The Last Vendée or, the She-Wolves of Machecoul
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THE LAST VENDÉE
OR, THE
SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL
BY
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
BOSTON
BY
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
BOSTON
DANA ESTES & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHERS
CONTENTS.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. I.
VOL. II.
VOL. I.
VOL. II.
THE LAST VENDÉE;
OR,
OR,
THE SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL
VOLUME I.
VOLUME I.
THE LAST VENDÉE;
OR,
OR,
THE SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL
I.
CHARETTE'S AIDE-DE-CAMP.
CHARETTE'S AIDE-DE-CAMP.
II.
THE GRATITUDE OF KINGS.
THE GRATITUDE OF KINGS.
III.
THE TWINS.
THE TWINS.
IV.
HOW JEAN OULLIER, COMING TO SEE THE MARQUIS FOR AN HOUR, WOULD BE THERE STILL IF THEY HAD NOT BOTH BEEN IN THEIR GRAVE THESE TEN YEARS.
HOW JEAN OULLIER, COMING TO SEE THE MARQUIS FOR AN HOUR, WOULD BE THERE STILL IF THEY HAD NOT BOTH BEEN IN THEIR GRAVE THESE TEN YEARS.
V.
A LITTER OF WOLVES.
A LITTER OF WOLVES.
VI.
THE WOUNDED HARE.
THE WOUNDED HARE.
VII.
MONSIEUR MICHEL.
MONSIEUR MICHEL.
VIII.
THE BARONNE DE LA LOGERIE.
THE BARONNE DE LA LOGERIE.
IX.
GALON-D'OR AND ALLÉGRO.
GALON-D'OR AND ALLÉGRO.
X.
IN WHICH THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN PRECISELY AS BARON MICHEL DREAMED THEY WOULD.
IN WHICH THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN PRECISELY AS BARON MICHEL DREAMED THEY WOULD.
XI.
THE FOSTER-FATHER.
THE FOSTER-FATHER.
XII.
NOBLESSE OBLIGE.
NOBLESSE OBLIGE.
XIII.
A DISTANT COUSIN.
A DISTANT COUSIN.
XIV.
PETIT-PIERRE.
PETIT-PIERRE.
XV.
AN UNSEASONABLE HOUR.
AN UNSEASONABLE HOUR.
XVI.
COURTIN'S DIPLOMACY.
COURTIN'S DIPLOMACY.
XVII.
THE TAVERN OF AUBIN COURTE-JOIE
THE TAVERN OF AUBIN COURTE-JOIE
XVIII.
THE MAN FROM LA LOGERIE.
THE MAN FROM LA LOGERIE.
XIX.
THE FAIR AT MONTAIGU.
THE FAIR AT MONTAIGU.
XX.
THE OUTBREAK.
THE OUTBREAK.
XXI.
JEAN OULLIER'S RESOURCES.
JEAN OULLIER'S RESOURCES.
XXII.
FETCH! PATAUD, FETCH!
FETCH! PATAUD, FETCH!
XXIII.
TO WHOM THE COTTAGE BELONGED.
TO WHOM THE COTTAGE BELONGED.
XXIV.
HOW MARIANNE PICAUT MOURNED HER HUSBAND.
HOW MARIANNE PICAUT MOURNED HER HUSBAND.
XXV.
IN WHICH LOVE LENDS POLITICAL OPINIONS TO THOSE WHO HAVE NONE.
IN WHICH LOVE LENDS POLITICAL OPINIONS TO THOSE WHO HAVE NONE.
XXVI.
THE SPRINGS OF BAUGÉ.
THE SPRINGS OF BAUGÉ.
XXVII.
THE GUESTS AT SOUDAY.
THE GUESTS AT SOUDAY.
XXVIII.
IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
XXIX.
THE VENDÉANS OF 1832.
THE VENDÉANS OF 1832.
XXX.
THE WARNING.
THE WARNING.
XXXI.
MY OLD CRONY LORIOT.
MY OLD CRONY LORIOT.
XXXII.
THE GENERAL EATS A SUPPER WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PREPARED FOR HIM.
THE GENERAL EATS A SUPPER WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PREPARED FOR HIM.
XXXIII.
IN WHICH MAÎTRE LORIOT'S CURIOSITY IS NOT EXACTLY SATISFIED.
IN WHICH MAÎTRE LORIOT'S CURIOSITY IS NOT EXACTLY SATISFIED.
XXXIV.
THE TOWER CHAMBER.
THE TOWER CHAMBER.
XXXV.
WHICH ENDS QUITE OTHERWISE THAN AS MARY EXPECTED.
WHICH ENDS QUITE OTHERWISE THAN AS MARY EXPECTED.
XXXVI.
BLUE AND WHITE.
BLUE AND WHITE.
XXXVII.
WHICH SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT FOR FLIES ONLY THAT SPIDERS' WEBS ARE DANGEROUS.
WHICH SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT FOR FLIES ONLY THAT SPIDERS' WEBS ARE DANGEROUS.
XXXVIII.
IN WHICH THE DAINTIEST FOOT OF FRANCE AND OF NAVARRE FINDS THAT CINDERELLA'S SLIPPER DOES NOT FIT IT AS WELL AS SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS.
IN WHICH THE DAINTIEST FOOT OF FRANCE AND OF NAVARRE FINDS THAT CINDERELLA'S SLIPPER DOES NOT FIT IT AS WELL AS SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS.
XXXIX.
PETIT-PIERRE MAKES THE BEST MEAL HE EVER MADE IN HIS LIFE.
PETIT-PIERRE MAKES THE BEST MEAL HE EVER MADE IN HIS LIFE.
XL.
EQUALITY IN DEATH.
EQUALITY IN DEATH.
XLI.
THE SEARCH.
THE SEARCH.
XLII.
IN WHICH JEAN OULLIER, SPEAKS HIS MIND ABOUT YOUNG BARON MICHEL.
IN WHICH JEAN OULLIER, SPEAKS HIS MIND ABOUT YOUNG BARON MICHEL.
XLIII.
BARON MICHEL BECOMES BERTHA's AIDE-DE-CAMP.
BARON MICHEL BECOMES BERTHA's AIDE-DE-CAMP.
XLIV.
MAÎTRE JACQUES AND HIS RABBITS.
MAÎTRE JACQUES AND HIS RABBITS.
XLV.
THE DANGER OF MEETING BAD COMPANY IN THE WOODS.
THE DANGER OF MEETING BAD COMPANY IN THE WOODS.
XLVI.
MAÎTRE JACQUES PROCEEDS TO KEEP THE OATH HE MADE TO AUBIN COURTE-JOIE.
MAÎTRE JACQUES PROCEEDS TO KEEP THE OATH HE MADE TO AUBIN COURTE-JOIE.
END OF VOL I.
THE LAST VENDÉE;
OR,
OR,
THE SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL.
VOLUME II.
THE LAST VENDÉE;
OR,
OR,
THE SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL.
I.
IN WHICH IT APPEARS THAT ALL JEWS ARE NOT FROM JERUSALEM, NOR ALL TURKS FROM TUNIS.
IN WHICH IT APPEARS THAT ALL JEWS ARE NOT FROM JERUSALEM, NOR ALL TURKS FROM TUNIS.
II.
MAÎTRE MARC.
MAÎTRE MARC.
III.
HOW PERSONS TRAVELLED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOWER LOIRE IN MAY, 1832.
HOW PERSONS TRAVELLED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOWER LOIRE IN MAY, 1832.
IV.
A LITTLE HISTORY DOES NO HARM.
A LITTLE HISTORY DOES NO HARM.
V.
PETIT-PIERRE RESOLVES ON KEEPING A BRAVE HEART AGAINST MISFORTUNE.
PETIT-PIERRE RESOLVES ON KEEPING A BRAVE HEART AGAINST MISFORTUNE.
VI.
HOW JEAN OULLIER PROVED THAT WHEN THE WINE IS DRAWN IT IS BEST TO DRINK IT.
HOW JEAN OULLIER PROVED THAT WHEN THE WINE IS DRAWN IT IS BEST TO DRINK IT.
VII.
HEREIN IS EXPLAINED HOW AND WHY BARON MICHEL DECIDED TO GO TO NANTES.
HEREIN IS EXPLAINED HOW AND WHY BARON MICHEL DECIDED TO GO TO NANTES.
VIII.
THE SHEEP, RETURNING TO THE FOLD, TUMBLES INTO A PIT-FALL.
THE SHEEP, RETURNING TO THE FOLD, TUMBLES INTO A PIT-FALL.
IX.
TRIGAUD PROVES THAT IF HE HAD BEEN HERCULES, HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TWENTY-FOUR LABORS INSTEAD OF TWELVE.
TRIGAUD PROVES THAT IF HE HAD BEEN HERCULES, HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TWENTY-FOUR LABORS INSTEAD OF TWELVE.
X.
GIVING THE SLIP.
GIVING THE SLIP.
XI.
MARY IS VICTORIOUS AFTER THE MANNER OF PYRRHUS.
MARY IS VICTORIOUS AFTER THE MANNER OF PYRRHUS.
XII.
BARON MICHEL FINDS AN OAK INSTEAD OF A REED ON WHICH TO LEAN.
BARON MICHEL FINDS AN OAK INSTEAD OF A REED ON WHICH TO LEAN.
XIII.
THE LAST KNIGHTS OF ROYALTY.
THE LAST KNIGHTS OF ROYALTY.
XIV.
JEAN OULLIER LIES FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE.
JEAN OULLIER LIES FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE.
XV.
JAILER AND PRISONER ESCAPE TOGETHER.
JAILER AND PRISONER ESCAPE TOGETHER.
XVI.
THE BATTLEFIELD.
THE BATTLEFIELD.
XVII.
AFTER THE FIGHT.
AFTER THE FIGHT.
XVIII.
THE CHÂTEAU DE LA PÉNISSIÈRE.
THE CHÂTEAU DE LA PÉNISSIÈRE.
XIX.
THE MOOR OF BOUAIMÉ.
THE MOOR OF BOUAIMÉ.
XX.
THE FIRM OF AUBIN COURTE-JOIE AND CO. DOES HONOR TO ITS PARTNERSHIP.
THE FIRM OF AUBIN COURTE-JOIE AND CO. DOES HONOR TO ITS PARTNERSHIP.
XXI.
IN WHICH SUCCOR COMES FROM AN UNEXPECTED QUARTER.
IN WHICH SUCCOR COMES FROM AN UNEXPECTED QUARTER.
XXII.
ON THE HIGHWAY.
STATE OF SIEGE.
ON THE HIGHWAY.
STATE OF SIEGE.
XXIII.
WHAT BECAME OF JEAN OULLIER.
WHAT BECAME OF JEAN OULLIER.
XXIV.
MAÎTRE COURTIN'S BATTERIES.
MAÎTRE COURTIN'S BATTERIES.
XXV.
MADAME LA BARONNE DE LA LOGERIE, THINKING TO SERVE HER SON'S INTERESTS, SERVES THOSE OF PETIT-PIERRE.
MADAME LA BARONNE DE LA LOGERIE, THINKING TO SERVE HER SON'S INTERESTS, SERVES THOSE OF PETIT-PIERRE.
XXVI.
MARCHES AND COUNTER-MARCHES.
MARCHES AND COUNTER-MARCHES.
XXVII.
MICHEL'S LOVE AFFAIRS SEEM TO BE TAKING A HAPPIER TURN.
MICHEL'S LOVE AFFAIRS SEEM TO BE TAKING A HAPPIER TURN.
XXVIII.
SHOWING HOW THERE MAY BE FISHERMEN AND FISHERMKN.
SHOWING HOW THERE MAY BE FISHERMEN AND FISHERMKN.
XXIX.
INTERROGATORIES AND CONFRONTINGS.
INTERROGATORIES AND CONFRONTINGS.
XXX.
WE AGAIN MEET THE GENERAL, AND FIND HE IS NOT CHANGED.
WE AGAIN MEET THE GENERAL, AND FIND HE IS NOT CHANGED.
XXXI.
COURTIN MEETS WITH ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
COURTIN MEETS WITH ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
XXXII.
THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY DRAGS FOR OYSTERS AND BRINGS UP PICAUT.
THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY DRAGS FOR OYSTERS AND BRINGS UP PICAUT.
XXXIII.
THAT WHICH HAPPENED IN TWO DWELLINGS.
THAT WHICH HAPPENED IN TWO DWELLINGS.
XXXIV.
COURTIN FINGERS AT LAST HIS FIFTY THOUSAND FRANCS.
COURTIN FINGERS AT LAST HIS FIFTY THOUSAND FRANCS.
XXXV.
THE TAVERN OF THE GRAND SAINT-JACQUES.
THE TAVERN OF THE GRAND SAINT-JACQUES.
XXXVI.
JUDAS AND JUDAS.
JUDAS AND JUDAS.
XXXVII.
AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.
AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.
XXXVIII.
THE RED-BREECHES.
THE RED-BREECHES.
XXXIX.
A WOUNDED SOUL.
A WOUNDED SOUL.
XL.
THE CHIMNEY-BACK.
THE CHIMNEY-BACK.
XLI.
THREE BROKEN HEARTS.
THREE BROKEN HEARTS.
XLII.
GOD'S EXECUTIONER.
GOD'S EXECUTIONER.
XLIII.
SHOWS THAT A MAN WITH FIFTY THOUSAND FRANCS ABOUT HIM MAY BE MUCH EMBARRASSED.
SHOWS THAT A MAN WITH FIFTY THOUSAND FRANCS ABOUT HIM MAY BE MUCH EMBARRASSED.
EPILOGUE.
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