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.

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

The Heart of Princess Osra.

CHAPTER I.

The Happiness of Stephen