The Abbess Of Vlaye
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Weyman Stanley John. The Abbess Of Vlaye
INTRODUCTION. A KING IN COUNCIL
CHAPTER I. VILLENEUVE-L'ABBESSE
CHAPTER II. THE TOWER CHAMBER
CHAPTER III. STILL WATERS TROUBLED
CHAPTER IV. THE DILEMMA
CHAPTER V. THE CAPTAIN OF VLAYE
CHAPTER VI. IN THE HAY-FIELD
CHAPTER VII. A SOLDIERS' FROLIC
CHAPTER VIII. FATHER ANGEL
CHAPTER IX. SPEEDY JUSTICE
CHAPTER X. MIDNIGHT ALARMS
CHAPTER XI. THE CHAPEL BY THE FORD
CHAPTER XII. THE PEASANTS' CAMP
CHAPTER XIII. HOSTAGES
CHAPTER XIV. SAINT AND SINNER
CHAPTER XV. FEARS
CHAPTER XVI. TO DO OR NOT TO DO?
CHAPTER XVII. THE HEART OF CAIN
CHAPTER XVIII. TWO IN THE MILL
CHAPTER XIX. THE CAPTAIN OF VLAYE's CONDITION
CHAPTER XX. THE ABBESS MOVES
CHAPTER XXI. THE CASTLE OF VLAYE
CHAPTER XXII. A NIGHT BY THE RIVER
CHAPTER XXIII. THE BRIDE'S DOT
CHAPTER XXIV. FORS L'AMOUR
CHAPTER XXV. HIS LAST RIDE
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The horse looked piteously at the man. Blood oozed from its broken knees and its legs quivered under it. The man holding his scratched and abraded hand to his mouth returned the beast's look, at first with promise of punishment, but by and by less unkindly. He was a just man, and he saw that the fault was his; since it was he who, after crossing the ridge, had urged the horse out of the path that he might be spared some part of the weary descent. Out of the path, and cunningly hidden by a tuft of rough grass, a rabbit-hole had lain in wait.
He contented himself with a word of disgust, therefore, chucked the rein impatiently-since justice has its limits-and began to lead the horse down the descent, which a short sward rendered slippery. But he had not gone many paces before he halted. The horse's painful limp and the sweat that broke out on its shoulders indicated that two broken knees were not the worst of the damage. The man let the rein go, resigned himself to the position, and, shrugging his shoulders, scanned the scene before him.
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"Yes, some half-league from Vlaye and three leagues from here. You have heard of Vlaye, then, Monsieur-Monsieur des Voeux?"
"Without doubt, M. le Vicomte."
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