Marie Dupont and the Island of Secrets
In St Boniface Marie Dupont endures a bitter life under her father Captain Dupont and the threats of suitors Pierre and Leblanc. Hilary Askew visits the island to visit Marie as danger from Brousseau and Dupont mounts. Marie faces coercion and peril as she is drawn toward a grim fate on the island.
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Hillary
Madeleine
Hilary
Dupont
Baptiste
Thilary
Rasny
Louis Duval
Monsieur Askew
Monsieur Tessier
Louis
Ste. Marie
Simeon
Brousseau
St. Boniface
Pierre An’ Leblanc
Pierre
Leblanc
Monsieur
Mr. Connell
Lafe
Chateau
Jules Dupont
Marie
Bonjour
Mademoiselle Dupont
Quebec
Maurie
Maurie Dupont
Marie Dupont
Nanette
Anay
Ste. Therese
Jean Baptiste
Jean
Black Pierre
Morris
Gulf
Leblane
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