The Flood
Saint-Jory -- our home -- is situated at the bottom of a slope at about five hundred yards from the Garonne. Screens of tall poplars that divide the meadows, hide the river completely.We could see nothing. And still the cry rang out:"The Garonne! The Garonne!"Suddenly, on the wide road before us,...
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Saint-Jory -- our home -- is situated at the bottom of a slope at about five hundred yards from the Garonne. Screens of tall poplars that divide the meadows, hide the river completely.We could see nothing. And still the cry rang out:"The Garonne! The Garonne!"Suddenly, on the wide road before us, appeared two men and three women, one of them holding a child in her arms. It was they who were crying out, distracted, running with long strides. They turned at times, looking behind with terrified faces, as if a band of wolves was pursuing them."What's the matter with them?" demanded Cyprien.It was the river -- it was The Flood.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781412178617 (1412178614)
ASIN: 9781412178617
Publish date: 21-04-2010
Publisher: Ebookslib
Edition language: English
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