The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis De Sade [239]
Wives: Aline, Adelaide, and Constance: 3
Sultanas: Augustine, Michette, Rosette, and Zelmire: 4
Bardashes: Giton and Narcisse: 2
Fuckers: one subaltern: 1
Total: 10
The new menages are arranged:
The Duc takes unto himself, or under his protection: Hercule, Duclos, one cook: 4
Curval takes: Bum-Cleaver, Champville, one cook: 4
Durcet takes: Invictus, Martaine, one cook: 4
And the Bishop: Antinoьs, Desgranges, Julie: 4
Total: 16
Messieurs decide that, upon a given signal, and with the aid of the four fuckers and the four storytellers, but not the cooks whom they do not wish to employ for these purposes, they will seize all the others, making use of the most treacherous possible means and when their victims least expect it; they will lay hands upon all the others, I say, save for the three scullions, who will not be seized until later on; it is further decided that the upstairs chambers will be converted into four prisons, that the three subaltern fuckers, manacled, will be lodged in the strongest of these prisons; Fanny, Colombe, Sophie, and Hebe in the second; Celadon, Zelamir, Cupidon, Zephyr, Adonis, and Hyacinthe in the third; and the four elders in the fourth; that one subject will be dispatched every day; and that when the hour arrives to arrest the three scullions, they will be locked into whichever of the prison happens to be empty.
These agreements once reached, Messieurs appoint each storyteller the warden of one prison. And whenever they please, Messieurs will amuse themselves with these victims, either in their prison or in one of the larger rooms, or in their Lordships' bedchambers, depending upon Messieurs' individual preference. And so, as we have just indicated, one subject is dispatched daily, in the following order:
On the 1st of March: Fanchon.
On the 2nd: Louison.
On the 3rd: Therиse.
On the 4th: Marie.
On the 5th: Fanny.
On the 6th and the 7th: Sophie and Celadon together, for they are lovers, and they perish nailed one to the other, as we have hitherto explained.
On the 8th: one subaltern fucker.
On the 9th: Hebe.
On the 10th: another subaltern fucker.
On the 11th: Colombe.
On the 12th: the last of the subaltern fuckers.
On the 13th: Zelamir.
On the 14th: Cupidon.
On the 15th: Zephyr.
On the 16th: Adonis.
On the 17th: Hyacinthe.
On the morning of the 18th, Messieurs and their cohorts seize the three scullions, lock them in the prison formerly occupied by the elders, and dispatch one upon that day.
A second upon the 19th.
And the last upon the 20th.
Total: 20.
The following recapitulation lists the inhabitants of the Chвteau of Silling during that memorable winter:
Masters: 4
Elders: 4
Kitchen staff: 6
Storytellers: 4
Fuckers: 8
Little boys: 8
Wives: 4
Little girls: 8
Total: 46
Whereof thirty were immolated and sixteen returned to Paris.
FINAL ASSESSMENT
Massacred prior to the 1st of March, in the course of the orgies: 10
Massacred after the 1st of March: 20
Survived and came back: 16
Total: 46
With what regards the tortures and deaths of the last twenty subjects, and life such as it was in the household until the day of departure, you will give details at your leisure and where you see fit, you will say, first of all, that thirteen of the sixteen survivors (three of whom were cooks) took all their meals together; sprinkle in whatever tortures you like.
NOTES
Under no circumstances deviate from this plan, everything has been worked out, the entirety several times re-examined with the greatest care and thoroughness.