Excerpt from Nicolas Champion, Vol. 2
Vingt jeunes filles, vêtues de blanc, et qui toutes portaient le nom de Marie, étaient occu pees des travaux d'aiguille dans un apparte ment voisin. Le murmure de leurs voix se faisait entendre par intervalle, sans troubler néanmoins la profonde rêverie du capitaine des gardes écossaises, le fidèle Alan - Mae - lvor.' On apercevait, à travers les vitraux de la porte.
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