Cinq-Mars : Or, A Conspiracy Under Louis XIII: An Historical RomanceD. Bogue, 1847 - 397 pages |
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... abbé of the neighbourhood , old and very deaf , composed the as- sembly . A seat at the right of the eldest son still re- mained vacant . The maréchale , before seating herself , made the sign of the cross , and repeated the Bénédicité ...
... abbé of the neighbourhood , old and very deaf , composed the as- sembly . A seat at the right of the eldest son still re- mained vacant . The maréchale , before seating herself , made the sign of the cross , and repeated the Bénédicité ...
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... abbé Quillet ; he will give you serviceable advice touching the court ; he is on very good terms with the duke de Bouillon ; and , besides , though he may not be very necessary to you , it is a mark of deference which you owe him ...
... abbé Quillet ; he will give you serviceable advice touching the court ; he is on very good terms with the duke de Bouillon ; and , besides , though he may not be very necessary to you , it is a mark of deference which you owe him ...
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... abbé , who , putting his hand behind his ear that he might hear , was the only one who seemed attentive . Cinq - Mars had sunk back into his melancholy abstraction , after having cast a glance at the maréchal , as one looks aside ...
... abbé , who , putting his hand behind his ear that he might hear , was the only one who seemed attentive . Cinq - Mars had sunk back into his melancholy abstraction , after having cast a glance at the maréchal , as one looks aside ...
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... abbé Quillet , at a time when the ex- citement of men's minds was at its height . He therefore remained on horseback with his four domestics , in a small and very dark street , that led into the main street , from which he could easily ...
... abbé Quillet , at a time when the ex- citement of men's minds was at its height . He therefore remained on horseback with his four domestics , in a small and very dark street , that led into the main street , from which he could easily ...
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... abbé , softly , " said his pupil , taking his arm ; we are friends . " " Ah ! my son , is it you ? " said the worthy man , letting fall his pistols , which were picked up by a domestic , also armed to the teeth . " What do you here ...
... abbé , softly , " said his pupil , taking his arm ; we are friends . " " Ah ! my son , is it you ? " said the worthy man , letting fall his pistols , which were picked up by a domestic , also armed to the teeth . " What do you here ...
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