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Lorelei of Anita Draws Duel Spark in Maximilian Mexico
In Chapultepec evenings the narrator and companions discuss La Anita, a dangerous lure in Maximilian's Mexico. Cupido, Neville, Mironiac, and Lestrange debate honor, murder, and a planned duel as Bayard, a famed swordsman, looms over Anita’s fate. The narrator delivers a summons to La Anita at her home while admiring her beauty and power. Her response confirms a late rendezvous for the confrontation.
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Miramon
Anita
Chapultepec
Alameda
Maison Doree
Mironiac
Leutenant
Maximilian
Cupido
Neville
Lestrange
Alfred Francois
Count de Vigny
Mexico
Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Napoleon
la Anita
Circe
Besancon
Leroux
Duroc
Gascony
Lorelei
Go d
Cupide
Ufe
Duroe
Canal
Ming
Teroux
Anita Ah
Mirousac
Benito Juarez
Monsieur le Comte
Bescapeon
Paragon
Bayard
Pleardy
St. Simon
Monsieur Bayard
Lopez
Colonel Lopez
Monsieur
Monsieur le Capitaine
Gascon
Vienna
Paris
le Comte de Vigny
Picardy
Capido
Senor Gascon
Senorita
Tia Mia
Duenna
Senor Vigny
Senor
Mironsac
Vigny
Francois