write to the King's officialsThe boy's life was going fast, but he
Interactive whiteboardcried, ' Lift me,
Interactive whiteboardDoctor. 'He turned his face towards the older brother. 'Marquis, 'he said loudly, 'I call for you and your brother, and all your family, now and in the future, to pay for what you have done. 'Then he fell back, dead.
The young woman's fever continued, but I could not save her. She lived for several more days, and once the Marquis said to me, 'How long these peasants take to die!'
When she was dead, the brothers warned me to
Interactive whiteboardkeep silent. They offered me money, but I refused it and was taken back to my home.
The next day I decided to write to the King's officials. I knew that nobles who did unlawful things were usually not punished, and expected that nothing would happen. But I did not realize the danger for myself. Just as I had finished writing my letter, a lady came to see me. She said she was the wife of the Marquis of Evrémonde and she had discovered what her husband and his brother had done. She wanted to help the younger sister of the girl who had died, and asked me where
Interactive whiteboardshe could find her. Sadly, I did not know and so could not tell her. But
Interactive whiteboardthat was how I learnt the brothers' name.