Part XVIII

Welcome to the really random and bizarre part involving a Scarlet Pimpernel-esque premise, which... *Maxime* of all people is complicit in. It's really too strange to be taken seriously--I wouldn't recommend taking it too seriously. You're reaction will probably much closer to "WTF" generally, anyway, but I thought I'd warn you all. That said, the end is somewhat unsettling, if not for the reasons you might think. Oh, and it's narrated by a fictional aristo by the name of Marc de Guémont. And yes,

maelicia, I'm sorry to report, he does call Saint-Just Lucifer. Consistently. Through the whole narrative. >__>

 

( The Incorruptible: A Tale of Revolution and Royalty, Helma de Bois, 1965 )

I've been dreading this, I must confess...

...But I'm posting it anyway. It will have to be in (at least) two parts, since despite the small part Éléonore plays in this book proportionately, it's rather... excessive vast.

( A Place of Greater Safety, Hilary Mantel, 1992 )

Part XIX (2)

( A Place of Greater Safety (2) )

Part XIX (3)

I truly am sorry for inflicting this on you, but it's almost done, I swear.

( A Place of Greater Safety (3) )