The Captain Crashes to pieces

the Captain Crashes to pieces is a Romance of Théophile Gautier published in 1863.

Summary

Under the reign of Louis XIII, the young baron de Sigognac morfond in the ruins of its Gascon castle . Benefitting from the passage of a troop of actor S which goes to Paris, it decides to follow them to go to ask the assistance of the King.

It meets initially Chiquita, which will help much Isabelle, one of the actresses of the troop, at the time of their halt to the inn of the Blue Sun. Chiquita sees the collar of Isabelle. She speaks about it with her friend Agostin, who tries to attack the actors for the dévaliser. Isabelle decides to give her collar of pearls - false - to Chiquita, which, in exchange, swears to him that never it will not kill it.

The death of the Matamore puts the troop in the embarrassment and Sigognac then takes again the role under the pseudonym of the Capitaine Crashes to pieces .

Later, during the voyage towards Paris, the baron makes halt in an inn, where the duke of Vallombreuse sees Isabelle. As of this moment, it is a thankless struggle between Sigognac and Vallombreuse. The duke sends his hired killers to attack Sigognac. The marquis of Bruyères, a friend of Sigognac, organizes a duel between the duke and the baron, which carries it, with the great fury of Vallombreuse.

A little later, the duke removes Isabelle. Hérode, Scapin and the baron leave to his research. Chiquita, which was among the kidnappers, tries to help Isabelle to flee. The duke takes along Isabelle in the castle of his father, prince de Vallombreuse. When returns the prince, he recognizes the ring of Isabelle, who came to him from her mother, Cornélia. Isabelle learns that the prince is his father. The duke is thus his brother!

This last ceases trying to allure Isabelle, who is given in marriage to the baron de Sigognac. After the marriage, Isabelle makes renovate the castle of Sigognac in which they leave food.

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  • Capitaine Crashes to pieces is a series of French animation of 26 episodes of 1999.

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