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Then she turned away and left the hall, in spite of the cries of Monaldeschi, to whom she merely added the advice that he should make his peace with God by confessing to Father Le Bel. After she had gone the marquis fell into a torrent of self-exculpation and cried for mercy. The three armed men drew near and urged him to confess for the good of his soul.
She thought that at last she had really found her true affinity, while Monaldeschi believed that he could count on the queen's fidelity. He was in attendance upon her daily, and they were almost inseparable. He swore allegiance to her and thereby made himself one of the subjects over whom she had absolute power.
It has been suggested that it is due to a misreading of an initial sentence, Ricordano i Malespini. Muratori, vol. xii. p. 529. Arch. Stor. vol. iii. p. 552. Both Monaldeschi and Burigozzo appear to mention their own death.
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