It was a pity that he did not resemble the Dauphin at all, this scrofulous child.

But they were in a hurry, and they were at their wits' ends.

And it is not always easy to find a boy who will die in a given time.

This boy had to die, however, by some means or other.

It was for France, you understand, and the safety of the Great Republic." "One hopes that he appreciated his privilege," observed Colville, philosophically.
"And he must die in public, duly certified for by persons of undoubted integrity.