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DIALOGUES.
The Queen’s Necklace.
Alexander Dumas.
Note.—The scandal concerning this famous necklace—upon which the story is founded—was one of the many misfortunes endured by the unhappy Queen Marie Antoinette.
Characters:
- Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
- Monsieur Boehmer, Merchant.
Monsieur Boehmer. We do not come to offer anything to your Majesty, we should fear to be indiscreet; but we come to fulfill a duty concerning the necklace which your Majesty did not deign to take.