Three days later, Cunegonde learns that his father has taken arsenic and is dead. He tells his son that if he had been born before then, he would have been the rightful heir and the rightful son of the king. Cunegone says that he should have treated his mother and son better, but that he cannot repay them for what they owe him.
Three days later, Cunegonde learns that his father has taken arsenic and is dead. He tells his son that if he had been born before then, he would have been the rightful heir and the rightful son of the king. Cunegone says that he should have treated his mother and son better, but that he cannot repay them for what they owe him.