Fiction > Book editions > London, 1888 - Prince Otto

7B PRINCE OTTO
tinned to unfold the roll ; and now, when it lay
fully open, liis eye rested on the title page
elaborately written in red ink. It ran thus ;
' Memoirs
of a Visit to the Various
Courts of Europe,
by
Sir John Crab tree. Baronet.'
Below was a list of chapters, each bearing
the name of one of the European Courts ; and
among these the nineteenth and the la^Jt upon
the list was dedicated to Grtinewald.
' Ah ! The Court of Grunewald ! ' said Otto,
'that should be droll reading.' And his curiosity
itched for it.
'A methodical dog, this English Baronet,'
said Gotthold. 'Each chapter written and
finished on the spot. I shall look for his work
when it appears.'
' It would be odd, now, just to glance at it,'
said Otto, wavering.
Gotthold's brow darkened, and he looked
out of window.
But though the Prince understood the re-
proof, his weakness prevailed. ' I will,' he said,
with an uneasy laugh, ' I will, I think, just
glance at it.'
So saying, he resumed his seat and spread
the traveller's manuscript upon the table.