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It was the middle of November, and the prison was at all times cold and damp, yet no attention was paid to Grandier's request that he should be transferred to some other place of confinement. IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER AND THE PRISON WAS AT ALL TIMES COLD AND DAMP YET NO ATTENTION WAS PAID TO GONDIE'S REQUEST THAT HE SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO SOME OTHER PLACE OF CONFINEMENT
conducting before the Parliament his case against Duthibaut. The latter received a copy of the decision arrived at by the bishop, before Grandier knew of the charges that had been formulated against him, and having in the course of his defence drawn a terrible picture of the immorality of Grandier’s life, he produced as a proof of the truth of his assertions the damning document which had been put into his hands. The court, not knowing what to think of the turn affairs had taken, decided that before considering the accusations brought by Grandier, he must appear before his bishop to clear himself of the charges, brought against himself. Consequently he left Paris at once, and arrived at Loudun, where he only stayed long enough to learn what had happened in his absence, and then went on to Poitiers in order to draw up his defence. He had, however, no sooner set foot in the place than he was arrested by a sheriff’s officer named Chatry, and confined in the prison of the episcopal palace. TAKEN AGAINST HIM CONDUCTING BEFORE THE PARLIAMENT HIS CASE AGAINST DUTIBOURG THE LATTER RECEIVED A COPY OF THE DECISION ARRIVED AT BY THE BISHOP BEFORE GRANDIER KNEW OF THE CHARGES THAT HAD BEEN FORMULATED AGAINST HIM AND HAVING IN THE COURSE OF HIS DEFENCE DRAWN A TERRIBLE PICTURE OF THE IMMORALITY OF GORGIER'S LIFE HE PRODUCED AS A PROOF OF THE TRUTH OF HIS ASSERTIONS THE DAMNING DOCUMENT WHICH HAD BEEN PUT INTO HIS HANDS THE COURT NOT KNOWING WHAT TO THINK OF THE TURN AFFAIRS HAD TAKEN DECIDED THAT BEFORE CONSIDERING THE ACCUSATIONS BROUGHT BY GRANDIERE HE MUST APPEAR BEFORE HIS BISHOP TO CLEAR HIMSELF OF THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST HIMSELF CONSEQUENTLY HE LEFT PARIS AT ONCE AND ARRIVED AT LUDON WHERE HE ONLY STAYED LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN HIS ABSENCE AND THEN WENT ON TO POITIERS IN ORDER TO DRAW UP HIS DEFENCE HE HAD HOWEVER NO SOONER SET FOOT IN THE PLACE THAN HE WAS ARRESTED BY A SHERIFF'S OFFICER NAMED CHATRIE AND CONFINED IN THE PRISON OF THE EPISCOPAL PALACE
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