large/10361/werwolves_1512_librivox_64kb_mp3/werwolves_07_odonnell_64kb_1
large/10361/werwolves_1512_librivox_64kb_mp3/werwolves_07_odonnell_64kb
English
10361
THE CASE OF ROLAND BERTIN André Bonivon, the hero of the other incident, was eminently a man of war. He commanded a schooner called the "Bonaventure," which was engaged in harassing the Huguenot settlements along the shores of the Gulf of Lions, during the reign of Louis XIV. On one of his marauding expeditions Bonivon sailed up an estuary of the Rhone rather further than he had intended, and having no pilot on board, ran ashore in the darkness. THE CASE OF ROLAND BURTON ANDREA BONIVAN THE HERO OF THE OTHER INCIDENT WAS EMINENTLY A MAN OF WAR HE COMMANDED A SCHOONER CALLED THE BONAVENTURE WHICH WAS ENGAGED IN HARASSING THE HUGUENOT SETTLEMENTS ALONG THE SHORES OF THE GOLF LEONS DURING THE REIGN OF LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH ON ONE OF HIS MARAUDING EXPEDITIONS BONIVAN SAILED UP AN ESTUARY OF THE RHONE RATHER FURTHER THAN HE HAD INTENDED AND HAVING NO PILOT ON BOARD RAN ASHORE IN THE DARKNESS
d cats. Taken at a strong disadvantage, and without any weapons to defend himself, Gilbert would soon have fallen a victim to the ferocity of these savage creatures had it not been for the opportune arrival of a werwolf. A desperate battle at once ensued, in which the werwolf eventually gained the victory, though not without being severely lacerated. Despite Gilbert's protestations, for he was loath to be seen in such strange company, the werwolf accompanied him back to the monastery, where, upon hearing the Abbot's story, it was enthusiastically welcomed and its wounds attended to. At dawn it was restored to its natural shape, and the monks, one and all, were startled out of their senses to find themselves in the presence of a stern and awesome dignitary of the Church, who immediately began to lecture the Abbot for his unseemly conduct the previous day, ordering him to undergo such penance as eventually, robbing him of half his size and all his self-importance, led to his resignation.  NUMBER OF BIG WILD CATS TAKEN AT A STRONG DISADVANTAGE AND WITHOUT ANY WEAPONS TO DEFEND HIMSELF GILBERT WOULD SOON HAVE FALLEN A VICTIM TO THE FEROCITY OF THESE SAVAGE CREATURES HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE OPPORTUNE ARRIVAL OF A BEARWORLF A DESPERATE BATTLE AT ONCE ENSUED IN WHICH THE WEREWOLF EVENTUALLY GAINED THE VICTORY THOUGH NOT WITHOUT BEING SEVERELY LACERATED DESPITE GILBERT'S PROTESTATIONS FOR HE WAS LOTH TO BE SEEN IN SUCH STRANGE COMPANY THE WHEREWOF ACCOMPANIED HIM BACK TO THE MONASTERY WHERE UPON HEARING THE ABBOT'S STORY IT WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED AND ITS WOUNDS ATTENDED TO AT DAWN IT WAS RESTORED TO ITS NATURAL SHAPE AND THE MONKS ONE AND ALL WERE STARTLED OUT OF THEIR SENSES TO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE PRESENCE OF A STERN AND AWESOME DIGNITARY OF THE CHURCH WHO IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO LECTURE THE ABBOT FOR HIS UNSEEMLY CONDUCT THE PREVIOUS DAY ORDERING HIM TO UNDERGO SUCH PENANCE AS EVENTUALLY ROBBING HIM OF HALF HIS SIZE AND ALL HIS SELF IMPORTANCE LED TO HIS RESIGNATION
large/10361/werwolves_1512_librivox_64kb_mp3/werwolves_07_odonnell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/10361/werwolves_1512_librivox_64kb_mp3/werwolves_07_odonnell_64kb.flac