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Le Bossu: Aventures de Cape et d'Épée. Volume 2

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The narrative continues a brisk cape-and-sword adventure that blends courtly intrigue, masked spectacles, and rapid action as a powerful prince maneuvers indebted nobles to secure contested inheritances, including the Nevers estate. Colorful secondary figures supply bravado and comic relief while disguises, auctions, and sharp duels advance tangled conspiracies; shifting loyalties and concealed motives provoke tense private councils and public confrontations. The episodic structure alternates theatrical set pieces with intimate plotting, exploring themes of ambition, honor, betrayal, and revenge as schemes escalate toward decisive revelations and reckoning.

TABLE DES CHAPITRES

DU DEUXIÈME VOLUME.
    Pages.
L'HÔTEL DE NEVERS. (Suite.)
IV. Largesse 5
V. Où est expliquée l'absence de Faënza et de Saldagne 25
VI. Dona Cruz 45
VII. Le prince de Gonzague 63
VIII. La veuve de Nevers 81
IX. Le plaidoyer 103
X. J'y suis 127
XI. Où le bossu se fait inviter au bal de la cour 147
LES MÉMOIRES D'AURORE.
I. La maison aux deux entrées 167
II. Souvenirs d'enfance 187