The Lethal Habit of the Marquise De Brinvilliers (AFRTS)

Good evening. This is Crime Classics. I am Thomas Highland with another true story of crime. Listen. Mary Magdalene, the Marquis de Brown Ville, pouring corrosive sublimate in solution into a beaker. Add a pinch of lead arsenic, sprinkle flour of quince, heaping teaspoonful of calcium vitriol, swish it around to make everything go into solution,

And since Pigeon Pie un-poisoned, that is, was her daddy's favorite dish, especially the way she made it, just like Mom. Pour all the solution onto a Pigeon Pie. Here's your Pigeon Pie. See how lovely it looks.

Tonight, my report to you on the lethal habit of the Marquis de Brantville. Crime classics. A series of true crime stories taken from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, Mr. Thomas Highland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders.

Now once again, Mr. Thomas Highland. Prince just about went broke under Louis XIV, a lot with building Versailles and some other minor palaces, and what with his peccadillos and lavishments to say nothing of la Ferre de Trois chevaux, Louis brought practically all of France to its knees.

However, to be an aristocrat that this time was a very fine thing, Louis took care of his friends. If he couldn't get it for you, it couldn't be had. And one of his favorites, a fortunate man who had the run of the palace, was a marquee named Ari de Bram ville.

One of his favorite rooms was the dueling chamber. His favorite sport du jour. Now, God yourself! Touche, you touched me. Did you like that defence, Godot? Oh, very much, eh? I thought this new attack I learned would surely confound you.