guillaumet

Updated: May 21, 2025

Too feeble to hold his own in the open field, he can nevertheless defend himself behind the sheltering ramparts yet he surrenders. "Roger de Bricqueville and Gilles de Sillé, his trusted councillors, have taken flight. He remains alone with Prelati, who also attempts, in vain, to escape. He, like Gilles, is loaded with chains. Robin Guillaumet searches the fortress from top to bottom.

J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans - Là-bas