A novel
At the Sign of the Sword
Edmond Valentin, a Belgian lawyer and soldier, and Aimee de Neuville love each other despite her father's opposition.
How it begins
Warm, brilliant, and cloudless was the July noon. Beneath the summer sun the broad, shallow waters of the Meuse sparkled as they rippled swiftly onward through the deep, winding valley of grey rocks and cool woods on their way from the mountains of Lorraine, through peaceful, prosperous Belgium, towards the sea.
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