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"So," said Gaer, elderly faces "TellI did was call Jean," Émile said "You reo at the Château Frontenac" Gamache remembered The Laurel to René Dallaire’s Hardy

"A ht, but he’s also a student of Québec history in general Most of the members are He knew of Chiniquy, but not much more than I’d heard Chiniquy was some sort of fanatic about temperance and had quit the Catholic Church and joined the Protestants He’s considered a bit of a nut Did so off the deep end hi the Lit and His when I suddenly thought they ht know Chiniquy here After all, it is a Literary and Historical Society and presumably has links to Protestantism So I came in"

Elizabeth picked up the thread "He asked about Chiniquy It’s not a name I’m familiar with but I did find some books in our collection He wrote quite a few Then Mr Blake came in and I directed Monsieur Comeau to hireat ned and reat heroes of Québec instead of forgotten or remembered only for his eccentricities"

"Eccentricities?"

"He was, it ant in his lifestyle and speeches Charismatic But he saved a lot of lives, built a sanatoriuht of his popularity tens of thousands took the pledge after listening to hiled a bit with the next part "Then he went a bit far for the coive his but finally he was stripped of his church He quit in a rage and joined the Presbyterians"

"Didn’t he clai to take over North America and had sent the Jesuits to kill Lincoln?" asked Éht have reat deal of good too"

"What happened to him?" asked Gamache

"He moved to Illinois but annoyed so many people he soon left and ended his days in Montreal Got hters I think Died at the age of ninety"

"In 1899," said Gamache and when she looked surprised he explained "I looked it up last night, but the file had just his dates, no real infore obituary in the New York Times," said Mr Blake "He was considered a hero by many people"

"And a nut by ustin Renaud be interested in Chiniquy?"

All three shook their heads Gaht next door, and the Lit and His has a nuht have been a connection? A relationship?"