. GAUDIN LEARNS STRANGE SECRETS IN THE BASTILLE15. CHAPTER XIV. THE CHATEAU IN THE COUNTRY—THE MEETING—LE PREMIER PAS16. CHAPTER XV. VERSAILLES—THE RIVAL ACTRESSES—THE DISCOVERY17. CHAPTER XVI. THE GROTTO OF THETIS—THE GOOD AND EVIL ANGELS18. CHAPTER XVII. THE GASCON GOES THROUGH FIRE AND WATER TO ATTRACT ATTENTION—THE BROTHER AND SISTER19. CHAPTER XVIII. THE RUE DE L’HIRONDELLE20. CHAPTER XIX. THE MISCHIEF STILL THICKENS ON ALL SIDES21. CHAPTER XX. TWO GREAT VILLAINS22. CHAPTER XXI. THE DEAD-HOUSE OF THE HÔTEL DIEU, AND THE ORGY AT THE HÔTEL DE CLUNY23. CHAPTER XXII. THE ORGY AT THE HÔTEL DE CLUNY24. CHAPTER XXIII. SAINTE-CROIX AND MARIE ENCOUNTER AN UNINVITED GUEST25. CHAPTER XXIV. LOUISE GAUTHIER FALLS INTO DANGEROUS HANDS26. CHAPTER XXV. MARIE HAS LOUISE IN HER POWER—THE LAST CAROUSAL27. CHAPTER XXVI. SAINTE-CROIX DISCOVERS THE GREAT SECRET SOONER THAN HE EXPECTED28. CHAPTER XXVII. MATTERS BECOME VERY SERIOUS FOR ALL PARTIES—THE DISCOVERY AND THE FLIGHT29. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FLIGHT OF MARIE TO LIÉGE—PARIS—THE GIBBET OF MONTFAUCON30. CHAPTER XXIX. PHILIPPE AVAILS HIMSELF OF MAÎTRE PICARD’S HORSE FOR THE MARCHIONESS31. CHAPTER XXX. THE STRATAGEM AT MORTEFONTAINE—SENLIS—THE ACCIDENT32. CHAPTER XXXI. PHILIPPE GLAZER THROWS DESGRAIS OFF THE SCENT33. CHAPTER XXXII. OFFEMONT TO LIÉGE—AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE—THE SANCTUARY34. CHAPTER XXXIII. THE END OF LACHAUSSÉE35. CHAPTER XXXIV. THE GAME IS UP—THE TRAP—MARIE RETURNS WITH DESGRAIS TO THE CONCIERGERIE36. CHAPTER XXXV. NEWS FOR LOUISE GAUTHIER AND BENOIT37. CHAPTER XXXVI. THE JOURNEY—EXAMINATION OF THE MARCHIONESS38. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE LAST INTERVIEW.39. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE WATER QUESTION—EXILI—THE PLACE DE GRÊVE40. CHAPTER XXXIX. LOUISE GAUTHIER—THE CONCLUSION41. ENDNOTES42. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES