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The Sign of the Red Dovecot

           Assoonasthisorganizationwasestablished,theysetaboutdrivingtheEnglishfromtheIsle.

           Thejuncturewasfavorable.TheEnglish,whorequire,aboveeverything,goodlivinginordertobegoodsoldiers,onlyeatingsaltmeatandbadbiscuit,hadmanyinvalidsintheircamp.Stillfurther,thesea,veryroughatthisperiodoftheyearallalongtheseacoast,destroyedeverydaysomelittlevessel;andtheshore,fromthepointofl’Aiguillontothetrenches,wasateverytideliterallycoveredwiththewrecksofpinnacles,roberges,andfeluccas.Theresultwasthateveniftheking’stroopsremainedquietlyintheircamp,itwasevidentthatsomedayorother,Buckingham,whoonlycontinuedintheIslefromobstinacy,wouldbeobligedtoraisethesiege.

           ButasM.deToirasgaveinformationthateverythingwaspreparingintheenemy’scampforafreshassault,thekingjudgedthatitwouldbebesttoputanendtotheaffair,andgavethenecessaryordersforadecisiveaction.

           Asitisnotourintentiontogiveajournalofthesiege,butonthecontraryonlytodescribesuchoftheeventsofitasareconnectedwiththestorywearerelating,wewillcontentourselveswithsayingintwowordsthattheexpeditionsucceeded,tothegreatastonishmentofthekingandthegreatgloryofthecardinal.

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