▁of ▁us . ▁ ▁A ▁finale ▁without ▁this ▁innoc ent ▁victim ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁easily ▁found . ▁But ▁history ▁is ▁there , ▁that ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁this ▁legend , ▁was ▁a ▁beautiful ▁and ▁greatest ▁victim . ▁The ▁separation ▁was ▁cruel , ▁so ▁cruel , ▁that ▁after ▁ 1 6 8 ▁years , ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁all ▁French - Can ad ians , ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁bitter ▁regret , ▁a ▁hope , ▁an ▁I ▁remember ... ▁" ▁ ▁The ▁Lib retto ▁ ▁Here ▁is ▁a ▁syn opsis ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁opera ’ s ▁acts : ▁ ▁Act ▁One ▁The ▁first ▁act ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁cô te ▁de ▁Beau pr é , ▁at ▁Big ot ’ s ▁hunting ▁l odge . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁St - G erm ain , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁ow es ▁a ▁large ▁sum . ▁The ▁Mar quis ▁agre es ▁to ▁er ase ▁this ▁deb t ▁if ▁Big ot ▁succeed s ▁in ▁convin cing ▁Gem ma ▁to ▁marry ▁him . ▁But ▁Gem ma ▁lov es ▁Raymond , ▁a ▁young ▁h unter , ▁and ▁ref uses ▁Big ot ' s ▁request . ▁▁ ▁Act ▁Two ▁The ▁second ▁act ▁sets ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁guest ▁house ▁of ▁Dum as , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Gem ma , ▁where ▁Big ot ▁and ▁the ▁mar quis ▁try ▁in ▁vain ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Gem ma . ▁By ▁leaving , ▁the ▁mar quis ▁forget s ▁a ▁glo ve ▁which