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A. M. Williamson. The Adventure of Princess Sylvia
The Adventure of Princess Sylvia
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
CHAPTER II
THE INADVERTENCE OF FRAU JOHANN
CHAPTER III
THE YOUNG MAN WITH THE BARE KNEES
CHAPTER IV
MAX VERSUS MAXIMILIAN
CHAPTER V
NOT DOWN IN THE PROGRAMME
CHAPTER VI
THE HONOURS OF THE DAY
CHAPTER VII
TEN MINUTES' GRACE
CHAPTER VIII
THE BEAR IN HIS DEN
CHAPTER IX
A WHITE NIGHT
CHAPTER X
"THE EMPEROR WILL UNDERSTAND"
CHAPTER XI
THE LAST OF THE MAGIC CITRONS
CHAPTER XII
BETWEEN MAN AND MAN
CHAPTER XIII
NEWS BY TELEPHONE
CHAPTER XIV
THE CHANCELLOR'S LUCK
CHAPTER XV
THE OLDNESS OF THE CHANCELLOR
CHAPTER XVI
THE OPENING OF A DOOR
CHAPTER XVII
THE THIRD COURSE
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A. M. Williamson
Published by Good Press, 2022
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They had started at half-past seven, just as a September sun was beginning to draw the night chill out of the keen mountain air; and it was now nearly twelve. Sylvia was hungry.
In Wandeck, the second largest town of Rhaetia, she had bought rücksacks for herself and Miss M'Pherson; and to-day these acquisitions were being tested for the first time. Each bag stored an abundant luncheon for its bearer while on top, secured by straps passed across the shoulders, reposed a wrap to be used in rain or rest after violent exercise. Sylvia's rücksack grew heavy as she ascended, though at first its weight had seemed insignificant; and spying at a 38 distance a green plateau on the mountainside, it occurred to her that it might be well to lighten the load and satisfy her appetite at the same time.
