The Count de Sabron's Dinner Declined by Ill Friend
The Count de Sabron misses a dinner with the Marquise d'Esclignac and Miss Julia Redmond due to tending a very sick friend. Sabron’s absence sparks intrigue about motives while Pitchoune the thoroughbred Irish terrier comforts his loneliness and guides Sabron’s devotion as events unfold.
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Evairy
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Pitchorne
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Autumn Silence at the Chateau D'Esclignac
Sabron gazes over the golden Rhone valley from the deserted chateau terrace as autumn mists drift. A chance encounter with the Marquise d'Hsclignac and Miss Redmond leads to a dinner invitation and hints at Sabron seeking a new post, his sick terrier Pitchoune by his side.
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Ordered Away in Love and War in Tarascon
Sabron faces an unwelcome order to depart for Algeria as longing for Miss Redmond grows. Pitchorne spots a cat and guards the window while Sabron recalls a hopeful, forbidden love with Madame d Esclignac and Miss Redmond during a windy Tarascon day before the move.
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Sabron
Alglera
Tarascon
Pitchorne
Miss Redmond
Chapter IV The Dog Pays
Pitchoune repaid what was given him and did not think to reserve the right for the rest as he recovered. The scene hints at consequences and evolving loyalties within the narrative.
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Pitchoune
Wartime Cost Figures Show Wheat and Rye Rising
Berlin end August wheat prices were 9 above July, rising 16 in September and 26 in October. Rye increased 14 to 44 in August, 21 in September, 30 in October. England's cereals costs, per Economist Inder Gumber, rose from 57.9 at July end to 65 in October and 68.3 in November. New York Post.
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York. Post
Cause of Bad Manners in Pride and Nature
Fragmentary note treats pride, nature, and absence of desire as causes of bad manners. The text cites Benge as a name within a discussion of social behavior and moral conduct.
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Benge
Moon Influences Tides and Old Superstitions
The moon’s erratic motions drive ocean tides through its magnetic attraction. Almanacs once tied planting and sowing to the moon, a belief now largely obsolete due to scientific progress and broader intelligence.
Worth White Quotation on Nature’s Capricious Beauty
A quotation extols nature’s splendor as capricious and elusive. It notes that beauty may appear when least expected and at others when anticipated, transforming familiar places into scenes of vivid reality. The prose emphasizes repeated encounters yielding fresh, transfiguring perception.
Dull Surroundings Inspire Childlike Wonder Says Stevenson
A reflection on finding simple joy in plain scenes as Robert Louis Stevenson likens perception to Wordsworth's lakeside memory of daffodils and childhood delight.
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Wordsworth
Robert Louis Stevenson
Volusia County
Impedimenta and virtue in wealth in Bacon’s view
The excerpt argues riches are impedimenta to virtue, likening wealth to baggage that hinders rather than helps. Bacon notes that great riches have little real use beyond distribution, and that possession alone can disturb progress and victory.
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Bacon
Wonder If There Was a Chauffeur Six Centuries Ago
The Toledo Daily Blade reflects on ancient transport and a pebble measuring device to track miles, noting how romance endures and contrasting practical love with bargain. It hints at a historical curiosity about a vehicle carrying passengers and a simple mile-measuring pebble.
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Toledo Daily Blade
Early Manx Laws Target Scots and Irish as Raids Bypass
The Isle of Man government once banned Scots from landfall with strict penalties after raids by the Galloway rover MacCulloch. Earlier measures also ordered Irish women to work promptly, reflecting wartime requisitions of passenger steamers for military use and revenue loss.
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Manx
Galloway Rover
MacCulloch
Is there springtime push for matrimony in town
A Practical Thought notes no special reason for more marriages in spring beyond cheaper hotel rates in summer. A quip replies that one swallow does not make spring but may trigger a fall.
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