CONTENTS

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I.In the Depths of Old France[1]
II.How the Owls hooted in the Daytime[13]
III."Je suis le Général Bim-Bam-Boum!"[26]
IV.How the Breakfast cooked for Those was eaten by These[41]
V.How Angelot made an Enemy[59]
VI.How La Belle Hélène took an Evening Walk[78]
VII.The Sleep of Mademoiselle Moineau[95]
VIII.How Monsieur Joseph met with Many Annoyances[112]
IX.How Common Sense fought and triumphed[129]
X.How Angelot refused what had not been offered[147]
XI.How Monsieur Urbain smoked a Cigar[160]
XII.How the Prefect's Dog snapped at the General[173]
XIII.How Monsieur Simon showed himself a little too Clever[187]
XIV.In which Three Words contain a Good Deal of Information[202]
XV.How Henriette read History to Some Purpose[223]
XVI.How Angelot played the Part of an Owl in an Ivy-bush[242]
XVII.How Two Soldiers came Home from Spain[266]
XVIII.How Captain Georges paid a Visit of Ceremony[285]
XIX.The Treading of the Grapes[299]
XX.How Angelot climbed a Tree[309]
XXI.How Monsieur Joseph found himself Master of the Situation[324]
XXII.The Lighted Windows of Lancilly[340]
XXIII.A Dance with General Ratoneau[353]
XXIV.How Monsieur de Sainfoy found a Way Out[369]
XXV.How the Curé acted against his Conscience[385]
XXVI.How Angelot kept his Tryst[398]
XXVII.How Monsieur Joseph went out into the Dawn[416]
XXVIII.How General Ratoneau met his Match[437]
XXIX.The Disappointment of Monsieur Urbain[456]


ANGELOT

A Story of the First Empire


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