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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Catherine de Medici by Honore de Balzac: You must have seen that they exposed you to the punishment of all
those who assist in a rebellion."
"Yes."
"The persons who persuaded you to this act of high treason must have
promised you rewards and the protection of the queen-mother."
"I did it out of attachment to Chaudieu, the only person whom I saw in
the matter."
"Do you persist in saying you did not see the Prince de Conde?"
"Yes."
"The Prince de Conde did not tell you that the queen-mother was
inclined to enter into his views against the Messieurs de Guise?"
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