Quick Revision
The cost ladder - how money decided every step:
| Step | Offer / decision | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillotine and expert from France | 16,000 francs |
| 2 | Guillotine and expert from Italy | 12,000 francs (with travel) |
| 3 | A soldier to do it | Refused |
| 4 | Life imprisonment with a guard | 600+ francs a year |
| 5 | Guard dismissed | Prisoner fetches his own food |
| 6 | Pension to leave | 600 francs a year, one-third in advance |
Key facts
- Monaco: about 7,000 people, an army of 60 men, near France and Italy on the Mediterranean.
- Taxes on tobacco, wine and spirits, and a poll-tax; special revenue from a gaming house (roulette).
- France is republican; the King of Italy is a "brother monarch".
- The prisoner might have lived fifty years.
- After release: land just across the frontier, market-gardening, gambles two or three francs.
[Exam Tip] — Keep the two numbers straight: 16,000 (France) and 12,000 (Italy) were for the execution; 600 was the yearly keep and also the yearly pension.