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1、RupertofHentzauHope,AnthonyPublished:1898Categorie(s):Fiction,Action&Adventure,Romance,ThrillersSource:http://www.gutenberg.org1AboutHope:SirAnthonyHopeHawkins,betterknownasAnthonyHope(9Febru-ary1863–8July1933),wasanEnglishnovelistandplaywright.Al-thoughhewasaprolificwriter,especiall
2、yofadventurenovels,heisre-memberedbestforonlytwobooks:ThePrisonerofZenda(1894)anditssequelRupertofHentzau(1898).Theseworks,"minorclassics"ofEng-lishliterature,aresetinthecontemporaneousfictionalcountryofRurit-aniaandspawnedthegenreknownasRuritanianromance.Zendahasinspiredmanyadaptati
3、ons,mostnotablythe1937Hollywoodmovieofthesamename.AlsoavailableonFeedbooksforHope:•ThePrisonerofZenda(1894)Copyright:ThisworkisavailableforcountrieswherecopyrightisLife+70andintheUSA.Note:ThisbookisbroughttoyoubyFeedbookshttp://www.feedbooks.comStrictlyforpersonaluse,donotusethisfile
4、forcommercialpurposes.2Chapter1THEQUEEN'SGOOD-BYAmanwhohaslivedintheworld,markinghoweveryact,althoughinitselfperhapslightandinsignificant,maybecomethesourceofcon-sequencesthatspreadfarandwide,andflowforyearsorcenturies,couldscarcelyfeelsecureinreckoningthatwiththedeathoftheDukeofStre
5、lsauandtherestorationofKingRudolftolibertyandhisthrone,therewouldend,forgoodandall,thetroublesbornofBlackMichael'sdaringconspiracy.Thestakeshadbeenhigh,thestrugglekeen;theedgeofpassionhadbeensharpened,andtheseedsofenmitysown.YetMi-chael,havingstruckforthecrown,hadpaidfortheblowwithhi
6、slife:shouldtherenotthenbeanend?Michaelwasdead,thePrincesshercousin'swife,thestoryinsafekeeping,andMr.Rassendyll'sfaceseennomoreinRuritania.Shouldtherenotthenbeanend?SosaidItomyfriendtheConstableofZenda,aswetalkedbythebedsideofMarshalStrakencz.Theoldman,alreadynearingthedeaththatsoon
7、afterrobbedusofhisaidandcounsel,bowedhisheadinassent:intheagedandail-ingtheloveofpeacebreedshopeofit.ButColonelSapttuggedathisgraymoustache,andtwistedhisblackcigarinhismouth,saying,"You'reverysanguine,friendFritz.ButisRupertofHentzaudead?Ihadnotheardit."Wellsaid,andlikeoldSapt!Yetthe
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