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"And ould the rest have been?" asked Ga

"Nothing," said Jean "Forest Rock"

"And where the Literary and Historical Society is now?"

"Woods" René brought the oldblank space, far fro

There was no way they’d have buried Champlain that far from civilization

There was no way the father of Québec could be in the basement of the Lit and His

"So," Gaustin Renaud there?"

"Because he was mad?" asked Jean

"He was you know," said Émile "Cha else in his life It was all he knew, all he lived for And Renaud loved Cha on ?" asked René "He was the capital of the state of ," hedown at the oldfor Champlain Maybe there was another reason he was there"

"Like what?"

"Well," his mentor looked at hi for a book"

Gaot up and paused as the waiter fetched his coat Looking down at the

"The old chapel, the one that burned Where would it have been on this er one more time and pointed

It landed on the Notre-Daood used to pray As the waiter helped Gamache into his parka René leaned over and whispered, "Speak to Père Sébastien"

Jean-Guy Beauvoir waited