Chapter 10 sancy family

(Translated by Li Xiong) There is no doubt that Don Juan described by Molière is a romantic boy.But he was first and foremost a well-bred man; before he fell into the irresistible habit of courtship, he was bent on imitating some ideal model, which made himself a much admired figure in the court of a handsome young monarch. Mozart's Don Juan is closer to nature and less French. He doesn't think about "what others say" in that way, let alone other things, at least he doesn't think about "boasting" as the Baron Vernister in Dubignet's works said.These two images are all we have of Don Juan in Italy.Probably in the early stage of the Renaissance in the 16th century, what he showed was just like this.

Of these two images, there is one that I absolutely cannot introduce, because our century is too "serious".I must recall the famous saying I have heard many times in Lord Byron: "This age of hypocrisy".This kind of hypocrisy is so abominable, it can't fool anyone, but it has a great advantage, that is, it provides an excuse for those stupid people. will be angry.Its disadvantage is that it greatly narrows the historical field. If the reader is interested and allows me to make an introduction, then I will respectfully talk about the experience of another Don Juan.This can be done in years.This Don Juan was named François Sancy.

The reason why there are people like Don Juan is because there is hypocrisy in the world.In ancient times, there would be no reason for a person like Don Juan to appear.Because then religion is happiness.How can it punish those who seek pleasure when it encourages pleasure?It is the government alone that enforces the commandment to prohibit that which is harmful to the state and, of course, to the interests of all.However, it does not prohibit things that may endanger the actor's own interests. Therefore, in ancient Athens, any rich and lustful man was considered Don Juan. No one will disagree with this, and no one will think that this kind of life is a boundless sea of ​​suffering, and that restraining suffering is a merit.

I do not think that the ancient Don Juan of Athens would have slipped into the abyss of crime as quickly as the Don Juan of the modern dynasty.A great part of the joy of the modern Don Juan is in fighting public opinion, which at first, when he was young and ignorant, he thought he was only fighting against hypocrisy. Under Louis XV, shooting a roofer and knocking him off the roof, in violation of the royal law, does not mean that people live in monarchical society and are well educated, but they do not The judge looked at it.Ignoring the judge, was not that the first step in the depravity of young Don Juan.

In today's world, women are no longer popular, so there are fewer Don Juan types. Even if there are, they only regard it as an honor to fight against some ideas in the beliefs of their contemporaries (they think these ideas are unreasonable) , the pursuit of some very natural happiness.It was only later, when Don Juan began to turn bad, that he felt that it was a wonderful spiritual enjoyment to oppose public opinion, which even he himself believed to be just and reasonable. In ancient people, such a transformation is difficult to occur.It was only under the Roman emperors, and especially after Tiberius lived his life of luxury and debauchery at Capri, that there was something to be found for the depravity itself, that is, for the pleasure of opposing the opinion of its contemporaries. And depraved swingers.

So I think it is Christianity that makes this diabolical role of Don Juan possible.No doubt, Christianity declared to the world that a poor slave, a Roman warrior, had the same rights to his soul as Caesar.As such, it should be thankful for eliciting some delicate sentiments.Moreover, I have no doubt that sooner or later these feelings will be revealed among the people. "Init" ① is much more than gentle. The teachings of Jesus were actually the theories of the Arab philosophers of his generation. The only new thing brought to the world after the principles proclaimed by St. Paul is the Church.It is completely divorced from the people, and its interests are completely opposite.

The only mission of this church is to cultivate and deepen the religious feelings of the people. It conjures up visions and establishes a set of customs to influence the minds of all classes of people, from the uncivilized shepherd to the stupefied old courtier.It is good at reminiscing the good impressions of childhood, and it will also catch the little epidemics and disasters, so as to deepen the feeling of fear and religious feeling, or at least build a magnificent church, comparable to the "Everbless" church in Venice. The existence of such a Church has led to the following marvelous incident, that the pope of Saint Leon, without force, withstood the attack of barbarous Attila and his barbarian generals, who Just terrified the Chinese, Persians and Gauls.

①②Elected as Pope in AD.During his reign, when Attila, Khan of the Huns attacked Rome, he personally came forward to ask for peace and sent many gifts before Attila retreated. The famous epic poem of the ancient Roman poet Virgil. So this religion and this absolute power which is sung, which is called the French Monarchy, has produced many strange things.Without these two organizations, the world probably would never have had the chance to see these things. For better or for worse, these things are grotesque enough to astonish Aristotle, Polybia, Augustus, and other ancient sages.I do not hesitate to include Don Juan's modern personality among these things.

In my opinion.This is the product of the ascetic canon formulated by successive popes after Luther.Because Pope Leon X and his Holy See () followed basically the religious principles of the Athens era. Molière's "Don Juan" was staged on the day of the year, the beginning of Louis XIV's accession to the throne.At that time the monarch was not yet a devout Christian.Yet the church censor cut out the "Poor Man in the Woods" scene.In order to secure strong support, the censor tried to convince the young king, who was extremely immature and ignorant, that Jansenism was synonymous with republicanism.

The original author of "Don Juan" is a Spaniard named Tirso de Molina.Around 1999, an Italian theater troupe performed a play imitating this work in Paris, which caused a great sensation.Perhaps, this is the most performed drama in the world.This is because, in the play there is the devil, there is love, there is the fear of hell, and there is passion for women, that is to say, in the eyes of all - as long as they are a little beyond the state of barbarism - there is both the most There is also the sweetest thing in the scary. The image of Don Juan was introduced into the field of literature by a Spanish poet, which is not a sect of the Reformation founded by the Dutch theologian Jansen.

That is, Martin Luther, the leader of the German Reformation movement in the sixteenth century. It is strange that love occupies a very important place in the life of the people in this country.There, it is a solemn feeling for which everything is easily sacrificed, even vanity!It was unbelievable.It is the same in Germany and Italy, and this sentiment drives the foreigners to do all sorts of crazy things, like marrying a poor girl, as long as she is pretty and cute.In truth, only France is entirely free from such sentiments.We French are very calculating.In France, there is no shortage of suitors for girls who are not attractive, but elsewhere, such girls can only become nuns.This is why the convent is indispensable in Spain. In this country girls have no dowry, and this habit secures the victory of love.Isn't love in France shunned, that is to say, only among girls who have no family to hire a notary to arrange marriages! There is no need to mention the Don Juan described by Lord Byron.It was just Forbras, an insignificant handsome young man, who had all kinds of incredible good luck. This peculiar personality of Don Juan thus first appeared in Italy in the sixteenth century.At the end of a scorchingly hot day in the seventeenth century, an Italian princess ate ice cream with relish and said, "What a pity, it's not a sin!" In my opinion, this feeling formed the basis of Don Juan's personality.And, as you can see, Christianity is indispensable to this feeling. Regarding this, a Neapolitan writer wrote: "Doesn't this mean that you have to fight against God knowing that God can crush you into powder?" The believer is to be very devout, aware that she has committed a sin, and begging God's forgiveness with as much passion as she committed the sin. There is a simple ethic that calls what is beneficial to people a virtue.The stern Pius V advocated or formulated a set of trivial canons that were diametrically opposed to this ethics.There was an extremely harsh religious inquisition system at that time.Because it was so harsh, it only existed for a short time in Italy, and then it was transferred to Spain. The new canons of Pius V strengthened the power of the Inquisition, and made everyone fear it.For several years, those who failed to enforce, or openly flouted, these onerous rules, which were among the most sacred religious obligations, were severely punished.Suppose a very depraved Christian, born in Rome at the very time when the Pope had just promulgated this canon, would have shrugged his shoulders and thought, "My fellow! I am already the richest man in Rome, the capital of the world, and I will be the bravest man here, and I will defy the things that people observe. Besides, they are not like things that people should obey." The real Don Juan should be a courageous and insightful person, with quick and clear thinking, who can see people's motives at a glance. François Sancy might have thought: "I, a Roman, was born in Rome in the year when the Lutheran soldiers under the commander of Bourbon sacked Rome for six months and committed all kinds of terrible sacrilege. , what effective action do I use to call attention to my courage and thus enjoy the greatest possible enjoyment of confronting public opinion? How do I surprise my stupid contemporaries? How do I feel different from the gang What about the intense pleasures of mortals? A Roman, especially a medieval Roman, was by no means a man of words.Empty talk is more looked down upon in Italy than in any other country in the world. The man who can say this to himself is called François Sancy.He was killed right under the eyes of his wife and daughter.This Don Juan has left us nothing lovable. He is not like the Don Juan described by Molière, who cultivated and changed his temperament because he wanted to be an educated person.He thinks of others only to show his superiority over them, to use them or to hate them.Never did Don Juan experience happiness in the favor of others, in the sweet reverie, in the hallucinations of a tender heart.The pleasure he needs, above all, is victory, being noticed, being recognized.What he needed was the list that the impertinent Leporello had opened before the sad Elville's eyes.Don Juan is careful to hide his personality.He is not like Don Juan in Molière's writings, telling his servants his secrets.He doesn't have a confidant, and he doesn't speak indiscriminately, and everything he says is conducive to realizing his intentions.In Mozart's Don Juan there is sometimes a touch of sincerity, a touch of lovable joviality that makes us forgive his absurdity, but there is none of this in Roman Don Juan.In a word, what I want to paint is an ugly picture. I had intended only to study his personality, not to narrate it, because it would only disgust rather than intrigue.But to tell the truth, several traveling companions made this request to me, and I couldn't refuse it.I had the pleasure of traveling through Italy in 2010 with some lovely people.I will never forget that trip.I was as enchanted as my companions by that exquisite portrait of Beatrice Sancy.This portrait can still be seen today in Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Now, there are only seven or eight paintings left in the gallery of Palazzo Barberini.But four of them are masterpieces.The first was by Raphael, and it depicted his mistress, ① Leporello was Don Juan's confidant.Elville was Don Juan's wife.The list he opened contained the names of women courted by Don Juan.See Mozart's opera Don Juan for details. Portrait of the famous Vernarina.This painting is authentic, beyond doubt.Several copies of it can be found today.It is distinct from the supposed portrait of Raphael's mistress in a gallery in Florence.That portrait was also made into an engraving by Morgan under the name of Raphael's mistress.Of course, that painting was not by Raphael. For the sake of the great painter, the reader may be willing to forgive this little digression. The second collection of the Palazzo Barberini is a work by Guido.This is the portrait of Beatrice Sancy.Many of her portraits that people usually see are poorly printed.The master painter painted a small piece of wrinkled cloth around Beatrice's neck, and put a flower kerchief on her head.He did not faithfully paint her custom-made execution clothes, nor did he paint the tousled hair of this poor twenty-eight-year-old girl who had just fallen into despair.He was afraid that the painting would be too real, which would make people feel horrible.In his writing, the girl has a beautiful face, gentle eyes, big eyes, and a surprised look, just like a person who is suddenly bumped into while crying.She has golden hair, which is really beautiful.In this face, the arrogance of the Romans cannot be seen, and the arrogance often seen from a certain "Daughter of the Tiber" ① Confidence revealed in firm eyes.Those Roman women were often proud to call themselves "Daughters of the Tiber."Unfortunately, the tragedy that the reader will learn from below has been two hundred and thirty-eight years since the present, and during this long period of time, the middle tone has changed to brick red. The third masterpiece of the Palazzo Barberini Gallery is the portrait of Lucrece Petroni.She was Beatrice's stepmother and was executed with her.This is a typical Roman woman, naturally beautiful and proud.She has a luxurious appearance, fair skin, dark and thick eyebrows, and eager eyes full of sensuality. She is gentle and simple with her stepdaughter, almost like ①The Tiber River flows through Rome, so the daughter of the Tiber River is a Roman woman. The face of the German was in stark contrast. The fourth portrait is a masterpiece by Titian, with vivid images and vivid tones.It was a Greek slave girl, mistress of the famous consul Barbarigo. As soon as almost all outsiders arrived in Rome, they were first shown to see the galleries of the Barberini Palace.They, especially women, were attracted by portraits of Beatrice Sancy and her stepmother.I, too, have the same curiosity.Next, like everyone else, I managed to read the material of this famous case.Except for the defendant's answer, the rest of the documents in the case file are written in Latin.I thought it would be strange for others to have the opportunity to read these documents.Because they say little about the case, which was known in Rome because of the year.For a sum of money I was permitted to transcribe a contemporary account.I don't think there is anything wrong with translating it.At least, this translation can be read aloud in front of Mrs. Nian.Of course, when the translator cannot be faithful to the original text in some places, he can only give up, because those horrible scenes will make the reader's stomach turn off. The deplorable character of the real Don Juan (that is, the man who does not want to conform to any ideal model and only wants to go against public opinion) is here fully exposed.He committed atrocious crimes and forced two unfortunate women to have him killed in their presence.These two women, one is his wife and the other is his daughter, and the reader probably dare not judge whether they are guilty or not.But people felt at the time that they should not be executed. I think that the tragedy of Galeotto Manfredi (he was murdered by his wife, the great poet Monti wrote about it) and much of the fifteenth century that is little known, only in some Italian cities A family tragedy that has only been mentioned in history.Its ending is similar to the tragedy of Petleira Castle.Below is the translation of that narrative.The original text was written in Roman Italian. Brother and sister Jacques and Beatrice Sancy, together with their stepmother Lucrece Petroni, were convicted of patricide and husband murder under Pope Clement VIII Aldobrandini on the day of The crime was punished with death.The following is the facts of the case. François Sansi was born in Rome and was one of the wealthiest citizens.He has been living a corrupt life, and finally died a violent death.His valiant sons, as well as his daughter Beatrice, were all killed by him untimely.Although (four days before) Beatrice had just turned sixteen when she was executed, she was already considered one of the most beautiful women in all Italy and the Papal States.It was reported that last Friday, the day before poor Beatrice was executed, M. Guido Reni, a student of the venerable Bolognese school, offered to paint her portrait.If this great painter completes this work as well as the other works he completed in this capital, then future generations will be able to understand the appearance of this stunning woman to some extent.In order to make posterity understand the incomparable misfortune suffered by this young girl, and the fortitude with which this girl of true Roman temperament struggled against misfortune, I am determined to share what I have heard of the events that put her to death together with her tragic death. Write down what you saw on the day of the execution. Those who gave me information were those who had access to the most intimate information, and although for six weeks all Rome talked about the case of the Sanci family, these materials have not yet been known.I enjoy a certain freedom in writing these stories, because I believe that I can add my own comments to the venerable archival material, which will of course be removed in the future, but only after my death.My only concern is that what the facts require will not prove Beatrice Sancy's innocence.It must be known that everyone who knows this girl loves and respects her.And hate and loathe her abominable father. It cannot be denied that François Sancy was naturally shrewd, but also had a surprisingly eccentric temper.He is Lord Sansi's son.His father was Chancellor of Finance under Pius V (Guisrieli).That Pope, as is known, hated heresy so much, and was so busy rebuilding his venerable Inquisition, that he neglected the management of the common affairs of state, that Monsieur Sancy, who was for some years chancellor of treasures before the year, gave his son, That is to say, Beatrice's father left a net income of 160,000 piastres (approximately 2.5 million francs per year). In addition to this huge fortune, François Sancy was also known for his bravery and prudence.At this point, any Roman youth is inferior to him.This reputation not only won him the confidence of the Holy See and the support of the people, but also made his crimes regarded as excusable faults.Many Romans recall with a tinge of regret the freedom of thought and action enjoyed under the reigns of Leon X and Paul III.Leon X died in 1999.Paul III also died in .Under Paul III, there was already talk of the young François Sancy, for his unusual tact and several unusual affairs. In the time of Paul III, people could still speak openly and honestly.Many have said that François Sancy especially craved the grotesque, in pursuit of novel and unsettling thrills.They all relied on some terms found in his ledgers.Those terms read: "Three thousand and five hundred piastres (about sixty thousand francs a year) for a novelty in Tuscany. Not too expensive." People in other cities in Italy probably don't know that the destiny and way of existence of us Romans are all changed with the personality of the incumbent Pope.Thus, during the thirteen years of the reign of the well-meaning Pope Gregory XIII (Buoncompagni), the Romans were free to do whatever they wanted.Anyone who wants to kill the enemy with his own hands or hires someone will not be held accountable as long as he acts a little cautiously.This excessive tolerance led to the excessive severity of the five years of the great Pope Sixtus V.The pope was spoken of as of Augustus the Great: either he would not come at all, or he would stay forever.Those poisoned murderers who had gotten away with it for a decade were executed.For these unlucky fellows had all confessed to Cardinal Montato, who would later become Sixter V. François Sancy was widely talked about, mainly during the reign of Gregory XIII, when he had married a very wealthy wife.It was a very befitting marriage for a gentleman of his reputation.The woman died after bearing him seven children.Soon after her death he married another wife, Lucrece Petroni.This woman is very beautiful, especially famous for her fair complexion.However, she also has the defects common to Roman women, and her body is a little bit fatter. Lucrece did not give birth to him a son and a half. The slightest vice to be condemned in François Sancy, who had never been seen in church in his life, was licentiousness, and the greatest vice, disbelief. He was imprisoned three times for adultery, but he spent 200,000 piastres (about 5 million francs a year) to buy off the cronies of the twelve popes who reigned successively while he was alive, and he was imprisoned again and again. Release home. When I saw François Sancy, he was graying.It was Pope Buoncompany who could do anything if he had the guts.François Sancy was five feet four inches tall, thin but well-proportioned.He was said to be extremely strong, and perhaps this was his own making.His eyes are large and expressive, but the upper eyelids are a little loose, his nose is large and protruding, and his lips are thin, with a graceful smile on them.But when he stared at his enemies, this smile became chilling, and whenever he was excited or stimulated, his whole body shook violently, as if he was seriously ill.When I was young I saw him ride from Rome to Naples, presumably to meet some attractive woman.That was during Buonkampany's reign.He walked alone through the woods of Sangermano and Fayola, without fear of robbers cutting the trail.It is said that it took him less than twenty hours to run this distance, and he always walked alone and never sent a letter to anyone.When the horse gets tired, he buys another or steals another.If anyone made trouble, he would not hesitate to give him a knife.But to be honest, when I was young, that is, when he was forty-eight or fifty, no one would have the guts to play against him.But for him, taking on the enemy is especially a great joy. In the country ruled by the Pope, people on all roads know his name, he is generous, but he also holds vengeance very much. Once he is offended, he will send someone to kill the offender after two or three months. In his long life, he only did one good deed, and that was to build a church for St. Thomas in the courtyard of his mansion near the Tiber River.But this good deed was also driven by a strange desire.He wanted to see the children's graves at all times.He has no conscience, and has a deep hatred for children, even if they are immature and ignorant, it is impossible to cause any harm to him. He often said to the craftsmen hired to build the church with a sad smile: "I will bury them all in it." He sent the three older ones, Jacques, Christophe and Roche, to Spain. Sarah Munger went to college.As soon as they got to that faraway place, he played tricks by not sending them money.The three poor young men wrote one letter after another to their father, but got no reply.They had no choice but to borrow money everywhere, begging along the way, and finally returned to the motherland. When they returned to Rome, they found that their father had treated them even more cruelly and unkindly, and that, in spite of his wealth, he would not furnish his son with clothing, nor with money for the crudest food.The poor children had to appeal to the Pope, who forced François Sancy to pay them a small fee for board and lodging.With this money, they separated from him. Soon, François was thrown into prison for the third and last time for committing adultery.The three brothers took this opportunity to see the Holy Father, the Pope, and unanimously requested that their father be executed because he had dishonored the family's reputation.Clement wanted to do this at first, but then changed his mind and drove the three brothers away from him.Because he didn't want to meet the demands of these unnatural children. As mentioned above, François Sancy spent a large sum of money to bribe those who could protect him, and was released from prison.It is conceivable that after the three sons did such unnatural things, their father hated them even more.He scolded them all day long, big and small.To the two poor daughters who lived with him, he had to stick every day. The eldest daughter managed, despite being closely watched, to deliver a petition to the pope, asking the admiral to marry her off or send her to a convent.Clement VIII took pity on her misfortune and married her to Charles Gabriel.The man came from the most prominent family in Cubbio.The Holy One also forced the father to pay a generous dowry. François Sancy was furious at this unexpected blow.Seeing that Beatrice grew up day by day, in order to prevent her from following the example of his sister, he arranged a room in his deep house and locked her in it, and no one was allowed to visit.Beatrice was just fourteen years old at the time, but she was already in full bloom and beauty.Especially her gaiety, innocence, and amused energy, which you can't see in other people.François Sancy personally brought her food and water.But who would believe that this devil has since fallen in love with her, or pretended to be in love with her, in order to torture her.He often scolded her sister in front of her, complaining about her tricks on him.The more he talked, the angrier he got, until he finally gave Beatrice a good beating. During this period, his son Rosh Sansi was killed by a butcher.In the second year, Christopher Sancy was killed by a man named Paul Corso de Massa.His treason and blasphemy against religion.He was very explicit about it, for not buying a copper candle for the funerals of his two sons.When he learned of Christophe's death, he cried out, saying that he could only be happy if he buried all the children; he also said that as long as the last one died, he would rather burn the house to show his respect. Happy.Hearing this, the Romans were shocked.But they believed that a guy who dared to take his honor against everyone, even the Pope, could do anything. (Written here, the Roman author of this narrative alluded to some ridiculous things that François Sansi did to surprise his contemporaries. It is really impossible to translate them all here. , his wife and daughter were the victims of his vile ideas.) Not satisfied with all this, he attempted to rape his own daughter Beatrice by threats and violence.At this time Beatrice has grown into a big girl, charming and lovely.François Sancy was so shameless that he was naked and lying on his daughter's bed.He also walked her naked through the rooms of the house, and then he took her to his wife's bed so that poor Lucrece could see what he was doing with his daughter in the light. He instilled terrible heresies into the poor girl.I dare not repeat these words.For example, if a father and daughter do something, the child must be a saint.The great saints admired by the church are all born in this way.In other words, their father is also their grandfather. If Beatrice did not comply, he would beat her with all his might.The poor girl really couldn't bear this kind of miserable life, so she wanted to be like her sister.In the name of herself and her stepmother, she wrote a petition to the Pope, describing what happened in detail.But François Sancy seemed to be on his guard, because the petition never reached the pope.At least, not likely to be found in the Pope's archives.When Beatrice was later thrown in prison, her defenders needed such a document to prove the unprecedented atrocities committed at Petleira Castle.In any case, it is obvious that Beatrice acted in self-defense.Unfortunately, this document cannot be found. Now that François Sancy had learned of this attempt, he was furious.We can imagine how much more he would abuse these two unfortunate women. The mother and daughter could no longer bear this kind of life.But nothing could be hoped for in the Pope's judiciary, for the ministers had been bribed with generous gifts by François Sancy, so they bent their minds to extremes, and they ended up dying.But there are benefits too.They will no longer suffer in this world. It must be confessed that the famous Mr. Gaila often comes to Sanxi's mansion. He is tall, handsome, and uniquely talented. Some speculated that he fell in love with Beatrice and wanted to get rid of his brotherhood and marry her.However, in spite of the extreme caution with which he concealed his feelings, he aroused the hatred of François.He blames Gellar for being too close to his children.Whenever Lord Gellar heard that Sancy wasn't home, he would go to the women's rooms and talk to them for hours, listening to them complain about the unbelievable mistreatment they had received.It seems that Beatrice first spoke excitedly of their plan, and gradually he joined in, and, unable to withstand Beatrice's repeated urging, he finally agreed to tell Jacques this strange plan. sancy.Without the consent of the latter, the plan could not have been carried out, since he was the eldest son, who, apart from François, was the head of the family. It didn't take much effort to drag Jacques in, because he was abused by his father and could not get any support.He was particularly angry about this because he was married with six children.They chose Lord Guerra's residence as a meeting place to discuss how to kill François Sancy.After many considerations and the consent of the mother and daughter, an action plan was finally formulated.They selected two of François Sancy's servants to take part in the operation.These two people have long hated their master to the bone.One of them, Marzio, a good-natured man with such tenderness for François' unfortunate children, agrees to take part in the murders in order to do them a favor.The other is Olampio, who was once chosen by the Prince of Gorona as the commander of the Petreira Fortress in the Kingdom of Naples, but Vlasois Sansi, relying on the prince's great trust in him, had him driven away . Discuss everything with these two servants.Because François Sancy had announced that he would spend the summer at the fortress of Petreira to avoid the foul air of Rome, they wanted to gather a dozen or so bandits in Naples to fight on the way.The matter was handled by Olampio.They agreed that the bandits should lie in ambush in the forest near Petleira, and that they should be informed of the moment when François Sancy was on the road, and that they would take him halfway, and that they would inform his family that a large ransom would be required to send him away. Let people go.In this way, the children will be forced to return to Rome to raise funds.They pretended that they couldn't raise money for a while, and the bandits followed the original threat and killed them without the money. In this way, no one could guess the real murderer. It is summer.However, when François Sansi left Rome for Petreira, the person in charge of the messenger did not notify the bandits in ambush in the forest in time, so that they did not have time to rush to the road to rob people.François Sancy arrived in Petreira safe and sound.The bandits no longer wished to engage in this dodgy business, and went off to pursue their own trade elsewhere. Sancy is a treacherous and cunning man, suspicious by nature, and never walks out of the fort easily.Now that he was old and feeble, and his temper was growing worse, it was even more cruel to torment two poor women, who, he declared, were delighted to see him weakened. Beatrice could not endure this dreadful life, and called Marzio and Olampio to the walls of the fortress, and at night, while her father was asleep, she spoke to them through a low window, And throw them a few letters addressed to Lord Gaila. Through these letters, things settled down.Monsieur Guerra promised to pay Marzio and Olampio a thousand piastres, a third of which he would advance in Rome, if they would kill François Sancy himself.The other two-thirds will be paid by Lucrece and Beatrice when things are done.For then they will have François Sancy's safe in their hands. They also agreed to do it on the birthday of Our Lady.为此两个女人设法把两个仆人领进了要塞，可是卢克莱丝出于对圣母纪念日的尊重，不愿在这天行动，她劝贝阿特丽丝推迟一天，以免犯下双重的罪孽。 年月日，晚间，母女俩想方设法，让弗朗索瓦·桑西这个很难骗住的人服了鸦片。他睡得很死。 到了半夜，贝阿特丽丝把马尔齐奥和奥兰皮约引进要塞。 接着，母女俩又把他们领进老家伙的房间，他还在呼呼酣睡，她们让两个男人留在房间，依约行动。自己则退到隔壁房间等候消息。谁知两个男人一脸煞白地走了出来，好像丢了魂似的。 “出了什么事？”两个女人问。 “杀一个睡着了的老头子，是多么卑鄙可耻！我们心不狠，下不了手！” 一听这话，贝阿特丽丝火冒三丈，厉声骂道：“你们这些男子汉，什么都准备好了，却没有胆量去杀一个睡着了的人！要是他醒着，你们连正面看他一眼恐怕都不敢吧！事情办成这个样子，你们还有脸要钱！好吧，既然你们怕下手，那我就去干。哼，你们不干，也活不长久的！” 这几句气话激怒了两个男人，再说他们又怕减少酬金，于是横下心来，回到卧室。两个女人也跟了进去。两人之一拿着一枚大钉子，对准酣睡的老头子的眼睛，另一个拿着锤子，把铁钉打进老头的头颅。他们用同样的办法，在老头的咽喉处也钉了一枚，可怜的家伙挣扎了一阵，但是没用，终于带着一身罪恶，见魔鬼去了。 完事以后，年轻姑娘交给奥兰皮约一大袋钱币，又把她父亲一件镶着金线的呢大衣给了马尔齐奥，然后把他们打发走了。 两个女人留下来，先把尸体头颈部的钉子拔出来，然后，用床单裹住尸体，拖着头穿过一个个房间，来到一条走廊上。 走廊下面是一座人迹罕至的小花园。里面有一株硕大的接骨树。她们便把尸体抛在这棵树上。走廊尽头有厕所。她们希望，第二天人们发现落在树上的尸体时，会以为老头子是上厕所失足摔下去的。 事情果如她们的预想。早上，有人发现了老头子的尸体，顿时要塞里一片哭闹声。她们也免不了又哭又叫，为不幸死去的父亲、丈夫伤悼。但贝阿特丽丝虽有报复所遭凌辱的勇气，却缺乏生活中必需的谨慎。那天一大早，她把一条血迹斑斑的床单交给要塞的洗衣妇，告诉她不要大惊小怪，因为她夜里不舒服，流了很多血，现在已经完全好了。 两个女人为弗朗索瓦·桑西体面地举行了葬礼，然后回到罗马，准备享受长期以来渴望的安宁生活。 她们以为自己从此是幸福的人了，殊不知那不勒斯那边已经出事。 上帝公正不偏，不愿让这样一桩残忍的杀人案不受追究。 佩特莱拉要塞的事情很快传到了京城。首席法官起了疑心，立即派王家警察去开棺验尸。拘捕可疑分子。 警官首先把住在要塞里的人抓了起来，套上锁链，押往那不勒斯。除了洗衣妇供出贝阿特丽丝曾交给她一条或几条有血渍的床单外，其余口供没有显露半点蛛丝马迹。审问者问洗衣妇，贝阿特丽丝有没有解释这些血污的来历。洗衣妇回答说，贝阿特丽丝说是她的经血。审问者追问道，这么大块的血渍真是来自月经吗？她回答说不是，因为那些血渍颜色鲜红。 人们立即把这一情况报告了罗马的司法机构。可是过了好几个月，他们才想到派人拘捕弗朗索瓦·桑西的子女。在此期间，卢克莱丝、贝阿特丽丝和雅克本有一千次机会逃走，或者借口朝圣去佛罗伦萨，或者乘船去西维塔—维奇亚，但上帝不给他们这种逃命的启发。 盖拉大人一获悉那不勒斯出事的消息，便派人去杀马尔齐奥和奥兰皮约，可是只在泰尔尼杀死了奥兰皮约。那不勒斯的司法机构派人逮捕了马尔齐奥，并解到该城。他一到那里，就把一切供认不讳。 这份骇人听闻的供词立即被送到罗马的司法机构。这时他们才决定逮捕弗朗索瓦活着的两个儿子雅克和贝纳尔，以及他的遗孀卢克莱丝，并关进科尔特·沙维拉监狱。贝阿特丽丝则留在父亲的宅邸，由一大队警察看管。马尔齐奥也从那不勒斯解了来，关在同一监狱。人们让他在那里与两个妇女对质，她们都矢口否认，贝阿特丽丝更是死不承认把镶金线的呢大衣给了马尔齐奥。年轻姑娘在回答法官的讯问时口才惊人，容貌绝美，令马尔齐奥油然生出仰慕之情，于是把那不勒斯的供词全部推翻。人家再审问他，他闭口不答，宁愿受刑去死。他恰如其分地表达了对贝阿特丽丝的美貌的敬意。 马尔齐奥死后，罪行得不到证明，且没有充足的理由拷打桑西家的两个儿子或两个女人，法官们便把他们送往圣安琪堡。他们在那里平静地度过了几个月。 事情似乎了结了。在罗马，谁也不怀疑贝阿特丽丝这个如此美丽，如此勇敢，引起人们如此关注的姑娘，很快便会重获自由。可是不幸的是，司法机关偶然逮住了在泰尔尼杀死奥兰皮约的杀手。他被押到罗马后，供出了所有情况。 杀手的口供把盖拉大人也牵连上了，法庭传他尽快出庭，坐牢看来是免不了的事，说不定还会落得个死刑。可是这位令人钦佩的大人生来善于处事，居然奇迹般地脱了身。他被看作教廷最美的男子，在罗马认识他的人很多，要想逃脱委实困难。再说，每道城门都严加把守，或许，从发出传票那一刻起，他家的门口就被人监视上了。而且，他身躯魁伟，面孔白皙，蓄着漂亮的金髯和金发。 他以令人意想不到的速度，买通了一位炭商，换上他的衣服，剃光胡须和头发，脸上涂了色，买了两匹毛驴，便沿着罗马的街巷，一瘸一拐地卖起木炭来。他嘴里塞满面包和洋葱，大声吆喝着买卖，那粗鲁愚钝的样子，装得绝妙。这时成百名警察不仅在罗马城里，而且在城外条条大路上搜捕他。最后，等到大部分警察都熟悉了他的面孔后，他才赶着毛驴出了城，一路上他遇见了好几队警察，他们都没有想到要逮捕他。从那以后，人们只收到过他的一封信。他母亲给他往马赛寄钱。有人猜想他在法国当兵打仗。 杀手的供词和盖拉大人的出逃，在罗马引起强烈的轰动，又煽起了人们对桑西一家子犯罪的怀疑。于是他们又被人从圣安琪堡提出来，押进沙维拉监狱。 两兄弟受不住严刑拷打，怯懦地招了供，他们远不如下人马尔齐奥骨头硬。卢克莱丝·佩特洛尼夫人过惯了舒适豪华的生活，再说身体又那么肥胖，受不了严刑拷问，也把所知的一切全盘招供。 可是贝阿特丽丝这个坚强勇敢的姑娘截然不同。法官的威胁利诱对她毫无作用。她不管经受怎样的折磨，就是不屈服。负责审讯她的著名法官尤利西斯·莫卡蒂被她搞得束手无策。他对少女的表现大为惊叹，认为必须把案子上报圣上。 此时在位的教皇是克莱芒八世。 圣上想披览案卷，细察案情。他担心尤利西斯·莫卡蒂法官被贝阿特丽丝的美貌征服。在审讯中对她网开一面，尽管这位法官以聪明博学著名。出于这种考虑，圣上免去了他的此案主审官职务，把案子交给一个更严酷的法官负责。这个野蛮家伙果然心狠手辣，无情地折磨贝阿特丽丝的美丽躯体，扯着头发把她吊起来拷问。 新法官把贝阿特丽丝吊在空中，让人把她的兄弟和继母带来。雅克和卢克莱丝一见到她，便喊道：“罪过既然犯了，那就忏悔吧，硬顶着也没用，别让身体给撕了。” “看来，你们是想让家族蒙羞受辱，想带着耻辱去死咯？” 少女回答道，“你们做错了。不过，既然你们愿意，那也只好这样了。” 接着，她转身对警察说：“把我放下来。把我母亲的审讯记录念给我听。该承认的我都承认，不该承认的我决不承认。” 她说到做到。凡是事实，她都供认不讳。于是警察把他们身上的锁链都解除了。她有五个月没有见到兄弟了，很想与他们一起吃晚饭，他们四人一起愉快地过了一天。 第二天，他们又被分开了。两兄弟被押解到托迪诺奈监狱。母女俩留在沙维拉监狱。圣父教皇读了录有口供的正式文件后，命令立即将他们绑在烈马后面拖死。 这个严厉的判决震动了整个罗马。许多红衣主教和王公贵胄跪在教皇面前，恳求他准许这些不幸的人为自己辩护。 “那么，他们是不是也给了老父亲时间，让他为自己辩护呢！”教皇生气地反问。 最后，教皇特别开恩，同意给二十五天的缓刑期。罗马第一流的律师马上投入这个引起全城人愤愤不平和同情的案子，为被告写辩护词，到了第二十五天，他们一齐去见圣上。 尼古洛·德·安加利打头，可他刚读了两行辩护词，克莱芒八世就大声打断他的话：“这么说，在罗马，我们抓到了几个杀害父亲的人，可是有些律师却来为他们辩护！” 大伙儿都没作声，只有法利纳西大胆说：“至尊的圣父，我们来这里，并不是为罪行辩护，而是想证明，如果能做到的话，这些不幸的人中间，有一个或几个是清白无辜的。” 教皇示意他讲下去，他便足足讲了三个钟头。然后教皇接过他们写的辩护词，让他们回去。拉尔蒂耶里走在最后，他怕受牵连，便跪下向教皇解释道：“作为可怜人的律师，我别无他法，只能在这个案子里出面。” 教皇回答道：“你们这样做并不奇怪，让我震惊的是那些家伙。” 整整一夜，教皇毫无睡意，在仔细披览律师们写的辩护词。红衣主教圣马赛尔在近旁侍候。圣上似乎被这些材料打动了，以至于有人猜测，这些不幸的人逃生有望。为了拯救两个儿子，律师们把罪责都推到贝阿特丽丝身上，他们希望：既然在审讯中已经证明，父亲曾多次对女儿使用暴力犯罪，那么女儿杀死父亲是属于正当防卫，理所应当宽赦，倘若能做到这一步，主犯都能活下来，那么作为被她诱使的从犯，她的兄弟就更不会被判处死刑了。 读了一夜辩护词后，克莱芒八世下令将被告重新押回监狱，关在单人牢房。这使罗马人又生出极大的希望。在这起案子中，他们关注的只是贝阿特丽丝。确实，她是爱过盖拉大人，但她从未违反最严厉的贞操规定，要讲真正的公道，就不能把恶魔的罪行归在她身上，可是就因为她使用了自卫的权利，人们就要惩罚她！如果她接受惩罚，那又该怎样惩罚呢？这样一个可爱的，值得怜悯，而且已经那么倒霉的姑娘，难道必须让人间的正义去加重她的不幸吗？她在十六岁以前，就已经饱尝苦难。生活是那样凄惨，难道她就无权过几天不那么可怕的日子吗？每个罗马人似乎都在为她辩护。如果弗朗索瓦·桑西首次对她犯罪时，她一刀捅死他，也不能得到宽赦吗？ 克莱芒八世是个温和仁慈的教皇。我们开始希望，他会为一时气愤，打断律师们的辩护而感到歉疚，从而原谅那位以暴力反抗暴力的少女。事实上，她不是在对方初次犯罪时，而是企图再犯时使用暴力的，不料在这期间教皇得到报告，康斯当丝·桑塔·克罗斯侯爵夫人死于非命。这时全罗马人都惴惴不安起来。六十岁的侯爵夫人是被儿子保罗·桑塔·克罗斯刺死的。原因是她不肯保证让儿子继承她的全部财产。报告还说凶手已经逃走，没有希望将他抓获。看了这份报告，教皇又想起前不久发生的马西尼家骨肉相残的事件，近亲之间的凶杀接二连三地发生，教皇觉得难过，他认为自己不能赦免这类罪行，接到报告的日子是月日，教皇正在蒙特卡瓦洛宫，准备次日上午去附近的天使的圣玛丽亚教堂，任命一个德国红衣主教为教区主教。 星期五点（下午点）①，教皇召见罗马总督费朗特·塔威纳，亲口对他说：“我把桑西家一案交给你。你要伸张正义，不要拖延。” 总督接到命令，十分激动，他回到府里，立即签发死刑判决书，同时召集会议，讨论如何行刑。 年月日，星期六上午，罗马的第一流人物，“慰安会”的成员，分头跑关押两兄弟和母女俩的监狱。头天夜里，知道情况的罗马贵胄通宵不眠，都往蒙特卡瓦洛宫跑，以疏通那里的红衣主教，至少为两位妇女争取在监狱里行刑，而不必在可恶的断头台上示众的恩惠，以及为年轻的贝尔纳·桑西争取赦免。他才岁，什么内情也不知道。在这事关命运的夜晚，高贵的斯福扎红衣主教热情洋溢，表现尤为突出。可是尽管他身为王公，地位显赫，却也空手而返，什么也没得到。桑塔·克罗斯是为了金钱犯罪，所以是卑鄙的行为，而贝阿特丽丝是为了拯救荣誉才犯的罪。 就在这些权高位重的红衣主教进行无效的奔走时，大法学家法利纳西斗胆闯入皇宫，晋见教皇。这位令人惊叹的人物来到教皇面前，巧妙进言，条分缕析，处处提到良心，终于强求硬讨，为贝尔纳·桑西争取了一条活路。 教皇答应对贝尔纳·桑西从宽处理时，已是（月日星期六）清晨四点。在圣安琪桥广场，人们忙碌了一夜，为①原文如此。 行刑作准备。然而死刑判决书的副本直到清晨五点才准备好，因此直到六点钟才向那几个不幸的人宣布这不幸的消息，那时他们还在安心睡觉哩。 少女一听到这可怕的判决，连穿衣的力气也没有了，她不停地尖叫着，陷入最可怕的绝望状态。 “啊！上帝呵！这是真的吗！我突然一下就要去死吗？” 卢克莱斯·佩特洛尼却正好相反，她只说了几句甚合常情的话。她先是跪下来祷告，接着她从容地劝女儿与她一起上教堂。她们将在那里准备踏上由生到死的庄严历程。 继母的话使贝阿特丽丝完全镇静下来。继母使她恢复了自制力。她开始有多么疯狂，冲动，现在就有多么平静，理智，从此刻起，她就成了全罗马人叹赏的坚贞的明镜。 她要求来一个公证人，准备立遗嘱。这个要求得到了批准。她在遗嘱中写道，她的遗体要埋在莫托里约的圣彼埃尔教堂。她将三十万法郎留给斯梯玛特修院。这笔钱将给五十个穷姑娘作嫁妆。她的行为感动了卢克莱丝，于是她也立下遗嘱，要求死后埋葬在圣乔治教堂，她施舍了五十万法郎给这座教堂，还作了其他一些遗赠。 八点钟，她们作忏悔，听弥撒，领圣体。但在去听弥撒之前，贝阿特丽丝觉得穿着这身豪华衣服，在众目睽睽之下出现在断头台上会很不合适，于是要求买两件裙服，一件给她，一件给继母。这些裙服很像修女穿的袍子，胸前和肩膀没有花饰，袖子宽大，打了褶皱。继母的裙服是用黑棉布做的。女儿的裙服是用蓝色塔夫绸做的，用一根粗绳做腰带。 裙服送来时，贝阿特丽丝正跪在地上，她站起来，对卢克莱丝说：“母亲大人，我们受难的时刻来临了。我们最好准备一下，换一套衣服。让我们最后一次互相帮着穿上衣服吧。” 在圣安琪桥广场，已经搭起一座大断头台，架好了铡刀和卡头夹，十三时（早上八点），慈善会把耶稣受难十字架送到监狱门口，雅克·桑西第一个走出来。他虔诚地跪在门槛上祈祷，吻了耶稣圣洁的伤口，跟着出来的是弟弟贝尔纳·桑西，他的双手也被捆着，眼前挂着一块小牌子。这时，涌来无数围观的人。从一个窗口落下一只花盆，差点砸在旗幡旁一个举着火把的修士头上。人群中产生一阵骚乱。 众人都注视着两兄弟的举动，这时，罗马的稽察官走上前来，说：“贝尔纳先生，上帝赦免你一死。你就陪送你的亲人，为他们祷告吧。” 话音刚落，两个“慰安会”成员便摘去了贝尔纳眼前的小牌子。刽子手把雅克架上车，脱去衣服，绑在车上。刽子手又走到贝尔纳面前，验明赦免书上的签名，便给他松绑，取下镣铐。贝尔纳本来准备受绑，没穿衣服，刽子手便把他带上车，拿一件镶金线的呢外套给他披上（据说这就是在佩特莱拉要塞杀人之后马尔齐奥从贝阿特丽丝手里得到的赏赐）。 街上涌满了人，临街的窗口挤满了人，屋顶上也站满了人。人群突然一下骚动起来，响起了低沉的话声，人们互相传告，这孩子被赦免了。 这时唱起了圣诗。行刑的队列经过纳沃奈广场，缓缓地朝沙维拉监狱走去，来到监狱门口后，旗幡停住了，两个女人从监狱里走出来。在耶稣受难十字架脚下作了一番祈祷，然后一前一后跟着队列行走，她们穿着上面述及的裙服，头上披一块塔夫绸面纱，几乎垂到腰间。 卢克莱丝是寡妇，按规矩，她披的是黑面纱，趿一双平底黑绒拖勒。 姑娘罩的是蓝色塔夫绸面巾，和裙服的颜色质料一样。不过她多披了一条银色的呢披肩，穿了一条紫色的呢裙子。脚穿一双白绒鞋，系着大红鞋带，打着雅致的结子。她穿着这身装束，走起路来别有风姿，围观的人众看见她在队列后面缓缓而行，不由得泪如泉涌。 两个女人胳膊被捆住了，手却是可以活动的，于是她们贴着眼睛，一人举一个耶稣受难十字架。她们的裙服袖子宽大，可以看见被衬衣的紧口袖子罩着的手臂。当地人习惯穿那种衬衣。 卢克莱丝生性较为软弱，一路上几乎在不停地哭泣；年轻的贝阿特丽丝则相反，表现十分勇敢，沿途每经过一个教堂，她都要跪一阵子，用坚定的语气说：“基督啊，我敬仰你！” 这期间，可怜的雅克被捆在车上，但他表现得十分坚强。 圣安琪桥广场挤满了人和车辆。队伍好不容易才从广场下部通过。有人立即把两个女人领进事先安排好的小教堂。然后雅克·桑西也被带了进来。 年少的贝尔纳披着镶金线的呢外套，被直接送上了断头台。这时人人都以为他并未被赦免，马上就要命赴黄泉了。这可怜的孩子吓得灵魂出窍，在台上走了一步就晕倒了。有人取来凉水，把他浇醒，安排在铡刀对面坐下。 刽子手去提解卢克莱丝·佩特洛尼夫人，她双手被绑在背后，肩上的披巾取走了。她随着旗幡出现在广场上，头上罩着黑色塔夫绸的面巾。她向上帝作了祈祷，又吻了耶稣圣像的伤口。有人让她把鞋子脱下，留在砖地上。她略嫌胖了一点，煞费力气才登上断头台，上去以后，就有人来把她的面巾摘掉。她袒着肩膀和胸脯，在众目睽睽之下，显得很不自在。她看看自己，又看看铡刀，缓缓地耸了耸肩膀，表示无可奈何。她噙着眼泪，说：“上帝呵！……你们，教友们呵，为我的灵魂祈祷吧！” 她不知道该干什么，便去问首席刽子手亚历山大，他告诉她骑在夹具的木板上。不过她觉得这样有失体面，犹豫了半天才照办。（随后的细节，意大利读者是能够接受的，因为他们对任何事情都要了解得一清二楚，而对于法国读者，只须知道这一点就够了。为了顾及这位可怜妇女的廉耻心，刽子手是在她的胸部下的刀子，他把她的头颅示众以后，用黑塔夫绸面巾包了起来。）就在刽子手整理刑具，准备处决年轻姑娘时，有一座挤满好奇者的看台倒了，死了不少人。他们就这样赶在贝阿特丽丝前面见上帝去了。 当贝阿特丽丝看见旗幡朝小教堂走来，要把她提去时，不禁冲动地问：“我母亲死得痛快吗？” 有人回答说是的，于是她跪在耶稣受难十字架前，发狂地为母亲的灵魂祈祷。接着她又大声地对耶稣像说了好久的话。 “上帝啊，你现在又来接我走了。我诚心诚意跟你去，请伸出你仁慈的手，宽恕我深重的罪孽……” 接着她背诵了好几段圣诗和赞美诗，来赞美上帝。最后，当刽子手拿着绳子来到她面前时，她说：“把我的躯体捆上吧，它该受惩罚。把我的灵魂释放吧，它应该达到不朽之境，享受永世的荣光。” 说完，她站起身，作过祈祷，把鞋子留在楼梯下边，然后登上断头台，敏捷地跨上木板，把脖子伸在铡刀下。这一切她都做得极好，为的是不让刽子手触碰她的身体。她动作很快，使得摘下面巾时，观众无法看清她的肩膀和胸脯。铡刀过了好一会儿才落下来，因为有什么东西突然把它卡住了。 在这期间，她大声呼喊着耶稣基督和圣母的名字。在刀子落下来的一瞬间，她的身体剧烈地抽搐了一下。可怜的贝尔纳一直坐在断头台上，这时再度晕死过去。“慰安会”的成员足足费了半个钟头，才使他苏醒过来。这时维克多·桑西也被解上了断头台。由于细节过于残酷。这里就一笔带过。总之他也被处死了。 行完刑后，人们立即把贝尔纳押回监狱。由于发高烧，狱方便给他放血治疗。 至于那两个可怜的女人，人们把她们分别整容入殓，停放在离断头台几步远的地方。附近就是圣安琪桥右边的第一个塑像，即圣·保罗塑像。一直停放到下午四点一刻。每具棺木四周燃点着四支白蜡烛。 然后，她们俩和雅克·桑西的遗体一起，被送到佛罗伦萨领事馆。晚上九点一刻，人们给姑娘的遗体穿上衣服，撒上许多鲜花，然后送到蒙托里约的圣彼埃尔教堂。她美得惊人，好像在安睡。她被埋葬在祭坛前，面对着拉斐尔·都尔班所画的《耶稣变容图》。罗马圣方济格修会的全体修士点着五十支大蜡烛，出席了她的葬礼。 晚上十点，卢克莱丝·佩特洛尼被运到圣乔治教堂。无以计数的人都赶来观看这一悲惨的仪式。目光所及之处，只见大街小巷挤满了车辆与人群，脚手架，窗口和屋顶上都挤满了人。那一天太阳很辣，许多人都被晒晕了过去。发烧的人不计其数。到十九点（二点差一刻）仪式结束，人群散开后，许多人被挤得窒息过去，还有一些被马匹撞倒。死者为数不少。 卢克莱丝·佩特洛尼夫人身材娇小，年龄虽有五十，姿色却分毫不减，小小的鼻子，黑幽幽的眼睛，白里透红的脸庞，一幅绝美的相貌。她的头发是栗色的，生得不密。 贝阿特丽丝刚满十六。她的死令人永远痛惜。她个子不高，但体态丰腴，脸上有一对小酒窝。她虽然死了，身上堆着鲜花，却像睡熟了，在睡梦中露出微笑，那种笑靥，就和她生前经常浮现在脸上的一样。她嘴巴小巧，金色的头发自然卷曲。受刑之前，这些金色的卷发垂落到眼前，更使她别具风姿，引得人们怜惜不已。 雅克·桑西身体矮胖，面皮白皙，须发浓黑，他死时大约二十六岁。 贝尔纳·桑西长得像姐姐，也有一头长发。当他登上断头台时，许多人以为他就是贝阿特丽丝。 那天太阳太辣，好些围观者受了热，夜里都死了。其中有一个叫乌巴迪诺·乌马迪尼的小伙子，长得极为英俊，身体也十分健壮。他是罗马大名鼎鼎的朗奇老爷的弟弟。这样，桑西一家人的亡灵在升天的路上也不会感到寂寞了。 昨天是年月日，星期二。圣马赛洛的苦修士趁庆祝圣十字节的机会，利用他们的特权，使贝尔纳·桑西获释。他必须在一年后将向西克斯特桥的圣三会捐赠四十万法郎。 （下文为另一人所补充）今世的弗朗索瓦和贝尔纳都是他的后人。 以坚持不懈的努力拯救了少年桑西的著名律师法利纳西，发表了他的全部辩护词。但是他在克莱芒八世面前为桑西一家人说话的六十六号辩护词，他只发表了一部分。这份辩护词是用拉丁文写的，整整六大页。遗憾的是我不能在此转述。它描述了年人们的思想方式，我觉得写得很合情理。年后的若干年，法利纳西在把辩护词付印时，给为桑西一案写的辩护词加了一段拉丁文说明。 “案中涉及的犯人都被处死。只有贝尔纳例外，他被判处服苦役，财产充公。犯人被处决时，他在场陪斩。” 以这段说明来作的结尾是感人的，但我想读者对如此冗长的故事大概已感到厌倦了。