Adele ta Chesnayne and the frontier matchmaker
The excerpt follows Adele ta Chesnayne a sixteen or seventeen year old orphaned girl pressed toward an arranged marriage by a coarse relative. Her two likely allies are Sieur Rene d Artigny and Sister Celeste as conspirators plot with La Salle and Cas sion. The tale centers on Adele facing an unwelcome betrothal and seeking friendship in perilous times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sieur Rene d’Artigny
France
Celeste
Adele
I am ordered to wed Cassion in New France
The narrator resists an arranged marriage to Monsieur Cassion at the governor La Barre's court. Her guardian Chevet pressures her, claiming she is 17 and must be settled. She recalls D Artigny, a hopeful and reckless love, and plans a possible escape during the governor's ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur
Monsieur Cassion
Cassion
France
Eredit
Quebec
D’artigny
Bey
Chevet
la Barre
D'Artigny
Monsieur d'Artigny
Ta Salle
Gala Arrival and Old Ties in the Quebec Town
In Quebec the narrator returns by boat amid a festive crowd and bright flags. Sister Celeste notes the changes in the narrator and asks about life, while the narrator contemplates her guardian Chevet and the arranged marriage to a man linked to La Barre. The Sieur Artigny has visited twice, seeking details about the narrator and her father’s household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Quebec
Cassion
Celeste
Monsieur Chevet
Forest School
Tyas Monsieur Cassion
Blue
la Barre
Chevalier de Baugis
Sieur d’Artigny
Sieur Artigny
la Sajle
France
Chevet
D'Artigny Wins Aid For Woman In Convent Plot
In a tense convent sitting, a young woman seeks help to avoid an arranged marriage to Monsieur Cassion. Sieur d Artigny pledges to shield her and promises swift action while the Mother Superior weighs the case. Celeste mediates as plans unfold amid La Salle era intrigue.
Palace Ball At the Intendant Reveals Power and Suspense
The narrator enters a lavish hall at the Itendant’s palace where guests mingle under blazing lights. Cassion introduces the narrator to officials and Da L i Tut, La Barre, and Francois de Tut make their impressions as D Artigny is eyed as a potential guide amid plans to dispatch routes and face De La Salle's loyal lieutenant De Touty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itendant
Chevet
Monsieur Cassion
Ottawa
Francois
Mademoiselle
Pierre la Chesnayne
Daddy's Evening Tale of Tiddy and the Giant
In a wood near a cave a crying girl named Tiddy is comforted by kindly birds and squirrels. They seek the Giant, who brings laughter and magic, undoing her loss by finding six wild strawberries and a basket of treasures through the help of searching gnomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Reggie Red Squirrel
Charlie Curly Tail Squirrel
Tiddy
Mother
Viddy
Giant
Little Lacey Finds Strange Pulse Signal in Wrist
A child named Lacey unexpectedly notices a pulse in her wrist and rushes to her mother in alarm. The moment suggests a curious awareness of bodily sensations from a young observer, highlighting a small but notable medical curiosity.
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Lacey
Ske
Also Mentioned on This Page
I Darrise
Adele Ta Chesnayne
New France
Rex
Acre
la Salle
Mother Superior
Monsieur d’Artigny
Lugo Chevet
Great West
Cassian
Aeu
Mandemoiselle
Mademoiiselle
Sieur de la Salle
D’artignys
Buenlee
Carston
da L'i Tut
Mademoiselle la Chesnayne
Hugo Chevet
de Baugis
Mary
Graham Bonner
Jin
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