The House of the Combrays

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G. Lenotre. The House of the Combrays

The House of the Combrays

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PREFACE

AN OLD TOWER

The House of the Combrays

CHAPTER I

THE TREACHERY OF JEAN-PIERRE QUERELLE

CHAPTER II

THE CAPTURE OF GEORGES CADOUDAL

CHAPTER III

THE COMBRAYS

CHAPTER IV

THE ADVENTURES OF D'ACHÉ

CHAPTER V

THE AFFAIR OF QUESNAY

CHAPTER VI

THE YELLOW HORSE

CHAPTER VII

MADAME ACQUET

CHAPTER VIII

PAYING THE PENALTY

CHAPTER IX

THE FATE OF D'ACHÉ

CHAPTER X

THE CHOUANS SET FREE

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G. Lenotre

Published by Good Press, 2019

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All that remained now was to find out how one could get into the cellar from outside. We had two excellent guides; our kind host, M. Constantin, and M. l'Abbé Drouin, the curé of Aubevoye, who knew all the local traditions. They mentioned the "Grotto of the Hermit!" O Ducray-Duminil!—Thou again!

The grotto is an old quarry in the side of the hill towards the Seine, below the tower and having no apparent communication with it, but so situated that an underground passage of a few yards would unite them. The grotto being now almost filled up, the entrance to this passage has disappeared. Looking at it, so innocent in appearance now under the brush and brambles, I seemed to see some Chouan by star-light, eye and ear alert, throw himself into it like a rabbit into its hole, and creep through to the tower, to sleep fully dressed on the pallet on the second floor. Evidently this tower, planned as were all Mme. de Combray's abodes, was one of the many refuges arranged by the Chouans from the coast of Normandy to Paris and known only to themselves.

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