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Title: A Padre in France

Author: George A. Birmingham

Release Date: March 3, 2009 [EBook #28241]

Language: English

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A PADRE IN FRANCE

BY

GEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM

AUTHOR OF

"THE MAJOR'S NIECE," "GENERAL JOHN REGAN," "SPANISH GOLD"
"BENEDICT KAVANAGH," ETC.

HODDER AND STOUGHTON

LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO

_Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and
Aylesbury._

_WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR_

THE MAJOR'S NIECE
MINNIE'S BISHOP
GENERAL JOHN REGAN
HYACINTH
BENEDICT KAVANAGH

LONDON: HODDER & STOUGHTON

TO

R. M. L.

FRIEND AND FELLOW-WORKER

CONTENTS

PAGE
CHAPTER I
THE UTTERMOST PART 15

CHAPTER II
GETTING THERE 27

CHAPTER III
A JOURNEY IN THE WAR ZONE 40

CHAPTER IV
SETTLING DOWN 52

CHAPTER V
KHAKI 63

CHAPTER VI
LEISURE HOURS 78

CHAPTER VII
COMING AND GOING 95

CHAPTER VIII
WOODBINE HUT 115

CHAPTER IX
Y.S.C. 131

CHAPTER X
THE DAILY ROUND 151

CHAPTER XI
ANOTHER JOURNEY 164

CHAPTER XII
MADAME 177