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FACULTY OF ARTS XCV11 ne resta qu'un pretre qui marmotta des prieres et qui finit par s'endormir Le croque-mort vint qui me prit mesure d'une biere et d'un linceul j1 essayai encore de me remuer et de parler ce fat inutile un pouvoir invincible m'enchainait force me fut de me rosigner Je restai ainsi beaucoup de temps en proie aux plus douloureuses roflexions Le croque-mort revint avec mes derniers vetements les derniers de tout homme la biere et le linceul il avait plus qu7a m'en accoutrer Thjeophile Gautier II Translate into French After the unfortunate attempt of King James to re- cover the crown of England the English nobles who had embraced his cause were sentenced to perish by the hand of the executioner They suffered on March 16th 1716 Lord Nithisdale was to undergo the same penalty but he escaped through the love and ingenuity of his wife The wives were allowed to see their husbands on the eve of execution to bid them last farewell Lady Nithisdale entered the Tower leaning upon two waiting women handkerchief to her eyes bowed down as if broken-hearted When inside the prison she induced her lord who was of the same height as herself to exchange clothing and to pass out in the same attitude as she had on entering her coach would take him to the banks of the Thames where he would find boat which would put him on board vessel ready to sail for France The plan was carried out happily Lord Nithisdale vanished and arrived at three o'clock in the morning at Calais The horde dispersed by divers routes Ten men on foot were told off to accompany the prisoners while about hundred horse remained together and marched in different direction from that which Kaskambo was to follow They took from the latter his iron nailed boots which might have left upon the ground mark easily identified and they com- pelled him as well as Ivan to walk barefoot for part of the morning Ivan soon obtained the confidence of his hosts He used to amuse them he could introduce petty delicacies into