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L’Abbe Constantin

CHAPTER I
15/34

Monsieur de Larnac will have La Mionne, Monsieur Gallard the castle and Blanche-Couronne, and La Rozeraie.

I know you, Monsieur le Cure, you will be anxious about your poor, but comfort yourself.

These Gallards are rich and will give you plenty of money." At this moment a cloud of dust appeared on the road, from it emerged a carriage.
"Here comes Monsieur de Larnac!" cried Paul, "I know his ponies!" All three hurriedly descended from the terrace and returned to the castle.

They arrived there just as M.de Larnac's carriage drove up to the entrance.
"Well ?" asked Madame de Lavardens.
"Well!" replied M.de Larnac, "we have nothing." "What?
Nothing ?" cried Madame de Lavardens, very pale and agitated.
"Nothing, nothing; absolutely nothing--the one or the other of us." And M.de Larnac springing from his carriage, related what had taken place at the sale before the Tribunal of Souvigny.
"At first," he said, "everything went upon wheels.

The castle went to Monsieur Gallard for 650,000 francs.


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