Nicolas Massé
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Nicolas Massé was Sade's publisher after Girouard was executed.
On March 6, 1881, Nicolas Massé and Sade are arrested in the former's office. Sade just happening to be there when the police arrive. The police make a search and find various manuscripts and printed works either in Sade's handwriting or annotated by him, including Juliette and La Nouvelle Justine.
The following day they are interrogated. Massé is promised liberty and reveals where the stock of Juliette is held and turns it over. Sade admits to knowing of the manuscript, but claims he is only the copyist.
On April 2 Prefect Dubois decides that a trial would cause too much of a scandal and decides to place Sade in Sainte-Pélagie Prison for being the author of "that infamous novel Justine" and of that "still more terrible work Juliette."
On April 5 Sade is incarcerated there.
