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  • W. from the Orcival road is the Pierre-Branlante, a slightly movable overhanging rock.

    The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

  • N. from Lake Guéry is the ancient village of +Orcival+, with an inn and a church of the 9th and 10th cents., containing a miraculous image found near it under the earth. 2½ m.

    The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

  • Orcival return by the Randanne road to Mont-Dore, 11 m.

    The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

  • I must lend you Gaboriau's "Crime of Orcival" to read; that will teach you.

    Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes Arnold Bennett 1899

  • I hope you went and enjoyed it and found Orcival exceeding my poor dithyrambic.

    The Mountebank William John Locke 1896

  • Incidentally we visited Orcival, with its Romanesque church and château, the objective of our expedition, and found it much as Bakkus's glowing eloquence had described.

    The Mountebank William John Locke 1896

  • He took vigorous measures to be forced to accept the mayoralty of Orcival.

    Crime d'Orcival. English ��mile Gaboriau 1852

  • Orcival, situated a mile or more from Corbeil, on the right bank of the Seine, is one of the most charming villages in the environs of Paris, despite the infernal etymology of its name.

    Crime d'Orcival. English ��mile Gaboriau 1852

  • The justiceship of the peace at Orcival was vacant, and M.

    Crime d'Orcival. English ��mile Gaboriau 1852

  • Guespin and old Bertaud, handcuffed, had a few minutes before being led off to the prison of Corbeil, under the guard of the Orcival gendarmes.

    Crime d'Orcival. English ��mile Gaboriau 1852

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