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<hr /> + <hr > <p> <b>CONTENTS</b> </p> @@ -172,14 +114,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger <a href="#link2HCH0014"> CHAPTER XIV.—THE FINALE. </a> </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2H_PREF" id="link2H_PREF"> </a> + <a id="link2H_PREF"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> PREFACE. @@ -194,23 +136,23 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger happier to rise." </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> <h1> THE DUKE'S PRIZE. </h1> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0001" id="link2HCH0001"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0001"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER I.—FLORENCE. @@ -387,14 +329,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger offer him aid in some form. </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0002" id="link2HCH0002"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0002"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER II.—OUR HERO AND HEROINE. @@ -719,14 +661,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger to her side, began as the next chapter will relate. </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0003" id="link2HCH0003"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0003"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER III.—A RHINE LEGEND. @@ -972,14 +914,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger of our story. </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0004" id="link2HCH0004"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0004"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER IV.—THE DUKE'S PRIZE. @@ -1295,14 +1237,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger spoken. </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0005" id="link2HCH0005"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0005"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER V.—AWARDING THE PRIZE. @@ -1678,14 +1620,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger unless brought out and improved by stem necessity. </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0006" id="link2HCH0006"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0006"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER VI.—THE MASQUERADE BALL. @@ -2099,14 +2041,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger "Yes, pray do." </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0007" id="link2HCH0007"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0007"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br > </div> <h2> CHAPTER VII.—THE RHINE LEGEND COMPLETED. @@ -2454,14 +2396,14 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger "This is a happy ending, indeed," said Florinda. </p> <p> - <br /><br /> + <br ><br > </p> - <hr /> + <hr > <p> - <a name="link2HCH0008" id="link2HCH0008"> </a> + <a id="link2HCH0008"> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> - 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Girt by her theatre of bills she reaps @@ -6520,335 +6462,8 @@ HTML file produced by David Widger they saw the man whom the duke "delighted to honor." </p> <div style="height: 6em;"> - <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> + <br ><br ><br ><br ><br ><br > </div> -<pre xml:space="preserve"> - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Duke's Prize, -by Maturin Murray Ballou - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DUKE'S PRIZE *** - -This file should be named 4956-h.htm or 4956-h.zip - -Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo (www.aldarondo.net). -HTML file produced by David Widger - -Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed -editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the US -unless a copyright notice is included. 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