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Henry Curties. A Queen's Error
A Queen's Error
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CHAP. I. A STRANGE VISIT II. THE MAN WITH THE GLASS EYE III. THE SECOND VISIT AND ITS RESULT IV. I AM DETAINED V. ARRESTED VI. PUT TO THE TORTURE VII. CRUFT'S FOLLY VIII. SANDRINGHAM IX. THE DUKE OF RITTERSHEIM X. THE PLOT THAT FAILED XI. THE OCEANA XII. HELD UP XIII. DON JUAN D'ALTA XIV. THE CASKET XV. THE ABBOT OF SAN JUAN XVI. THE CONFESSION OF BROOKS XVII. THE STEEL SAFE XVIII. THE OLD GRAVEYARD XIX. THE STRUGGLE IN THE TUNNEL XX. THE DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE XXI. MADAME LA COMTESSE XXII. THE QUEEN'S ERROR XXIII. THE QUEEN'S ATONEMENT. TO
SWEET KATHLEEN. OF. BATH. A QUEEN'S ERROR
CHAPTER I. A STRANGE VISIT
CHAPTER II
THE MAN WITH THE GLASS EYE
CHAPTER III
THE SECOND VISIT AND ITS RESULT
CHAPTER IV
I AM DETAINED
CHAPTER V
ARRESTED
"CARLOTTA D'ALTENBERG."
CHAPTER VI
PUT TO THE TORTURE
CHAPTER VII
CRUFT'S FOLLY
CHAPTER VIII
SANDRINGHAM
CHAPTER IX
THE DUKE OF RITTERSHEIM
CHAPTER X
THE PLOT THAT FAILED
CHAPTER XI
THE OCEANA
CHAPTER XII
HELD UP
CHAPTER XIII
DON JUAN D'ALTA
CHAPTER XIV
THE CASKET
CHAPTER XV
THE ABBOT OF SAN JUAN
CHAPTER XVI
THE CONFESSION OF BROOKS
CHAPTER XVII
THE STEEL SAFE
CHAPTER XVIII
THE OLD GRAVEYARD
CHAPTER XIX
THE STRUGGLE IN THE TUNNEL
CHAPTER XX
THE DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE
CHAPTER XXI
MADAME LA COMTESSE
CHAPTER XXII
THE QUEEN'S ERROR
CHAPTER XXIII
THE QUEEN'S ATONEMENT
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Henry Curties
Published by Good Press, 2019
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I at once lit the candle from the box of matches by it, and then, when it had burned up a little, proceeded at once to the kitchen staircase. The old lady had given me the latch-key with such a free hand that I felt myself fully justified in walking in; in fact, I rather wanted to take her by surprise if possible.
Nevertheless I made a little noise going downstairs to give her knowledge of my approach, and it was then that I thought I heard a window open somewhere at the back of the house.
