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Title: The Princess Virginia

Author: C. N. Williamson
A. M. Williamson

Illustrator: Leon Guipon

Release Date: August 17, 2009 [EBook #29715]

Language: English

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THE

PRINCESS VIRGINIA

BY

C. N. & A. M. WILLIAMSON

Illustrations by Leon Guipon

NEW YORK
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
MCMVII

_Copyright, 1907, by McClure, Phillips & Co._

_Published April, 1907_

_Copyright, 1906, 1907, by The Curtis Publishing Company_

_By the same Authors_

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_Rosemary in Search of a Father_

[Illustration: "_Who is that girl?" asked Count von Breitstein_]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I WHEN THE NEWS CAME 3

II FOUR GENTLEMEN OF IMPORTANCE 28

III A CHAMOIS HUNTER 42

IV THE EAGLE'S EYRIE 52

V LEO VERSUS LEOPOLD 82

VI NOT IN THE PROGRAM 98

VII THE HONORS OF THE DAY 117

VIII THE EMPEROR'S BALL 126

IX IRON HEART AT HOME 152

X VIRGINIA'S GREAT MOMENT 174

XI THE MAN WHO WAITED 197

XII "THE EMPEROR WILL UNDERSTAND" 206

XIII THE MAGIC CITRON 214

XIV THE EMPEROR AT BAY 227

XV THROUGH THE TELEPHONE 246

XVI TRUTH ACCORDING TO THE CHANCELLOR 254

XVII THE OLDNESS OF THE CHANCELLOR 279

XVIII NOT AT HOME 291

XIX THE THIRD COURSE