Tag: Charles II King of England

Marie Cessette is not surprised by Raoul’s pigeon post. Part of her wonders whether she has not known the truth already.  “Is it bad news?” Père Gazil wrings his hands anxiously. The visit to Le Maupertus has left him unnerved, and he has not kept his fears to himself. “We should never have come to … Continue reading Chapter Ninety-Six, House of Stuart, by Mordaunt