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He's met this guy, de la Motte.
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They begin sending forged replies from the queen
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that suggest that the queen now is listening, and maybe all is forgiven
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and it's going to be okay.
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They have this idea.
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There's a famous jewel that had 647 flawless gems,
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worth 1.5 million pounds,
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which is a whole lot of money in those days and still now.
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Louis XV had commissioned it for one of his mistresses
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and then backed down because it was too expensive.
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In 1788 the necklace was offered to Louis XVI for
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Marie Antoinette, but he turned it down,