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No one woman came forward to complain of her ruin by Grandier; the name of no single victim of his alleged immorality was given. NO ONE WOMAN CAME FORWARD TO COMPLAIN OF HER RUIN BY GRANDERE THE NAME OF NO SINGLE VICTIM OF HIS ALLEGED IMMORALITY WAS GIVEN
ut openly laughed at the proceedings instituted against himself, which he now believed would never go any farther, and Barot had already selected one of his heirs, a certain Ismael Boulieau, as successor to Urbain as priest and prebendary. It was arranged that the costs of the lawsuit should be defrayed out of a fund raised by the prosecutors, the rich paying for the poor; for as all the witnesses lived at Loudun and the trial was to take place at Poitiers, considerable expense would be incurred by the necessity of bringing so many people such a distance; but the lust of vengeance proved stronger than the lust of gold; the subscription expected from each being estimated according to his fortune, each paid without a murmur, and at the end of two months the case was concluded. In spite of the evident pains taken by the prosecution to strain the evidence against the defendant, the principal charge could not be sustained, which was that he had led astray many wives and daughters in Loudun. LOST WHILE DUTYBOARD OPENLY LAUGHED AT THE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST HIMSELF WHICH HE NOW BELIEVED WOULD NEVER GO ANY FARTHER AND BARON HAD ALREADY SELECTED ONE OF HIS HEIRS A CERTAIN ISMAEL BOULIANT AS SUCCESSOR TO OBEY AS PRIEST AND PREBENDARY IT WAS ARRANGED THAT THE COSTS OF THE LAWSUIT SHOULD BE DEFRAYED OUT OF A FUND RAISED BY THE PROSECUTORS THE RICH PAYING FOR THE POOR FOR AS ALL THE WITNESSES LIVED AT LOUDON AND THE TRIAL WAS TO TAKE PLACE AT POICIERRE CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE WOULD BE INCURRED BY THE NECESSITY OF BRINGING SO MANY PEOPLE SUCH A DISTANCE BUT THE LUST OF VENGEANCE PROVED STRONGER THAN THE LUST OF GOLD THE SUBSCRIPTION EXPECTED FROM EACH BEING ESTIMATED ACCORDING TO HIS FORTUNE EACH PAID WITHOUT A MURMUR AND AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS THE CASE WAS CONCLUDED IN SPITE OF THE EVIDENT PAINS TAKEN BY THE PROSECUTION TO STRAIN THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE DEFENDANT THE PRINCIPAL CHARGE COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED WHICH WAS THAT HE HAD LED ASTRAY MANY WIVES AND DAUGHTERS IN LUDON
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