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THE PRISONER OF ZENDA by ANTHONY HOPE
I have done my best to proofread.
Kirk Robinson <kirkr@panix.com>
28 Oct 1993
From the Dover Publications Inc (New York)
edition of 1961
Publication notes:
Originally published 1895 in London by
Henry Holt and Company
Transcription notes:
Italics thus _i_ italics _i_
Bold thus _b_ bold _b_
Underscore thus _u_ underscore _u_ accent
aigu thus Rene'
accent grave thus Se`vres
accent circonflex thus cha^teau
diaresis thus Ko"nigstrasse
The Prisoner of Zenda
Being the History of Three Months in the Life
of an English Gentleman
By
ANTHONY HOPE
PLAN OF THE CASTLE OF
ZENDA.(omitted)
CHAPTER I
THE RASSENDYLLS--WITH A WORD ON
THE ELPHBERGS
"I wonder when in the world you're going to
do anything, Rudolf?" said my brother's wife.
"My dear Rose," I answered, laying down my
egg-spoon, "why in the world should I do
anything? My position is a comfortable one. I
have an income nearly sufficient for my
wants (no one's income is ever quite
suf . . .