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At the Queen’s Mercy
At the Queen’s Mercy
By Mabel Fuller Blodgett
AUTHOR OF
The Aspen Shade, * In Poppy Land, * Fairy Tales
Illustrated by Henry Sandham, R.C.A.
Lamson, Wolffe and Company
Boston, New York and London
MDCCCXCVII
Copyright, 1897,
By Lamson, Wolffe and Company.
All rights reserved.
Norwood Press
F. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith
Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
To My Husband
This Book is Dedicated
vii
Contents
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | A Slave’s Secret | 1 |
| II. | The Pass of Blood | 17 |
| III. | What Next Befell | 31 |
| IV. | At the Queen’s Mercy | 45 |
| V. | Astolba’s Errand | 60 |
| VI. | The Cup of the Beast | 73 |
| VII. | The High Priest’s Council | 84 |
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