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Carnac's Folly, Volume 3. by Gilbert Parker
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"Have you seen him since you've been here? Have you told him how you're
working against him? Have you got the certificate with you?"

"Of course. I've got my head on like a piece of flesh and blood that
belongs to me--bien sur."

She suddenly drew from her breast a folded piece of blue paper. "There
it is, signed by Judge Grimshaw that married us, and there's the seal;
and the whole thing can't be set aside. Look at it, if you like,
petite."

She held it not far from Junia's face, and Junia could see that it was
registration of a marriage of New York State. She could have snatched
the paper away, but she meant to conquer Luzanne's savage spirit. "Well,
how do you intend to defeat your husband?"

"I mean to have the people asked from a platform if they've seen the wife
of the candidate, and then a copy of the certificate will be read to all.
What do you think will happen after that?"

"It will have to be done to-night or to-morrow night," remarked Junia.

"Because the election comes the day after to-morrow,--eh

"Because of that. And who will read the document?"

"Who but the man he's trying to defeat?--tell me that."

"You mean Barode Barouche?"
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