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The gendarme who ruined Marie-Antoinette's escape from the Conciergerie. The queen had pin-pricked a message into a piece of paper in reply to a secret message hidden in the petals of a carnation. *<br> | [[File:ACU_Jean_Gilbert.png|right|250px]] | ||
The gendarme who ruined [[Marie Antoinette|Marie-Antoinette]]'s escape from the [[Conciergerie]]. The queen had pin-pricked a message into a piece of paper in reply to a secret message hidden in the petals of a carnation. *<br> | |||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> This was an early form of DMing someone.<br> | <nowiki>*</nowiki> This was an early form of DMing someone.<br> | ||
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The plan (known as the complot d'oeillet) dictated that Gilbert take this message to the queen's allies on the outside in return for 400 louis, a tidy sum equivalent to three years' pay. Many of the queen's captors felt compassion for her; some even brought her flowers (this would greatly annoy Fouquier-Tinville, the public prosecutor). **<br> | The plan (known as the complot d'oeillet) dictated that [[Jean Gilbert|Gilbert]] take this message to the queen's allies on the outside in return for 400 louis, a tidy sum equivalent to three years' pay. Many of the queen's captors felt compassion for her; some even brought her flowers (this would greatly annoy [[Antoine Fouquier-Tinville|Fouquier-Tinville]], the public prosecutor). **<br> | ||
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> Bringing her flowers was a terribly idea. She probably had to check every bloody leaf in case there was a message on one. It was an enormous waste of her time.<br> | <nowiki>**</nowiki> Bringing her flowers was a terribly idea. She probably had to check every bloody leaf in case there was a message on one. It was an enormous waste of her time.<br> | ||
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Gilbert had second thoughts at the last minute: if the plan failed, it was the guillotine for him too. He spoke up, revealing the escape attempt and ending the queen's last, desperate hope of survival. | Gilbert had second thoughts at the last minute: if the plan failed, it was the [[guillotine]] for him too. He spoke up, revealing the escape attempt and ending the queen's last, desperate hope of survival. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 27 June 2020
The gendarme who ruined Marie-Antoinette's escape from the Conciergerie. The queen had pin-pricked a message into a piece of paper in reply to a secret message hidden in the petals of a carnation. *
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* This was an early form of DMing someone.
--
The plan (known as the complot d'oeillet) dictated that Gilbert take this message to the queen's allies on the outside in return for 400 louis, a tidy sum equivalent to three years' pay. Many of the queen's captors felt compassion for her; some even brought her flowers (this would greatly annoy Fouquier-Tinville, the public prosecutor). **
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** Bringing her flowers was a terribly idea. She probably had to check every bloody leaf in case there was a message on one. It was an enormous waste of her time.
--
Gilbert had second thoughts at the last minute: if the plan failed, it was the guillotine for him too. He spoke up, revealing the escape attempt and ending the queen's last, desperate hope of survival.