17Outside the château, on the other side of the moat, stood a small chapel built in the seventeenth century. It had an unusual turreted roof that went in a spiral, which students of architecture believed might have been copied from the twisted spires of the Loire known as baugeoise. The building itself was made of limestone, with three unremarkable stained glass windows along each of its long sides, an arched doorway, and a hideously salacious gargoyle on the northeast corner of the roof. The Fleuray family had never been known for its piety, and while the chapel had not been allowed to fall into ruin, neither was it given much attention or upkeep beyond the bare minimum.
Inside were vaults containing the bodies of Marcel’s parents, grandparents on his father’s side, several uncles, great
