The Heart of Princess Osra
THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA
By ANTHONY HOPE
Author of "The Prisoner of Zenda"
In Preparation
"PHROSO"
By the Author of this Volume
"'KILL HIM FOR ME, THEN; KILL HIM FOR ME'"—Page 239
THE HEART OF
PRINCESS OSRA
BY
ANTHONY HOPE
AUTHOR OF
"The Prisoner of Zenda" "The Dolly Dialogues" Etc.
WITH NUMEROUS FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
H. C. EDWARDS
New York and London
Frederick A. Stokes Company
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1895, 1896
By A. H. Hawkins
Copyright, 1896
By Frederick A. Stokes Company
Copyright, 1895, 1896
By S. S. McClure, Limited
CONTENTS.
CHAP. PAGE. I. The Happiness of Stephen the Smith 1 II. The Wager of the Marquis de Mérosailles 51 III. The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse 79 IV. The Courtesy of Christian the Highwayman 100 V. The Sin of the Bishop of Modenstein 131 VI. The Device of Giraldo the Painter 175 VII. The Indifference of the Miller of Hofbau 201 VIII. The Love of the Prince of Glottenberg 226 IX. The Victory of the Grand Duke of Mittenheim 258
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE. - "'Kill him for me, then; kill him for me'"
Frontispiece - "'Take her and be happy'"
11 - "Stephen stood on the threshold with his staff in his hand"
37 - The physician receives Princess Osra
56 - "'Madame, if you will, you can do me a great service'"
101 - "With either hand he drew a silver-mounted pistol"
114 - "She asked the officer why a throng of people hastened to the city"
118 - "'My lord, where is the Princess?'"
160 - "He drove his sword into his body, and the Count gave back before it"
165 - "He walked with his head down and his eyes on the ground"
171 - "He took it and drained it"
204 - "On either side of it sat the priest of the village and the Miller of Hofbau"
215 - "'Forgive me, forgive me!'"
252 - "A young man sprang up, and, with a low bow, drew aside to let her pass"
259 - "'You are the beauty of the world,' he answered smiling"
263