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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-13

by webnovelverse — "You have broken your oaths ! You have dishonored yourselves!" the princess cried, starting up from her chair. "Monseigneur, what infamy!" "Sit down, my child," said the prelate, "and try to be reasonable. No oath has been broken. There was no promise that nothing would happen to you within the grounds." "You absolve them?" she gasped incredulously. "There is nothing to absolve," he answered, smiling benevolently. He turned to the smiling nobles. "I leave the matter in your hands now." The…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-14

by webnovelverse — The princess turned to Szolnak. "Set him free, since I have given you my promise." "No." cried the duke, "he shall not be freed until after the ceremony has been performed." "You see, dear," said Talbot, "how plain it is that there is no intention of keeping their promise." "You have our inviolable oath, highness,"' interposed Szolnak, with an impatient glance at the duke. "You can trust us." Talbot laughed scornfully. "What does it matter, dear? If you trust them at all, which is folly, why…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-15

by webnovelverse — Prince Szchymsl approached the countess and spoke to her in Hungarian. She answered quickly, and turned to Talbot. "We are going to have a conference. Will you wait here until it is over?" "Have I really a choice in the matter?" he asked. "Absolutely," she answered. "I keep my word in letter and spirit. Maurus is in charge of the hussars and knows what my wish is in regard to you. The prince has told him. But if you will wait I think you will not be sorry." "I will wait," he said. The…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-12

by webnovelverse — "It can't be done without your consent," Talbot said firmly enough, though in his heart he was not sure. The prelate, a tall, portly man of imposing presence, was slowly approaching them as they stood a group apart in the vast salon. He bowed and smiled graciously as he moved along, and Talbot was quick to see that here was a force greater than any he had yet encountered. "Save me, Sir Chester!" moaned the soft voice of the princess. "Refuse to marry him," he said in a whisper. "Do nothing without…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-10

by webnovelverse — For ten minutes, perhaps, the catsped swiftly on without a word being exchanged between the fugitives. Finnally Talbot spoke: "What do you think of the countess' advice, princess?" "I'm afraid of her," she answered timidly. "What do you think will happen if we take that road?" "We shall encounter many soldiers, 1 am sure." "And most likely friends of Prince SzchymsFs. That was my notion. I know nothing of this country, however. Can you suggest anything? What about going to…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-11

by webnovelverse — It did not take an instant for Talbot to realize what had happened : They had come upon the Duke of Jankovacz in the midst of his friends. Afterward he learned that it was the duke's own castle. It was another kind of trouble, but at least it was not one that meant any immediate danger for the princess, and was far preferable to the peril he had rescued her from. The duke was still standing in the doorway, peering out into the darkness, when Talbot bent over the. shrinking girl and whispered: "Play…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-09

by webnovelverse — Talbot dared not move from where he stood as long as the men remained in the hall below. He stood with his arm about the frightened girl, supporting her. It seemed a long time that they waited. The men below were too much perturbed to return to the room they had come from, and kept close together, talking in low tones. After what seemed a long time, the countess and Prince Szchymsl returned in gloomy silence. "Did you discover anything?" asked one of the conspirators. "Nothing new," snapped the…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-06

by webnovelverse — It was with no small satisfaction that Talbot found himself one day established in one of Budapest's best hotels. He had gone first to Vienna, where he had used his credentials to such good purpose that he had been furnished with other letters to the proper persons in Budapest. He felt that his search for Donald was nearing an end, and, he hoped, a successful one. He had told the people at the American legation of his experience with the Hungarian revolutionists in Paris, and they had not only taken…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-07

by webnovelverse — When morning came he saw his way no clearer than before, but at least it was so far simplified that for the moment there was nothing else for him to do but go to the prisoners' camp. He had tried the night before to obtain a horse so that he might ride over, but all the good horses had been requisitioned for the army, and all the others were in constant use on the farms. However, three miles made but a short walk, and he set out as soon as it was advisable. His thoughts were now. as they had been…
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TALKING-TALBOT-Chapter-08

by webnovelverse — The Princess Sonia tottered for her first steps away from Talbot, casting a piteous, despairing glance back at him. Then, as if summoning the courage she had promised to display, she walked more steadily into the open and waited for the approaching men. The squad of soldiers remained at the side of the garden, leaving the colonel and the other man to approach the princess. And then Talbot thanked Heaven for the inspiration not to risk a struggle—for, with the men remaining at a distance, he would have…
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