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In the Reign of Terror

CHAPTER IV
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Last week I called in from my bankers, all the cash at my disposal, about five thousand louis, and to-morrow du Tillet is going to start for Holland.

He will hand it over to a banker there to forward to Dr.Sandwith, to whom I have written asking him to undertake the charge.

If you will take my advice you will forward at the same time all your jewelry.

If things go wrong it will keep us in our old age and furnish a dot for our daughters.
"The jewels of the St.Caux have always been considered as equal to those of any family in France, and are certainly worth half a million francs even to sell.

Keep a few small trinkets, and send all the others away.


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