The orphans transl Author:Franz Hoffmann Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER in. Prince John was now master in Prince Tschni- koff's palace, and, by his last will, guardian of his two children. Theodore and Olga seldom saw thei... more »r uncle, and when they were in his presence poor little Olga trembled at him, and Theodore could not restrain his indignation at such insolent and cruel conduct. His uncle knew this, and was more inclined to increase than soften his anger towards himself, for he thought it would then be easier to send the boy away from him. The cruel Prince was well aware of the children's affection for each other, and how their father had committed Olga to her brother's care in dying; but he resolved to separate them. The first day that he entered Tschnikoff's palace he sent for Theodore; the poor boy entered the same room where, scarcely a week before, he had closed his father's eyes. "Come here," said the Prince, roughly and proudly, as he sat in his comfortable arm-chair; " don't you hear me, boy ?" Theodore's heart was ready to burst with grief and surprise, for no one had ever spoken to him in this way before; hewiped away his tears, and stood at the door in an attitude of defiance. " Come here," repeated the Prince; " obey me, when I command you, boy!" "I am no longer a boy," replied Theodore, indignantly; "and this is not the way to speak to the son of Prince Tschnikoff." "Indeed," replied the Prince, contemptuously, "you forget that your father placed you in my power; do you think that I shall put up with the self-will of a spoiled boy ? Come here! or I will have you flogged." " Have me flogged! me, the son of this house, in which you are only allowed to remain because you are my uncle and guardian," exclaimed Theodore, anger flashing from his eyes, and his lips quivering with emotion. " You flog me ?" " Ye...« less