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The châteaux of Touraine (1906)

Lansdale, Maria Hornor, b. 1860 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 74

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wife had been standing by silentlywatching him. Here, said she quietly, take this! Anddrawing oflf her wedding-ring she handed it to him. Thislittle act of self-denial so simply done set the crown upon herhusbands labors; the experiment was successful and Avis-seaus name will ever continue to be… … ST. PIERRE DES CORPS of Avisseaus own work can be seen in the Tours Museum;wonderfully life-like representations of fish, displayed uponoblong platters garnished with little carrots and turnips, anddishes of fruit in which the color and form, even the textureof the originals, are marvellously…

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