Death is nothing, nor life either, for that matter. To die, to sleep, to pass into nothingness, what does it matter? Everything is an illusion.

Slowly inertly Mata Hari settled to her knees her head up always and without the slightest change of expression on her face. Gabriel Astruc became her personal booking agent. She was put on trial on 24 July accused of spying for Germany and consequently causing the deaths of at least 50000 soldiers.