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Alfred John Church. The Count of the Saxon Shore; or The Villa in Vectis
The Count of the Saxon Shore; or The Villa in Vectis
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. A BRITISH CÆSAR
CHAPTER II. AN ELECTION
CHAPTER III. A PRIZE
CHAPTER IV. THE VILLA IN THE ISLAND
CHAPTER V. CARNA
CHAPTER VI. THE SAXON
CHAPTER VII. A PRETENDER’S DIFFICULTIES
CHAPTER VIII. THE NEWS IN THE CAMP
CHAPTER IX. THE DEPARTURE OF THE LEGIONS
CHAPTER X. DANGERS AHEAD
CHAPTER XI. THE PRIEST’S DEMAND
CHAPTER XII. LOST
CHAPTER XIII. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
CHAPTER XIV. THE PURSUIT
CHAPTER XV. THE PURSUIT (continued)
CHAPTER XVI. THE GREAT TEMPLE
CHAPTER XVII. THE BRITISH VILLAGE
CHAPTER XVIII. THE PICTS
CHAPTER XIX. THE SIEGE
CHAPTER XX. CEDRIC IN TROUBLE
CHAPTER XXI. THE ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXII. A VISITOR
CHAPTER XXIII. THE STRANGER’S STORY
CHAPTER XXIV. NEWS FROM ITALY
CHAPTER XXV. CONSULTATION
CHAPTER XXVI. FAREWELL!
CHAPTER XXVII. MARTIANUS
CHAPTER XXVIII. A RIVAL
CHAPTER XXIX. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL
CHAPTER XXX. AT LAST
Footnotes
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Alfred John Church, Ruth Putnam
A Tale of the Departure of the Romans from Britain
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“Very good as Emperor of the baggage-guard.” Cetronius had, to say the least, no high reputation for personal courage, and was supposed to prefer the least exposed parts on the field.
A number of other names were mentioned only to be dismissed with more or less contumely. Tired of this sport—for it really was nothing more—the crowd cried out for a speech from a well-known orator of the camp, whose fluency, not unmixed with shrewdness and humour, had gained him a considerable reputation among his comrades.
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