Excerpt from Marie d'Énambuc
Pendant son dernier voyage en France, lorsqu'il était allé recevoir l'investiture de cette grande auto rité, M. D'euambuc avait épousé à Paris une demoi selle pauvre, mais de haute noblesse, et qui tenait par alliance aux meilleures familles du royaume. Ce fut un étrange changement dans la destinée de cette jeune fille; elle quitta son obscure maison de la rue culture-sainte-catherine pour aller à l'autre extré mité du monde chercher une fortune, des honneurs.
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