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sick and dying, that he might witness the power of that piety which upholds when flesh and heart fainteth. During his residence here, the death of Charles IX. took place. He was a king in whom his people and even his nearest friends had no confidence. After the savage massacre of St. Bartholomew, which was conducted under his auspices, he had neither satisfaction nor repose. He had always a flush and fierceness upon his countenance, which he had never before worn. Conscience haunted him with a sense of guilt, and he could obtain no quiet sleep. In his last sickness he endured frightful agonies, and died miserably at the age of 24. His brother Henry III. succeeded him, against whom,