Cinq-Mars : Or, A Conspiracy Under Louis XIII: An Historical RomanceD. Bogue, 1847 - 397 pages |
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... seemed to have been only occupied with the pre- parations for dinner : he fulfilled the important duties of major - domo , and cast severe looks at the domestics , to see if they were all at their posts , placing himself behind the ...
... seemed to have been only occupied with the pre- parations for dinner : he fulfilled the important duties of major - domo , and cast severe looks at the domestics , to see if they were all at their posts , placing himself behind the ...
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... seemed attentive . Cinq - Mars had sunk back into his melancholy abstraction , after having cast a glance at the maréchal , as one looks aside , after having thrown a tennis - ball , until its return ; his eldest brother did the honours ...
... seemed attentive . Cinq - Mars had sunk back into his melancholy abstraction , after having cast a glance at the maréchal , as one looks aside , after having thrown a tennis - ball , until its return ; his eldest brother did the honours ...
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... seemed to have breathed upon him a wind of misfortune ; the death of a cherished sister ; the irregularities of the heir of his name ; the loss of his lands and of his favour at court ; the recent end of his friend , the maréchal d ...
... seemed to have breathed upon him a wind of misfortune ; the death of a cherished sister ; the irregularities of the heir of his name ; the loss of his lands and of his favour at court ; the recent end of his friend , the maréchal d ...
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... seemed buried in slumber . Cinq - Mars , enveloped in a large cloak , and his face hidden under the broad brim of his hat , awaited in suspense a reply to his signal . It came ; a soft voice was heard from within : " Is that you , M. de ...
... seemed buried in slumber . Cinq - Mars , enveloped in a large cloak , and his face hidden under the broad brim of his hat , awaited in suspense a reply to his signal . It came ; a soft voice was heard from within : " Is that you , M. de ...
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... seemed raised in exhortation , or engaged in emphatic reading ; anon , furious cries , mingled with pious exclamations , would arise from the crowd , which then dispersing , showed the travellers that the orator was some Capuchin or ...
... seemed raised in exhortation , or engaged in emphatic reading ; anon , furious cries , mingled with pious exclamations , would arise from the crowd , which then dispersing , showed the travellers that the orator was some Capuchin or ...
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