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Romance of the French abbeys (1905)

Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 68

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lips curled contemptuously. Madame is very curious about unim-portant details. I have already explainedthat the lid of the sarcophagus was veryheavy. It slipped from my fathers hand ashe was removing it, and, much to his regret,the skull of the then unknown woman wascrushed. Madame must not impute… … CHAPTER II THE MASTERPIECE OF FRERE PLACIDE ■N OW what can Frere Placide want ofthe Abbot, I wonder, grumbled FrereElbertus to the pretty lace-maker, Margot,as they stood a little apart from the throngwaiting in the garden for audience with theAbbot of Cluny. , Very much what you and I want,…

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