1Monsieur, the legend says that Rétaux de Villette, when in possession of the Queen's Necklace, did not disfigure the mounting.
2Gerond de Villette says: I found myself in the space of a quarter of a minute raised 400 feet above the surface of the earth.
3"What is your news, De Villette?"
4(125) She was a Frenchwoman, of considerable fortune and accomplishments, the widow of the Marquis de Villette, and niece to Madame de Maintenon.