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Page 59
... heard that these wedding clothes of the Bourg de Batz were quite a thing to see . " Then if Messieurs and Madame will go and see the church first , the bride will be ready when they come out . " The church is uninteresting , the end of ...
... heard that these wedding clothes of the Bourg de Batz were quite a thing to see . " Then if Messieurs and Madame will go and see the church first , the bride will be ready when they come out . " The church is uninteresting , the end of ...
Page 62
... heard of , and there is both here and at Le Croisic an air of desolation . The glory of this peninsula has departed since the imposi- tion of the salt - tax , for salt - making and the cod - fishery are the sole occupations of the ...
... heard of , and there is both here and at Le Croisic an air of desolation . The glory of this peninsula has departed since the imposi- tion of the salt - tax , for salt - making and the cod - fishery are the sole occupations of the ...
Page 79
... heard that Clisson was going to help raise the enormous ransom asked by the English for the eldest son of Charles de Blois , and to marry this heir of Penthièvre to his own daughter Margaret de Clisson , he became furious , fearing that ...
... heard that Clisson was going to help raise the enormous ransom asked by the English for the eldest son of Charles de Blois , and to marry this heir of Penthièvre to his own daughter Margaret de Clisson , he became furious , fearing that ...
Page 94
... heard so much of the Château de Largouët and WE its Tour d'Elven that we wanted a long day there . So we started early , having arranged overnight to have our breakfast packed to take with us , which was done very nicely by our landlady ...
... heard so much of the Château de Largouët and WE its Tour d'Elven that we wanted a long day there . So we started early , having arranged overnight to have our breakfast packed to take with us , which was done very nicely by our landlady ...
Page 104
... heard a good report of the inn at Sarzeau , and were much disappointed with its appearance ; but , spite of the little dingy room to which , after some delay , we were admitted , we found the fare and cooking excellent , although the ...
... heard a good report of the inn at Sarzeau , and were much disappointed with its appearance ; but , spite of the little dingy room to which , after some delay , we were admitted , we found the fare and cooking excellent , although the ...
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