Because of Conscience
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Excerpt from Because of Conscience: Being a Novel Relating to the Adventures of Certain Huguenots in Old New York The sudden sharp bark of her little dog roused her, and she turned her head to see some one coming toward her, - a young man swinging along with an easy, confident tread. "Good-evening, my cousin," he cried. "You were so deep in thought that I fancied I should not move you till I came near enough to touch you. What are you studying so intently?" "This," Alaine held out her yellow blossom. "Tell me, Etienne, does it turn always to the sun, this yellow marigold?" "Who told you so?" "Michelle, and she says it was chosen as her device by Margaret of Valois because it does truly resemble the sun. It is likewise the emblem of the Protestants, who say that it signifies that they ever turn to the true source of light, - God in his heaven. Was Margaret of Valois Protestant, Etienne, and -" "Is Michelle, then, Protestant?" Etienne interrupted her by asking. "Yes, I think so. I know so. She has a little Bible, Etienne, which she guards sacredly, and she makes long journeys at night to secret meetings, I fancy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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