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Jersey's formal welcome for a naval commander turns into a confrontation over a missing child in this volume of Gilbert Parker's historical romance. The Royal Court gathers to honour Admiral Philip d'Avranche, Duc de Bercy, amid public celebrations of his success. Guida interrupts with the ancient appeal of Haro, accusing Philip of taking her son Guilbert and demanding that the island's authorities hear her case.
The scene brings a mother's claim against the prestige of rank and the court's interpretation of local custom. Parker follows the tension through gestures, silences and the reactions of the watching crowd. A later passage shifts to Vienna, where a congress considers Philip's claim to the duchy of Bercy against a rival's rights.
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- Author
- Gilbert Parker
- Reading time
- About 90 minutes
- Pages
- 61
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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