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The House of de Mailly

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November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.
Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.
Truly bridal weather was theirs.
The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.
All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.
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The House of de Mailly

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The House of de Mailly is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.
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Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.
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Truly bridal weather was theirs.
/ˈtruːli ˈbraɪdəl ˈweðər wɑːz ðerz/
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The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.
/ðə skaɪz wɜːr fer siːz ˈkɑːmli bluː ənd kənˈtɪnjuːəs laɪt ˈwestərn wɪndz sent baɪ ðə ˈveri ɡɑːdz ðemˈselvz ˈkærid ðem streɪt tuː ðə ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ koʊst/
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All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

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Annapolis noun US /əˈnæpəlɪs/

state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy

From this reading “Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.”

Baltimore noun US /ˈbɔːltəmɔːr/

the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

bridal adjective US /ˈbraɪdəl/

of or relating to a wedding

From this reading “Truly bridal weather was theirs.”

Carroll's noun US /ˈkærəlz/

possessive form of “carroll” — English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

From this reading “Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.”

coffer noun US /ˈkɔːfər/

an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

From this reading “Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.”

colonial adjective US /kəˈloʊniəl/

of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

From this reading “All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.”

continuous adjective US /kənˈtɪnjuːəs/

continuing in time or space without interruption

From this reading “The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.”

Thirteenth adjective US /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/

Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.

From this reading “November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

next day adjective + noun

In this reading “Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.”

Two months noun + noun counted as “two month”

In this reading “Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.”

western winds adjective + noun counted as “western wind”

In this reading “The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.”

brought home verb + noun counted as “bring home”

make understandable and clear

In this reading “November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.”

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Aimé

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From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

AnnapolisnounUS /əˈnæpəlɪs/

state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

BaltimorenounUS /ˈbɔːltəmɔːr/

the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

bridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/

of or relating to a wedding

From this reading Truly bridal weather was theirs.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

calmlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmli/

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

Carroll'snounUS /ˈkærəlz/

possessive form of “carroll” — English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

Claude

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From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

coastnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

coffernounUS /ˈkɔːfər/

an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

colonialadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊniəl/

of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

continuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəs/

continuing in time or space without interruption

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

Deborah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

Dr

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From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

half-terrible

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

Quentin

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From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

seasnounUS /siːz/

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

skiesnounUS /skaɪz/

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

theirspronounUS /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading Truly bridal weather was theirs.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

ThirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/

Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

TrulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Truly bridal weather was theirs.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Truly bridal weather was theirs.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading All told, they were on the ship but six weeks--six strange, half-terrible weeks to the colonial girl.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

westernadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading November Thirteenth It was thus that Claude brought home his wife.

windsnounUS /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The skies were fair, seas calmly blue, and continuous light western winds, sent by the very gods themselves, carried them straight to the English coast.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Two months before he had been married to her in Dr. Carroll's chapel by Aimé St. Quentin, with all Annapolis to witness; and next day he left America on the _Baltimore_, in company with Deborah, and her very modest little travelling coffer.

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Vocabulary met early in The House of de Mailly

Words and structures a reader meets early in The House of de Mailly, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapter 1
One of the 0 chapters of The House of de Mailly, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 2
One of the 0 chapters of The House of de Mailly, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 3
One of the 0 chapters of The House of de Mailly, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.