Did they escape? Were they discovered, and killed on their way? I have never heard. But I have rejoiced all my life that I, delicate as I am, was able to go through so much without breaking down. Madame Badouillet and Madame Maréchal were both ill afterwards.
And that is my story.
Transcriber's Notes:
Punctuation errors repaired. Uncommon and inconsistent hyphenation and spelling have been retained; typographical errors have been corrected.