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A PADRE IN FRANCE
BY
GEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM
AUTHOR OF
"THE MAJOR'S NIECE," "GENERAL JOHN REGAN," "SPANISH GOLD"
"BENEDICT KAVANAGH," ETC.
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
_Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and
Aylesbury._
_WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR_
THE MAJOR'S NIECE
MINNIE'S BISHOP
GENERAL JOHN REGAN
HYACINTH
BENEDICT KAVANAGH
LONDON: HODDER & STOUGHTON
TO
R. M. L.
FRIEND AND FELLOW-WORKER
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I
THE UTTERMOST PART 15