D'Eon de Beaumont, his life and times; . nd sex, the responsibility of which restsentirely with her relatives, and whilst rendering justiceto the prudent, decorous, and circumspect conduct shehas at all times observed in the dress of her adoptionwhilst preserving a manly and vigorous bearing; Irequire, absolutely, that the ambiguity of her sex,wHch has afiorded inexhaustible material for gossip,indecent betting, and idle jesting Hable to be renewed,especially in France, which her pride would not tolerate,and which would give rise to fresh quarrels that couldonly serve, perhaps, to palHate and
D'Eon de Beaumont, his life and times; . nd sex, the responsibility of which restsentirely with her relatives, and whilst rendering justiceto the prudent, decorous, and circumspect conduct shehas at all times observed in the dress of her adoptionwhilst preserving a manly and vigorous bearing; Irequire, absolutely, that the ambiguity of her sex,wHch has afiorded inexhaustible material for gossip,indecent betting, and idle jesting Hable to be renewed,especially in France, which her pride would not tolerate,and which would give rise to fresh quarrels that couldonly serve, perhaps, to palHate and revive former ones ;I require, absolutely, I say, in the name of the King, thatthe phantom Chevaher dEon shall entirely disappear,and that the pubHc mind shall for ever be set at restby a distinct, precise, and unambiguous declaration,publicly made, of the true sex of Charles-Genevieve-Louise-Auguste-Andree-Timothee dEon de Beaumontbefore she returns to France, and by her resumption offemale attire; with all of which she should the more. I—I H mO o -Cs, o § METAMORPHOSIS 177 readily comply just now, considering Low interestingshe will appear to both sexes, alike honoured by herlife, her courage, and her talents. Upon which con-ditions, I will deliver to her the safe conduct on parch-ment, signed by the King and his Minister for ForeignAffairs, which allows her to return to France and thereremain under the special and immediate protection of hisMajesty, who is desirous not only of according protectionand security under his royal word, but who is goodenough to change the yearly pension of 12,000 livresgranted by the late King in 1766, which has been punctu-ally paid to her to this day, into a life-annuity of thesame amount, with an acknowledgment that the capitalof the said annuity has already been provided andadvanced by the said ChevaUer dEon in furthering theconcerns of the late King, besides other larger sums,the total of which will he remitted by me for the liquidationof
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