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  1        I|  reverentially before entering the house of God.~ ~But few of the
  2        I|      Montaignac. I was passing the house this morning, when he called
  3        I|      gallop, and paused before the house of the village cure.~ ~Then
  4       II|            the feudal manor of the house of Breulh. That red brick
  5       II|          right do you barricade my house when I, the master, am without?”~ ~
  6       II|            You will then leave the house as you entered it, and as
  7       II|      intrust to the servant of her house. And it is Sairmeuse which
  8       II|            The old servitor of the house of Sairmeuse laughed a loud,
  9      III|          berlin stopped before the house of the cure, M. de Sairmeuse
 10      III|            glance. The habits of a house reveal those of its master.
 11      III|    everywhere, “we have taken your house by storm, and hold the position,
 12       IV|      should thus treat, in his own house, a man whom he considered
 13       IV|          am an old servant of your house——”~ ~“Ah! indeed!”~ ~“Mademoiselle
 14        V|           presented himself at the house of the Abbe Midon, they
 15        V|            terrace in front of the house, gazing anxiously at the
 16        V|        just going to your father’s house,” was the response he received,
 17      VII|          the lands belonging to my house which you have purchased.
 18      VII|            good to be in one’s own house!” he remarked to his son
 19     VIII|          clock sounded he left the house.~ ~The lands of the Reche
 20        X|          which he has taken of our house in our absence.”~ ~Martial
 21       XI|            I have been seeking the house to which Monsieur Lacheneur
 22       XI|            off last evening at the house of the abbe.”~ ~This was
 23       XI|            meet will point out the house of Baron dEscorval.”~ ~“
 24       XI|          the forest? Return to the house, instantly——”~ ~“But father——”~ ~“
 25       XI|            me; I was going to your house, Monsieur, and at his request.”~ ~“
 26       XI|          at his request.”~ ~“To my house?”~ ~“To your house, yes,
 27       XI|           To my house?”~ ~“To your house, yes, Monsieur, to express
 28      XII|       seems to me that I am in his house; and the thought is unendurable.
 29     XIII|           decided to return to the house and march bravely into the
 30     XIII|           his arm to return to the house.~ ~She seemed to have forgotten
 31     XIII|                Has he been to your house?”~ ~“He was going there,
 32       XV|          of conspiring against the house of Sairmeuse, that unfortunate
 33       XV|  catastrophe had just befallen the house of the Baron dEscorval.~ ~
 34      XVI|       strike him then. Lacheneur’s house absorbed all his attention.~ ~
 35      XVI|             Never return here; our house is accursed. The fate that
 36      XVI|               Why not seek another house? This——”~ ~“This pleases
 37      XVI|           dying, do not come. This house is fatal. And if you meet
 38     XVII|            of going to Lacheneur’s house every day.~ ~What she experienced
 39     XVII|           a view of M. Lacheneur’s house.~ ~It chanced to be the
 40     XVII|          baron, he returned to the house.~ ~“What are we doing here?”
 41     XVII|         must have heard within the house, for he came out, and after
 42     XVII|  resolution, and he re-entered the house.~ ~But his penetration was
 43     XVII|         duped, he even watched the house.~ ~So it happened that,
 44     XVII|        Martial saw a man leave the house and hasten across the fields.~ ~
 45    XVIII|            all that went on in the house with that subtleness of
 46    XVIII|         and Chanlouineau leave the house, each laden with a pedler’
 47    XVIII|       Marie-Anne were alone in the house.~ ~He hastened to the cottage
 48    XVIII|          to present myself at your house, Monsieur,” said Maurice,
 49    XVIII|         will return to my father’s house, and with this gun which
 50      XIX|           seen leaving Lacheneur’s house.~ ~Martial was not certain
 51      XIX|          did not go to Lacheneur’s house.~ ~His father concluded
 52      XIX|         day he went to Lacheneur’s house.~ ~In the warmth of the
 53      XIX|          many peasants came to the house to speak to M. Lacheneur.
 54      XIX|          each man refreshments—the house seemed almost like a common
 55      XIX|         them.~ ~Before Lacheneur’s house stood a group of about a
 56      XIX|             Five minutes later the house was in flames.~ ~In the
 57       XX|      follow him, hastened from the house.~ ~He was still hoping that
 58       XX|       striding toward his friend’s house when, on hastily turning
 59       XX|            for M. de Courtornieu’s house.~ ~He expected the marquis
 60      XXI|        Standing beside his burning house, Lacheneur counted the signal
 61     XXII|         There were lights in every house, the saloons seemed full
 62    XXIII|           constant visitor at this house, and you have suspected
 63     XXIV|           him to the Reche, to the house of M. Lacheneur.~ ~The silence,
 64     XXIV|    Marie-Anne, and bore her to the house.~ ~Then the cure approached
 65     XXIV|            the baroness toward the house; “and you, also, Maurice,
 66     XXIV|           Maurice has not left the house this evening.”~ ~He paused,
 67     XXIV|          Who is the master of this house?” he demanded.~ ~“The Baron
 68     XXIV|          dozen men and search this house from top to bottom. You
 69     XXIV|     composed.~ ~“I must leave this house,” she said to the baroness. “
 70      XXV|      article I.—The inmates of the house in which the elder Lacheneur~ ~
 71      XXV|        drag himself to the nearest house and ask the hospitality
 72      XXV|         chambre who frequented the house, the host knew as much as
 73      XXV|        brave all, they went to the house occupied by the Duc de Sairmeuse.~ ~
 74     XXVI|          going alone to the duke’s house, and that he would find
 75    XXVII|            replied, “it was to the house of Monsieur dEscorval that
 76    XXVII|         prowling about Lacheneur’s house.”~ ~“That is false,” interrupted
 77    XXVII|        baron. “I never visited the house but once, and on that occasion
 78    XXVII|    conferences held at Lacheneur’s house. The proof of this is as
 79    XXVII|          Lacheneur set fire to his house to give the signal for the
 80   XXVIII|           in gloomy silence.~ ~The house was silent. One might have
 81   XXVIII|           my heart. On leaving the house of Baron dEscorval, on
 82     XXIX|            In the vestibule of the house occupied by the Duc de Sairmeuse,
 83     XXIX|         ruined the fortunes of our house, that promised so brilliantly?
 84     XXIX|          after the troops left the house.”~ ~“This promises well,”
 85     XXXI|          he found an asylum in the house of one of his friends?~ ~
 86     XXXI|      fugitives went to the nearest house after crossing the frontier.~ ~
 87     XXXI|       before the peasants left the house; for to muster up courage
 88     XXXI|          bring misfortune upon our house!”~ ~Bewildered by these
 89     XXXI|         but she had re-entered the house and closed the door.~ ~Upheld
 90     XXXI|            the Antoines! Enter our house, and lie down upon the bed
 91     XXXI|      sunset when the master of the house, a robust mountaineer, with
 92     XXXI|     fugitive will be shot, and his house levelled to the ground?”~ ~
 93     XXXI|         were going to search every house.”~ ~These soldiers were
 94     XXXI|          two hundred feet from the house in which the proscribed
 95     XXXI|           I betray a man in my own house.”~ ~“If he would hide in
 96     XXXI|         must not arrest me in your house.”~ ~As he spoke, he stepped
 97     XXXI|          captured last night in my house, but he ran away in my absence;
 98     XXXI|            frontier, Chupin? In my house, in the inn kept by honest
 99    XXXII|         examination, to search the house, and to sow the description
100    XXXII|        doors and shutters of every house were closed.~ ~At last,
101   XXXIII|            Chupin had deserted the house of the Duc de Sairmeuse.~ ~
102     XXXV|         Monsieur dEscorval to the house of this honest peasant.”~ ~“
103     XXXV|         been conveyed to Poignot’s house,” he continued, “one of
104     XXXV|         would be safe in Poignot’s house.~ ~“One word more,” added
105     XXXV|        about half way to Poignot’s house.~ ~It was then that they
106     XXXV|      little grove not far from the house. The abbe made the party
107     XXXV|          the priest approached the house, a small, thin man, with
108     XXXV|        great risk by converting my house into a hospital for these
109    XXXVI|           guide-post.~ ~The fourth house after entering the place
110    XXXVI|   apparently the proprietor of the house, hovered around them, and
111    XXXVI|          all that I possess:~ ~“My house, the Borderie, with the
112    XXXVI|            your~ ~own country. The house on the Borderie is comfortable
113    XXXVI|        long as you spend it at his house he will hold his tongue;
114    XXXVI|           reached Father Poignot’s house.~ ~Maurice and Corporal
115   XXXVII|    Escorval installed in Poignot’s house did he breathe freely.~ ~
116   XXXVII|      effected an entrance into the house, which had once been his,
117  XXXVIII|            began to feel cold. The house belonging to the duke in
118  XXXVIII|            the site of Lacheneur’s house. The four walls remained
119    XXXIX|           been in her own father’s house, and not at Sairmeuse.~ ~
120    XXXIX|      guests that had just left his house there was not one whom the
121       XL|         political prospects of our house.”~ ~An almost imperceptible
122      XLI|      Lacheneur and Bavois left the house, promising to re-cross the
123      XLI|       Marie-Anne’s presence in the house. The baron’s condition was
124      XLI|          political fortunes of his house, rather than be suspected
125      XLI|   suggested Marie-Anne, “enter the house, which is unoccupied, obtain
126      XLI|             Live in Chanlouineau’s house,” she faltered. “I alone!”~ ~“
127      XLI|            alone in Chanlouineau’s house—alone! Night came on and
128      XLI|        lamp, and went through this house—now hers—in which everything
129     XLII|        lived.~ ~He seldom left the house, and then only to satisfy
130     XLII|           hazarding a visit to his house, but she remembered that
131     XLII|          you desiremoney, land, a house——”~ ~“Many thanks. I desire
132     XLII|           even feel safe in my own house. My sons abuse me when I
133     XLII|            and I am yours. In your house I shall be safe. But let
134     XLII|         Lacheneur took me into his house. He concealed me; he furnished
135    XLIII|       francs, without counting the house,” said the old people, gravely.~ ~“
136    XLIII|          now. Were you ever in the house?”~ ~“More than a hundred
137    XLIII|            I mean, explain how the house is constructed.”~ ~“Ah!
138    XLIII|          Ah! now I understand. The house is built upon an open space
139    XLIII|        Like those in any peasant’s house.”~ ~Certainly no one was
140     XLIV|          would never set foot in a house that had been given you
141     XLIV|          they will prowl about our house, trying to slip in through
142     XLIV|          political fortunes of his house.~ ~And yet the man whom
143     XLIV|             He will await, at your house, a safe-conduct from His
144     XLIV|           while putting her little house in order, she was surprised
145      XLV|            me if a cat enters that house unbeknown to me.”~ ~Mme.
146      XLV|          recognized Chanlouineau’s house, and she paused in the little
147      XLV|       Marie-Anne are there in that house now, mocking me, and laughing
148      XLV|           view of the front of the house.~ ~A flickering, crimson
149      XLV|          was about to approach the house, when a peculiar whistle
150      XLV|     certainly Marie-Anne, left the house and advanced to meet him.~ ~
151      XLV|        then walked together to the house. Soon after the man emerged
152      XLV|          They were approaching the house when, just as they reached
153      XLV|            way could she leave the house without being seen?~ ~“It
154     XLVI|       desire now was to leave this house, whose very floor seemed
155     XLVI|         and carried her out of the house.~ ~He was drunk with joy.
156     XLVI|        about twenty paces from the house.~ ~“And Aunt Medea!” she
157     XLVI|         when their master enters a house, she had, instinctively
158     XLVI|         him and carry him into the house, but the old poacher begged
159    XLVII|         should miss them, that the house would seem gloomy and deserted
160    XLVII| hospitality he had received in the house he was about to leave. The
161    XLVII|       cannot take the baron to the house until we have seen her.
162    XLVII|           me back to your father’s house.”~ ~Mme. dEscorval took
163    XLVII|           had found his way to the house of death?~ ~After a moment,
164    XLVII|          hiding near your sister’s house; when he observed me he
165    XLVII|    responded Jean. “Go back to the house, sir; I will soon return.”~ ~
166    XLVII|          marks stopped at Chupin’s house. The door was closed; Jean
167   XLVIII|         character, had entered the house of Marie-Anne Lacheneur,
168     XLIX|            band went each day from house to house questioning the
169     XLIX|        went each day from house to house questioning the inmates,
170        L|            there in Chanlouineau’s house, pouring out poison, then
171       LI|           at last. My life in this house has been a hell. It is true
172       LI|           have been unhappy in our house, you alone are to blame.
173       LI|           independently in her own house, served by her own servants?~ ~
174       LI|          will not do so unless the house suits you. If you are not
175       LI|       would be living in one’s own house, at least,” approved Blanche,
176      LII|            ruin ever threatens our house, it will be Jean Lacheneur’
177      LII|        Aunt Medea, repaired to the house of Chelteux.~ ~He was then,
178      LII|        call.”~ ~When they left the house, Chelteux followed them.~ ~“
179     LIII|      master often sleeps while his house is on fire. Some terrible
180     LIII|            descendant of the great house of Sairmeuse—a man upon
181     LIII|            had discovered a little house in a good situation for
182     LIII|          brilliant fortunes of the house of Sairmeuse.~ ~He had waited
183      LIV|          hurriedly emerge from the house. She was very plainly dressed—
184      LIV|         certainly have entered the house; as it was, he slowly followed
185      LIV|  examination of the outside of the house; then, remounting his horse,
186      LIV|     evening she furtively left the house, accompanied by Camille,
187      LIV|       Blanche and Camille left the house, and it did not take them
188      LIV|           round to the rear of the house, seized him about the body,
189       LV|          Mademoiselle Camille. The house is closed from top to bottom.
190       LV|           presented himself at the house of M. dEscorval.~ ~“Monsieur
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