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incarceration, explaining that his reputation would be completely ruined if the truth ever came out. After serving several months in prison, de Sade was released and exiled to live outside Paris, under the watchful eye of the French authorities. However, jail did little to dampen his lust and de Sade returned to his life of debauchery, despite the fact that a Paris police inspector asked the brothel madams not to release any of their girls for de Sade’s pleasure.
The Marquis de Sade found it hard to settle back into Parisian life following the scandal of 1763. On his release he begged to see his wife, apologising profusely for having offended her. De Sade eventually retreated to live in his chateau at La Coste, accompanied for a short while by his mistress, La Beauvoisin. She played the role of his wife, even going as far as entertaining the Provençal nobility, but this was all to come to an unhappy end in 1768.
It was Easter Sunday when de Sade met a young widow called Rose Keller on the streets and, finding her attractive, he offered her a job as a maid. Keller went with de Sade to his small house in Arcueil where, according to the widow, he threatened to kill her before tying her to a bedpost and whipping her with a birch branch. Then he made gashes in her buttocks and poured molten wax into the wounds. Keller managed to escape by tying sheets together and climbing out of a bedroom window. She ran straight to the police and told them about her ordeal.
When the authorities questioned de Sade about what had taken place, he told them that Keller was a willing partner who agreed to be paid for sex and ‘extras’, but he categorically denied having made any cuts to her buttocks. When she was examined by a doctor, it showed that she had been whipped but there were no signs of any other injuries. Once again de Sade paid for his indiscretion and received two rather short prison sentences.
His wife stood by him, and when he was released they went to live in exile in Provence. For about three years de Sade managed to rein his passions and they played happy families. They had three children and de Sade, who seemed happy to be lord of his manor, produced several plays in his theatre. However, if his wife thought that he was going to play the dutiful husband and father for very long, she was under a serious misconception.
LIFE OF EXCESS
In 1771, the Marquis de Sade saw the inside of a prison once again, but this time it was over payment of a debt. It appears that when he was released, he went back to his old way of life and started off by upsetting his mother-in-law. He seduced her younger daughter, Anne-Prospre, who was not only a virgin and a canoness, but of course the sister of his wife.
In 1772, de Sade received the penalty of death for accidentally poisoning several prostitutes with Spanish fly. This was a drug, which he used for purposes of seduction, but it was dangerous as the amount required was minuscule and the difference between the effective dose and the harmful dose was very narrow. De Sade managed to escape to Italy, accompanied by his loyal servant, Latour, and Anne-Prospre. While in Italy, de Sade and Latour were both sentenced to death in absentia , and Anne-Prospre decided to take refuge in a French convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her life.
De Sade was caught and imprisoned in the chateau of Miolans, but he was able to make an escape thanks to his ever-faithful wife who, for some unknown reason, still supported him during his life on the run. They returned to live in his chateau La Coste and, with the help of his wife, de Sade hired several handsome valets, an illiterate but attractive secretary, a beautiful cook and several young prostitutes to work as maids. De Sade was in his element and spent the season at his country estate forcing the girls into various acts of humiliation and sexual indignity. However, his activities were soon to come to an abrupt halt as the cook became
The Marquis de Sade found it hard to settle back into Parisian life following the scandal of 1763. On his release he begged to see his wife, apologising profusely for having offended her. De Sade eventually retreated to live in his chateau at La Coste, accompanied for a short while by his mistress, La Beauvoisin. She played the role of his wife, even going as far as entertaining the Provençal nobility, but this was all to come to an unhappy end in 1768.
It was Easter Sunday when de Sade met a young widow called Rose Keller on the streets and, finding her attractive, he offered her a job as a maid. Keller went with de Sade to his small house in Arcueil where, according to the widow, he threatened to kill her before tying her to a bedpost and whipping her with a birch branch. Then he made gashes in her buttocks and poured molten wax into the wounds. Keller managed to escape by tying sheets together and climbing out of a bedroom window. She ran straight to the police and told them about her ordeal.
When the authorities questioned de Sade about what had taken place, he told them that Keller was a willing partner who agreed to be paid for sex and ‘extras’, but he categorically denied having made any cuts to her buttocks. When she was examined by a doctor, it showed that she had been whipped but there were no signs of any other injuries. Once again de Sade paid for his indiscretion and received two rather short prison sentences.
His wife stood by him, and when he was released they went to live in exile in Provence. For about three years de Sade managed to rein his passions and they played happy families. They had three children and de Sade, who seemed happy to be lord of his manor, produced several plays in his theatre. However, if his wife thought that he was going to play the dutiful husband and father for very long, she was under a serious misconception.
LIFE OF EXCESS
In 1771, the Marquis de Sade saw the inside of a prison once again, but this time it was over payment of a debt. It appears that when he was released, he went back to his old way of life and started off by upsetting his mother-in-law. He seduced her younger daughter, Anne-Prospre, who was not only a virgin and a canoness, but of course the sister of his wife.
In 1772, de Sade received the penalty of death for accidentally poisoning several prostitutes with Spanish fly. This was a drug, which he used for purposes of seduction, but it was dangerous as the amount required was minuscule and the difference between the effective dose and the harmful dose was very narrow. De Sade managed to escape to Italy, accompanied by his loyal servant, Latour, and Anne-Prospre. While in Italy, de Sade and Latour were both sentenced to death in absentia , and Anne-Prospre decided to take refuge in a French convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her life.
De Sade was caught and imprisoned in the chateau of Miolans, but he was able to make an escape thanks to his ever-faithful wife who, for some unknown reason, still supported him during his life on the run. They returned to live in his chateau La Coste and, with the help of his wife, de Sade hired several handsome valets, an illiterate but attractive secretary, a beautiful cook and several young prostitutes to work as maids. De Sade was in his element and spent the season at his country estate forcing the girls into various acts of humiliation and sexual indignity. However, his activities were soon to come to an abrupt halt as the cook became
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