Front matter
Reading edition
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THE RED CHANCELLOR
By SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, Bart.
Author of “The Man of the Hour,” “Rogues in Arcady,” “The Pitfall,” etc.
WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED
LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO
“You may be my friend in this place where I have no friends.” (Chapter XVIII.)
The Red Chancellor] [Frontispiece
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I Duke Johann’s Chapel 5
II The Face in the Light 11
III The Jaguar 15
IV The King and the Chancellor 19
V The Deserted Ball-room 23
VI The Capsized Boat 31
VII Supper at the Baroness’s 40
VIII The Beating of Death’s Wings 46
IX The Duel 55
X An Asylum 62
XI A Court Physician 66
XII A Mysterious Occurrence 72
XIII The Stone Sarcophagus 77
XVI The Professor is Maimed 86
XV A Lesson in Geology 91
XVI A Blow is Struck 97
XVII The Jaguar’s Den 104
XVIII A Word of Warning 112
XIX The Fan 118
XX The Living Dead 125
XXI A Wastrel 131
XXII The Light in the Wood 138
XXIII What we saw at Carlzig 145
XXIV The Midnight Burial 150
XXV Von Lindheim’s Departure 154
XXVI I Shoot with the Count 160
XXVII The Dish of Sweetmeats 166
XXVIII The Prior’s Room 174
XXIX The Count’s Hospitality 179
XXX A Discovery 186
XXXI The Dark Way 186
XXXII Asta at Last 194
XXXIII An Ominous Visit 191
XXXIV We Outstrip our Fortune 209
XXXV The Attack 220
XXXVI Restoration 230
XXXVII The Last Meeting 238
THE RED CHANCELLOR