Cartouche: The Celebrated French Robber, Volumen1H. Cunningham, 1844 |
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Abbé Potter arrived Bayonne beautiful begged Bishop Bishop of Agen Bordeaux cabriolet carriage Cartouche père Cartouche's casket chapel château Clermont College coach coat companion contrived Count Conconnas Countess de Bergerac Courtille crowns dear diamonds dish ditto door dressed Duke de Nivernois entered eyes falconry father female Five quires Fra Jose French French Morocco Fuseau Gascon gentleman gipsies Groc hand holy honour horses Inigo instantly Jesuit jewels Jocrisse Jose look Louis Domi Louis Dominique Cartouche Madame de Poquefouville Madame Garigues Madame Rebecca maitre d'hotel Majesty Marchioness of Cassemacasse Monsieur Cartouche Monsieur Escroc Monsieur Garigues Monsieur Malastéque Monsieur Sebastien Escroc mourners mule never Nicholas Flamel night nique Old King Cole old lady Paris perceiving Père Duillet Père Hierome person peruke pocket police present Rambouillet remarked replied Cartouche Roy Colas sieur soubrette stolen stranger supper Thibault au Dé thou tion took touche turned valet wine
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