Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1899
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Credit: Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    pomp and ceremony, and many princes and nobles followed him to his last resting-place. The bereaved Duchess now turned for consolation to her son, to whom she clung. Karl did what he could to assuage her sorrow, and as time went on the gloom passed, for with Dulcie by his side the days grew full of happiness. Steps were at once taken to prove his heirship to the barony of Ledzburg, and his claim properly attested was presented, and at length granted. Then a day was appointed on which Karl as the Lord of Ledzburg, was to receive the allegiance and congratulations of the magis- trates and councillors of the town. Preparations were made to hold the re- ception in the great hall of the Castle, and the occasion was to be celebrated with much rejoicing and festivity. The night previous, Karl drew Dulcie into one of the galleries, and together they stood beneath the starlit sky and looked down on the river below. “ Dulcie,” said Karl softly, as he drew her closer to him, “dost thou remember the
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