Down below are the warm chocolate-red roofs of the little town that has shared with the chateau its good and evil fortunes.
He paused when he reached the courtyard, for he heard voices in the chateau.
Luxury properly belongs to the boudoir and the guest-chamber, to great houses and chateaux.
Such was the answer at every castle, chateau, and farmhouse where they called.
When we got within a few leagues of this great city, we found every mountain, hill, and dale, so covered with chateaux, country houses, farms, etc. that they appeared like towns, villages, and hamlets.
As the occupants of the chateaux fled eastwards, it was immobile occupants of the cottages who bore the brunt.
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The battalion headquarters were in a ruinedchateau.
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As we went along, we saw a littlechateauor manor house with a drive up to it.
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A wine of the samechateauin the same year varies enormously in quality according to whether it is bottled one month or another.
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There is also a considerable difference between the wine of a greatchateauand ordinary plonk.
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The place which we chose as the battalion graveyard was the lawn of thechateau.
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No clos, nochateau, can export worldwide with its own sales staff; it has to sell through factors, wholesale houses, to whom in each market it gives exclusive representation.
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At the moment, the bottled wines, the lightchateau-bottled kinds, are not showing any real diminution, as have other wines that have been imported in cask.
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Thechateauis distinctive in being built across the river.
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It spans 14 metres across the moat of thechateau.
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The two-storychateauwas probably built in stages in the 16th century.
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Thus, they are released and the general even offers them a big breakfast at thechateauto make up for the mistake.
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Three channels of water flow from springs downhill into a large pond, which reflects the facade of thechateau.
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There is also the suggestion that speed creates vulgarity, as suggested by the parallel seductions held at thechateau.
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Thechateauis in a park in the village centre and is privately owned.
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