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The châteaux of Touraine (1906)

Lansdale, Maria Hornor, b. 1860, Guérin, Jules Vallée, 1866-1946, Mills, Harold Palmer. fmo · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 273

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thrown into suddenconfusion by the unexpected departure of the court for Amboise.Everything had to be changed, and, moreover, just at thisjuncture the Guises got their first intimation of the plot. Ar-rived at Amboise, they instantly took measures for their ownsafety. The gate leading into the town… … TOUR MINIMES AND WING OF LOUIS XII, AMBOISE AMBOISE under the command of captains upon whom the Duke couldabsolutely rely. From time to time further details of the plotleaked out, all tending to show that the person of the Kingwas not in the smallest danger, and that the Guises alone werethe object…

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