Stories By Famous Authors Illustrated 13 - Scaramouche #1

"Scaramouche: The Days Before Terror" by Raffael Sabatini follows Andre as he encounters Aline near the village of Gavrillac during the French Revolution. The Marquis offers to save Andre's life by pardoning him, but demands that Andre marry the Marquis's wife as the price. Andre refuses and rides off into the night, determined to seek revenge on the Marquis. Andre and Aline escape together through a barricaded village controlled by citizen-soldiers, with Andre revealing that the woman was his mother and explaining his connection to the Marquis, before they make their way past the mob.