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The Noble Rogue

Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Rose Marie Legros, daughter of the King of France's tailor, was betrothed as an infant to Rupert Keyston.

"The Noble Rogue" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a novel. Rose Marie Legros, daughter of the King of France's tailor, was betrothed as an infant to Rupert Keyston.

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M. Legros, tailor-in-chief to His Majesty Louis XIV and to the Court of Paris and Versailles, bowed himself out of the room; with back bent nearly double, and knees trembling in the effort, he receded towards the door even whilst Monseigneur the Archbishop spoke a final and encouraging benediction.

"Have no fear, my good Monsieur Legros," pronounced Monseigneur with urbane kindness; "your affairs shall come under the special notice of the Holy Father. Be of good cheer, right and justice are on your side. Solemn vows cannot be flouted even in these days of godlessness. Go in peace, my son; you are dismissed."

"And if the Holy Father—hem—I mean if Monseigneur would take cognizance of the fact—hem—that I will place—" stammered M. Legros with some confusion. "I mean, Monseigneur—that is—I am a man of substance—and if the sum of fifty thousand francs—or—or a hundred thousand—"

"Nay, my son, what would you suggest?" quoth Monseigneur with a slight lifting of elegantly-arched brows. "The thought of money doth not enter into the decrees of the Holy Father."

[2] "I know—I know, Monseigneur," said M. Legros with ever-growing confusion. "I only thought—"

Contents

  1. 01The Noble Rogue
  2. 02Part I
  3. 03Chapter I
  4. 04Chapter II
  5. 05Chapter III
  6. 06Part II
  7. 07Chapter IV
  8. 08Chapter V
  9. 09Chapter VI
  10. 10Chapter VII
  11. 11Chapter VIII
  12. 12Chapter IX
  13. 13Chapter X
  14. 14Chapter XI
  15. 15Chapter XII
  16. 16Chapter XIII
  17. 17Chapter XIV
  18. 18Chapter XV
  19. 19Chapter XVI
  20. 20Part III
  21. 21Chapter XVII
  22. 22Chapter XVIII
  23. 23Chapter XIX
  24. 24Chapter XX
  25. 25Chapter XXI
  26. 26Chapter XXII
  27. 27Chapter XXIII
  28. 28Chapter XXIV
  29. 29Chapter XXV
  30. 30Chapter XXVI
  31. 31Chapter XXVII
  32. 32Chapter XXVIII
  33. 33Part IV
  34. 34Chapter XXIX
  35. 35Chapter XXX
  36. 36Chapter XXXI
  37. 37Chapter XXXII
  38. 38Chapter XXXIII
  39. 39Chapter XXXIV
  40. 40Chapter XXXV
  41. 41Chapter XXXVI
  42. 42Chapter XXXVII
  43. 43Chapter XXXVIII
  44. 44Chapter XXXIX
  45. 45Chapter XL
  46. 46Chapter XLI
  47. 47Chapter XLII
  48. 48Chapter XLIII
  49. 49Chapter XLIV
  50. 50Chapter XLV
  51. 51Chapter XLVI
  52. 52Chapter XLVII
  53. 53Chapter XLVIII
  54. 54Chapter XLIX
  55. 55Chapter L

About this edition

Author
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
418 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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