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

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304 THE SIX SISTEES OF THE VALLEYS.<br />

lie had been detected in his wicked designs,<br />

<strong>an</strong>d personally humiliated by <strong>the</strong> h<strong>an</strong>d <strong>of</strong> a<br />

soldier. Stung with <strong>the</strong>se feelings, he<br />

slunk to his cell to count his beads, <strong>an</strong>d<br />

to make his peace with <strong>the</strong> Immaculate<br />

Virgin.<br />

" If I had lived in <strong>the</strong> good old time <strong>of</strong><br />

John XXII.,' ' growled <strong>the</strong> Abbot, as he<br />

entered his chamber, " he'd not have made<br />

me pay much for this or <strong>an</strong>y o<strong>the</strong>r mis-<br />

deme<strong>an</strong>our. A few crowns would have<br />

bal<strong>an</strong>ced my account ei<strong>the</strong>r for this or <strong>the</strong><br />

next world."

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