Adele and Conspirators in New France Ball and Escape
Adele la Chegnayne, a New France belle, is drawn into plots at her uncle Chevet's home. Cassion, the commissaire, seeks help from Chevet against La Salle as D Artigny offers to guide Cas sion's party into the wilderness. Adele faces forced betrothal and hidden loves amid courtly intrigue in Quebec and the Illinois voyage.
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Adele la Chegnayne
New France
Cassion
Chevet
la Salle
D’artigny
Adele
Quebec
Celeste
la Barre
D'Artigny
Illinois
DY Artigny
Pere
A Wilderness Plot With Chevet and Cassion
In the Yukon style wilderness, the narrator plans to outmaneuver Cassion. She asks Uncle Chevet to feign ignorance and lure Sieur d Artigny into confession while she keeps Cassion at bay with a discreet pistol. The goal is proof of fraud tied to the king's restoration and La Barre's schemes.
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Ind
Cassion
Nver
Quebec
la Barre
Uncle Chevet
D’artigny
Monsieur Cassion
Descent Up Ottawa River In Wilderness Quest
A young woman travels with French voyageurs and Jesuit Pere Allouez from Montreal toward the Oregon country, facing tension with Sieur Cassion and Sieur d Artigny. She gains a moment of hope as she views rapids from a bluff and contemplates further dangers and loyalties.
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Monsieur
Pere Allouez
Montreal
Cassion
Sieur d’Artigny
Pere
Ottawa
D’artigny
Cassian
Dramatic Court Plot Shapes a Mother's Fate
A fraught scene reveals a mother warning that both her wealth and son are in peril. She believes he schemes against her and remains vigilant as tension escalates. The dialogue hints at deep family conflict and looming consequences.
Adele declines sharing quarters with husband sparks fury
Adele refuses to share sleeping quarters with her husband and declines a kiss, provoking his anger and showing strain in their relationship.
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Adele
Adele tightens web around Commissaire Cassion
On the rocky eminence Adele seizes a strategic chance to tighten her grip on Commissaire Cassion as a sudden turn of events looms, hinting at a volatile confrontation or bargaining moment to unfold soon.
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Adele
Commissaire
Cassion
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Beyond the Frontier
Randall Parrish
Middle West
Keith of
the Border
My Lady of
Hugo Chevet
Rene d’Artigny
Sister Celeste
Father Allouez
Sieur
Abudah
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