Crossword-Solution: BORGNE 6 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Some believed in the scheme to relieve the river, in flood-time, by turning its surplus waters off into Lake Borgne, etc.

Whose merits being canvassed at the court of Philippe le Borgne, on the eve of his departure from France on the same service, a knight observed, that there was not under the stars a couple comparable to the Marquis and his lady; in that, while the Marquis was a paragon of the knightly virtues, his lady for beauty, and honour was without a peer among all the other ladies of the world.

What am I to tell Le Borgne Basque? No putting to ransom, doth he say? He might be secure enough for that matter--Eustace Lynwood is little like to ransom himself." "But what mean you?" said Agnes, eagerly hoping that she had done her brother injustice in her first horrible thought.

Now all of these have secret passages in the vaults communicating with the outer country." "The boy is right," said Gaston; "I have seen one of them in the Castle of Montauban itself." "Then it seems," proceeded Arthur, "that this Castle hath hitherto been in the keeping of a certain one-eyed Seneschal, a great friend and comrade of Sir Leonard Ashton--" "Le Borgne Basque!" exclaimed both Knight and Squire, looking at each other in amaze.

Eustace replied by drawing his good sword, and giving him a fearless smile, as he planted his foot upon the trap-door; and fixing his gaze upon Le Borgne Basque, made him feel that this was no moment for treachery.