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horrors　of　the　torture　he　had　himself　created。　Maddened　by　certain

thoughts　more　agonizing　than　those　he　had　as　yet　resisted；　he　cut　his

throat　with　a　razor。



This　death　coincided；　almost；　with　that　of　Louis　XI。　Nothing　then

restrained　the　populace；　and　Malemaison；　that　Evil　House；　was

pillaged。　A　tradition　exists　among　the　older　inhabitants　of　Touraine

that　a　contractor　of　public　works；　named　Bohier；　found　the　miser's

treasure　and　used　it　in　the　construction　of　Chenonceaux；　that

marvellous　chateau　which；　in　spite　of　the　wealth　of　several　kings　and

the　taste　of　Diane　de　Poitiers　and　Catherine　de'　Medici　for　building；

remains　unfinished　to　the　present　day。



Happily　for　Marie　de　Sassenage；　the　Comte　de　Saint…Vallier　died；　as　we

know；　in　his　embassy。　The　family　did　not　become　extinct。　After　the

departure　of　the　count；　the　countess　gave　birth　to　a　son；　whose　career

was　famous　in　the　history　of　France　under　the　reign　of　Francois　I。　He

was　saved　by　his　daughter；　the　celebrated　Diane　de　Poitiers；　the

illegitimate　great…granddaughter　of　Louis　XI。；　who　became　the

illegitimate　wife；　the　beloved　mistress　of　Henri　II。for　bastardy　and

love　were　hereditary　in　that　family　of　nobles。











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