Helianthus A Novel Author:Ouida General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1908 Original Publisher: Macmillan Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Historical Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrat... more »ions and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Suddenly there was a movement of reviving interest; the ladies who had risen to leave the balconies returned, and reseated themselves; the people pushed each other forward, and scrambled to get out of the centre of the roadway, the guards thrusting back some scores roughly and needlessly. A half-squadron of Hussars came in sight, trotting briskly with drawn swords; behind them was an open carriage with four horses and postillions in the royal liveries, azure and silver. In the carriage was a young man in uniform, who carried his hussar's shako on his knee, and nodded familiarly with a tired smile to the multitudes who cheered him. He did not look up to the balconies and windows of the palaces, although their occupants cast roses and lilies down as he passed; he looked at the populace crowding the roadway. He came and went in a cloud of sun-gilt dust, a vehement and ardent roar of voices greeting him on his way ; ladies above waved their handkerchiefs and kissed the flowers they threw; the people below pushed and hurt each other in their efforts to get nearer to him ; his carriage swept by in a storm of applause and loud cries of ' Elim ! Elim ! Elim ! Long live Prince Elim !' ' There goes one who is at heart with us,' said a journalist of the city to a friend as they stood together in the crowd. 1 No,' said the friend, who was wiser. ' He is with no one. He sees too clearly to find satisfaction in modern politics. We ...« less