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The six sisters of the valleys : an historical romance - University Library

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THE CAMP. 145<br />

who were under Gr<strong>an</strong>cey; on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

side <strong>the</strong> arms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Turin were<br />

borne by <strong>the</strong> regiment comm<strong>an</strong>ded by Gale-<br />

azzo. <strong>The</strong> regiment <strong>of</strong> Chablais was com-<br />

m<strong>an</strong>ded by <strong>the</strong> Prince de Montafon, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong><br />

Marquis <strong>of</strong> St. Dami<strong>an</strong> comm<strong>an</strong>ded <strong>an</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

bearing his name. A rabble from Bavaria,<br />

<strong>an</strong>d a b<strong>an</strong>d <strong>of</strong> twelve hundred Irish cut-<br />

throats brought up <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> army<br />

to nearly fifteen thous<strong>an</strong>d men, missionaries<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cross, <strong>an</strong>d heralds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> kingdom<br />

<strong>of</strong> heaven !<br />

Alas ! before <strong>the</strong> moon pales her<br />

shadows those volc<strong>an</strong>ic passions will have<br />

blazed, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> light will fall on clotted<br />

blood as well as on <strong>the</strong> stainless snow.<br />

<strong>The</strong> army <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Marquis had halted in<br />

<strong>the</strong> plain which extends from Les Appiots<br />

to Pra-la-Fera, <strong>an</strong>d Les Eyrals. It was<br />

eight o'clock in <strong>the</strong> evening when <strong>the</strong> Mar-<br />

quis <strong>of</strong> Pi<strong>an</strong>esse stepped out <strong>of</strong> his tent into<br />

<strong>the</strong> moonlight, <strong>an</strong>d looked upon that fairy<br />

view whose exquisite beauty might have<br />

VOL. TT. L

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