Other Fiction Perrin, Alice: The Vow Of Silence. v1. 9 Apr 2016

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Alice Perrin: Born : 1867 Jul Lived : La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland (final): Died : 1934 Feb 13 Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland

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The village schoolroom was packed. Combined odours of heavy-breathing humanity, hair oil, and ill-trimmed lamps thickened the dusty atmosphere; not only was the village well represented among the audience, but contingents were present from outlying parishes and hamlets. The roadway was blocked with various vehicles, from a couple of motor-cars down to donkey-carts; bicycles were propped against the building, and in the porch was a collection of lanterns, umbrellas and goloshes, the property of those who had arrived on foot from any distance, seeing that, though midsummer, the night was threatening and dark.

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