TomyselfitseemsnotimprobablethattheKingandLouvoiswerebutstupidlyandcruellynervousaboutwhatDaugerMIGHTknow。
Saint-Mars,whenheproposedtoutilizeDaugerasaprisonvalet,manifestlydidnotsharethetremblinganxietiesofLouisXIV。andhisMinister;anxietieswhichgrewmorekeenastimewenton。
However,“asoldieronlyhashisorders,“andSaint-Marsexecutedhisorderswithminuteprecision,takingsuchunheard-ofprecautionsthat,inlegend,thevaletblossomedintotherightfulkindofFrance。
ORIGINALPAPERSINTHECASEOFROUXDEMARSILLY。[1]
[1]StatePapers,France,vol。126。