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vivelareine:

I kneel in order to lie upon their board, and they help my body to lie straight. So lay my noble husband nine months ago; I but follow. … The sled slides forward—the basket—no need to hold on—I open my hands resting on the small of my back—the basket—I had friends, loving friends (I am not afraid)

Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Sena Jeter Naslund

image: The Affair of the Necklace, source: my screencaps

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