"I believe," said the Lord of Beauvais, "that you have already relieved them, my good Frantz, if not, do it now; give them what necessaries they may require, but do it prudently, that we may not be called upon to answer for it; for in this general affliction of want and confusion, every thing is suspicious.
— from The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel. Vol. I. by Ludwig Tieck
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