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A Jacobite Exile

CHAPTER 13: A Rescued Party
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I shall certainly be at my chateau then.

I will then talk over what can be done for you.

Those who like to settle down on land shall have land, those who would like employment in my household shall have it, those who would prefer money to go their own way and settle in their own villages shall each have a heavy purse." Then he turned to Charlie.
"You, sir, as my brother has learned from your brave follower here, are an English gentleman.

To you I owe far heavier obligation than to these soldiers, for you and your man incurred a terrible risk, and well-nigh sacrificed your lives for ours.

I pray you come with us, and stay with us for a time.


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