Louis last visit.
Melanie listened as Marie remembered her last visit from Louis.
“J'ai d'abord entendu la clé dans la serrure. La nuit était sombre et les bougies avaient brûlé pour devenir une faible lueur.
Alors que la porte s'ouvrait, la silhouette de la silhouette semblait étrangement familière et pourtant non.”
{“I first heard the key in the lock. The night was dark and the candles had burned to a faint glimmer. As the door opened the silhouette of the figure seemed strangely familiar and yet not.”}
Melanie gripped Marie’s hand to comfort her.
“Il n'a pas parlé au début alors qu'il se dirigeait vers moi.
J'avais peur que ce soit la fin de moi.
Son visage était maigre et gris, son corps mince. Ses robes pendaient librement alors qu'il s'agenouillait devant moi. Louis XVI n'était qu'une coquille de son ancienne stature.
Il a parlé dans un murmure "N'oubliez pas que je vous aimerai jusqu'à ce que l'aube des temps ne soit plus."
Avec ce dernier mot de mon amour, il retourna dans l'ombre et je ne devais plus jamais le revoir. Les bougies de ma chambre ont clignoté lorsque la porte s'est refermée et j'ai été laissée pleurer dans l'obscurité.”
{“He did not speak at first as he moved towards me.
I was scared that this could be the end of me.
His face was gaunt and grey his body thin.
His gowns hung loosely as he knelt before me. Louis XVI was a mere shell of his former stature.
He spoke in a whisper “Remember that I will love you until the dawn of time is no more.”
With that last word from my love he moved back into the shadows and I was to never see him again.
The candles in my room flickered as the door closed and I was left to weep in darkness.”}
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Melanie wiped the tears from Marie’s eyes and held her sister once more.
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Transported into history
1 - It was a night to remember forever!
2 - Moving within elite circles.
3 - Melanie was transported to ‘Un jour à Versailles’
4 - James will never believe this!
5 - James called back, but Melanie was away in France!
6 - “Happy anniversary my love - See you tonight”
7 - They woke in each other’s arms
8 - “Would you marry me 230 years ago James?”
9 - The French Court setting designs.
10 - Immersed in history
11 - Planning a trip for one day in May
12 - Auction Day to come somewhere in time May 7th 1819
13 - A breakfast fit for a King
14 - Hello Lord Wemsys - May 7th 1819
15 - Now we can return to see Marie.
16 - James and Melanie will marry in Versailles tomorrow.
17 - The wedding June 7th 1789.
18 - The letter was stained by Melanie’s tears.
19 - To visit Versailles once more
20- The flight to Geneva with Merie by her side
21 - The saving of Marie’s Jewels
22 - I fear to be the Last Queen of France. Write our story!
23 - Holding you forever my sister. Time still exists!
24 - A lock of hair
25 - Slavery – the absence of Choice to Choose.
26 - James will you still love me in another 200 years?
27 - Our bond will never break, even in a thousand years.
28 - A hole in the heart of history. A story of slavery.
29 - Our love will go on wherever you are.
30 - ‘The Slavery of Marie Antoinette’
32 - The Power of the pendant. "Nous avons aimé dans le temps."
33 - “Viva La Vida Melanie.” {“Live life Melanie.”}
34 - Time alone gives Marie love.
35 - Marie-Thérèse did live.
36 - Time heals.
37 - Escape from Tuileries Palace.
38 - The endless dawns of time.
40 - Where is it? Where is it!!?
41 - Tears from the Temple Tower
42 - Where are you now?
43 - Marie-Thérèse’s letter to her mother.
45 - The Postman never arrived.
46 - Sometimes not knowing is the answer.
49 - Change the world one wish at a time
50 - Be the Change you wish to see.
51 - Let me share my vision with you Marie.
53 - Snow on the ground
54 - Come with me Marie
56 - Over the sea to Skye
57 - Another night to remember
59 - Escape from Perth to Edinburgh; the Queen is safe.
60 - A horse a horse; my kingdom for a horse!
61 - Setting out to Edinburgh Castle
62 - Dreaming
66 - The Battle of Killiecrankie
68 - Ask the mountains
69 - Echoes of the past
70 - Where are you Marie?
73 - Life’s a continuum.
74 - The soothing light of White
75 - The Autumn winds of my heart.
76 - Lost in thoughts and lost in time.
77 - I wish you were here Marie!
78 - Brothers in Arms
79 - Lay me down
80 - Share Christmas with me Melanie.
81 - The Leaving
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