El Romance

AUTHOR OF

BY

STANLEY J. WEYMAN

A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE,"

66 THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF," ETC.

WITH 24 ILLUSTRATIONS

BY

CLAUDE A. SHEPPERSON

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON

NEW YORK AND BOMBAY

1898

COPYRIGHT, 1897

BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN

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