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D'Artagnan had already advanced too far in this direction; besides, the chalands being gone, there remained nothing at Piriac but a single bark that of the old man, and it did not look fit for sea without great preparation.
And yet when Raoul commenced his labor of classing the flotilla, and got together the chalands and lighters to send them to Toulon, one of the fishermen told the comte that his boat had been laid up to refit since a trip he had made on account of a gentleman who was in great haste to embark.
"There the current of the Vilaine throws them upon another isle, the isle of Hoedic." "I agree with that." "Well, monsieur, from that isle to Belle-Isle the way is quite straight. The sea broken both above and below, passes like a canal like a mirror between the two isles; the chalands glide along upon it like ducks upon the Loire; that's how it is."
D'Artagnan had already advanced too far in this direction; besides, the chalands being gone, there remained nothing at Pirial but a single bark that of the old man, and it did not look fit for sea without great preparation.
"There the current of the Vilaine throws them upon another isle, the Isle of Hoedic." "I agree with that." "Well, monsieur, from that isle to Belle-Isle the way is quite straight. The sea, broken both above and below, passes like a canal like a mirror between the two isles; the chalands glide along upon it like ducks upon the Loire; that's how it is."
It was not, then, till after standing several minutes on the shore that D'Artagnan saw upon the port, but more particularly in the interior of the isle, an immense number of workmen in motion. At his feet D'Artagnan recognized the five chalands laden with rough stone he had seen leave the port of Piriac.
It was not, then, till after standing several minutes on the shore that D'Artagnan saw upon the port, but more particularly in the interior of the isle, an immense number of workmen in motion. At his feet D'Artagnan recognized the five chalands laden with rough stone he had seen leave the port of Pirial.
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