comtesse
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comtesses
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Madame la Comtesse Ida de Barancy was not a comtesse at all.
From Jack 1877 by Mary Neal Sherwood
On the third night the child appeared much easier, and the comtesse bade Agathe go and get some rest.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
The stones were immediately separated, the comtesse kept the small ones for herself and sold the larger ones in England.
From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by William Walton
Moronval and the comtesse continued their conversation; and D'Argenton, who by this time understood that he was the subject, stood in front of them, apparently absorbed in conversation with one of the professors.
From Jack 1877 by Mary Neal Sherwood
I sat still in my chamber; presently the door opened, and the comtesse stood on the threshold.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
"Your Majesties, Your Highness, ministers, comtes and comtesses, barons and baronesses, ladies and gentlemen of the court, people of Orléans, welcome to our kingdom's most notable tradition, the Beauté Carnaval."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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