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The Two Dianas, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
The Two Dianas Vol 1 of 2 - Classic Reprint Author:Alexandre Dumas THE TWO DIANAS CHAPTER I a count's son and a king's daughter IT WAS on the5tli of May, 1551, that a young man, aboal eighteen years of age, and a woman about forty, issuing out of a house of humble appearance, traversed together the little village of Montgommery, which lies near Auge. The young man was of that beautiful Norman race, distinguishe... more »d by their chestnut hair, blue eyes, white teeth, and rosy lips; he had that soft, fresh complexion, which occasionally takes something of power from the beauty of the Northern men, making it almost womanly. His figure, however, was both strong and flexible; he was elegantly dressed in a pourpoint of deep violet cloth, with embroideries of the same color; his boots of black leather, mounting above the knees, were such as were then worn by young pages; and a velvet cap, set a little on one side, and shaded by a white plume, covered a brow indicating at once firmness and sweet temper. His horse, whose bridle was over his arm, followed him. T
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; I A Count's Son and a King's Daughter 5; II A Bride who plays with her Doll 14; III The Camp 21; IV Diana be Poitiers 32; V: The Apartments of the Eotal Children 40; VI Diana de Castro44; VII How the Constable de Montmorency said; his Pater Noster50; VIII The Tilt-yard65; IX The Prison69; X An Elegy during a Comedy 68; XI Peace or War72; XII A Twofold Rogue76; XIII The Height of Happiness 80; XIV Diana of Poitiers85; XV Catherine de Mbdicis 92; XVI Lover or Brother100; XVII The Horoscope105; Dumas-Vol 18 a; 2; CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAGE; XVIII The Coquette113; XIX Henry II as Dauphin 117 XX The Use of Friends 121; XXI Jealousy sometimes abolished Titles,; even before the Kevolution 124 XXII Where a Woman proves that a Man; is not loved by her 129; XXIII A Useless Devotion 133; XXIV How the Trace of Blood is neve« less