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The mere collapse, on one side, of the agencies military and political which lay behind, was in itself commonplace. The Battalion joined the XVII Corps half way through October, 1918, and was soon put into important fighting. The enemy, who had lost Lille, Douai, and St. Quentin early in the month, was now in full retreat between Verdun and the sea.
Blake had died in the spring of the year, still disapproving of his patron's liberal notions, and Mr. Buxton had immediately sent a special messenger all the way to Douai to secure Anthony's services; and had insisted moreover that Isabel should accompany her brother. They intended however to call at the Dower House on the way, which had been left under the charge of old Mrs.
He addressed himself, therefore, to Merlin of Douai, Bonaparte's Imperial attorney-general and commander of his Legion of Honour; who, for a bribe of fifty thousand livres obtained for him, after he had been defeated in every other court, a judgment in his favour, in the tribunal of cassation, under the sophistical conclusion that all emigrants, being, according to law, considered as politically dead, a will in the name of any one of them was merely a pious fraud to preserve the property in the family.
"Oh, Anthony," she whispered, and clung to that dear arm that held her own; terrified for the moment at the memory of what had been the price of priesthood to James Maxwell. "And where shall you be trained for it?" she asked. "At Douai: and Isabel I think I must go this summer." "This summer!" she said. "Why " and she was silent. "Anthony," she went on, "I would like to tell you about Hubert."
"If you can, let good Father Seyton at Douai know that peace is come the Evil One beaten, thanks to Him who giveth us the victory and I thank them all there and ask their prayers." "I will, I will." Some one at the door said, "May I come in?" There was a sunburnt face, a head with long brown hair, a white coat. "Archfield?" asked Peregrine. "Come, send me away with pardon."
But, at least, they might open houses for the reception of the youth of their own country, where they should receive an education according to the teachings of the true Church, which was denied them at home. So they went to Salamanca, to Valladolid, to Paris, Louvain, Douai, Rheims, Rome, wherever there was hope or possibility of directing Irish youth in the ways of true piety and learning.
Treilhard, Merlin de Douai, and La Revelliere-Lepaux are driven out; narrow fanatics replace them, Gohier, Moulins and Roger Ducos. Ghosts from the period of the Terror install themselves in the ministries, Robert Lindet in the Treasury, Fouche in the Police.
The merchants of Bruges had taken the initiative in it; but soon all the towns of Flanders and Flanders was covered with towns Ghent, Lille, Ypres, Courtrai, Furnes, Alost, St. Omer, and Douai, entered the confederation, and made unity as well as extension of liberties in respect of Flemish commerce the object of their joint efforts.
The French army held all between Pont-a-Marc as far as Valenciennes, falling back upon Douai. The prince was said to be in person at Bethune.
I shall be mayor of Douai; I'll obtain the cross, and get to be deputy in short, everything. Ha, ha! Pierquin, my boy, now keep yourself in hand; no more nonsense, because yes, on my word of honor Felicie Mademoiselle Felicie Van Claes loves you!" When the lovers were left alone Emmanuel held out his hand to Marguerite, who did not refuse to put her right hand into it.
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