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It was in Switzerland. Dick was returning from one of his long, solitary rambles, for his mother was an invalid and the boy knew no one in the place. Approaching the auberge from the rear he heard the hideous squawking which a fowl makes when seized with violence and for a sinister purpose. Boy like, Dick hastened to the scene of execution.
A stolid Swiss gripped firmly the sacrifice to man's savage appetites; he forced the beak open, pushed the scissors under the tongue and cut, then looked at the boy and grinned. Dick, realising the stern necessities of the case, watched the death throes with the cool interest of a savage, or a boy, and was still watching when a slim figure in a grey riding habit came flying around the corner of the building and stumbled over the shuddering body of the chicken.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book begins with what starts as a chivalry act between two teenagers from different worlds that soon turns into a passionate and forbidden romance between a princess and the son of a commoner. The story is set in Switzerland in the early 1900s and quickly moves into the political arena with themes of power, deception, deceit, and war. Although the princess and the son are in love, the princess is expected to marry within the political arena for power and stability. As the story moves from the Swiss Alps to the Balkan Peninsula, unraveling over many years, the book introduces an international cast of characters and a vast array of political intrigue. Ultimately, the book explores the main questions that have plagued humanity for centuries: selflessness vs. personal ambitions, the perils of power, and the lengths to which people will go in order to attain it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781334141515_0
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