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the imminent danger of the
royal party.

That infamous plot- that
swindling translation connected
with the diamond necklace,
involving a forgery of the
Queen's name, had it not
been discovered and unravelled
in all it's complexity, would
unjustly have compromised
the august name of Marie
Antoinette. She [rejected?] the
necklace feeling
When the Court jeweller [Backmer?],
[infortuned?] the King a
second time to purchase the
necklace, the Queen very
reluctantly consented - but
refused to accept it for herself -
telling the King that it might
be kept as a marriage
gift for one of the children