The Viper of Milan: A Romance of Lombardy
The Viper of Milan
Lovely in the midst of crime,
And yet unlovely through excess of guilt,
He dazzled through that dim-lit time,
And noble blood for a vain shadow spilt.
A Romance of Lombardy
BY MARJORIE BOWEN
NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. MCMVI
Marjorie Bowen
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PUBLISHERS' PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE GIAN GALEAZZO MARIA VISCONTI
CHAPTER TWO "FRANCISCO"
CHAPTER THREE THE HOSTAGE OF THE ESTES
CHAPTER FOUR VALENTINE
CHAPTER FIVE THE PAINTER'S DAUGHTER
CHAPTER SIX THE RESCUE OF COUNT VON SCHULEMBOURG
CHAPTER SEVEN "GRAZIOSA'S BRACELET"
CHAPTER EIGHT FOR A LADY'S GIFT
CHAPTER NINE THE RETURN OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER TEN THE TURQUOISE GLOVES
CHAPTER ELEVEN MASTINO DELLA SCALA
CHAPTER TWELVE GRAZIOSA'S LOVER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN VALENTINE VISCONTI'S TOAST
CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE TUMULT AT THE WESTERN GATE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN A PRISONER FROM MILAN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN FOR A GAME OF CHESS
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE TERRORS OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN GIACOMO CARRARA'S REWARD
CHAPTER NINETEEN A SIGN FROM HEAVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY IN THE DUKE'S ABSENCE
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE DUKE'S RETURN
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO THE SECRET PASSAGE
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE FOR LOVE OF AMBROGIO
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR TREACHERY
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE IN CLOTH OF GOLD
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX IN VISCONTI'S HANDS
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN UNEQUAL ODDS
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT THE VIPER
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE THE ORDEAL OF MASTINO DELLA SCALA
CHAPTER THIRTY THE WEDDING
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE THE PRIDE OF THE D'ESTES
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO THE PRICE OF DISHONOR
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE THE STORM
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR AN INSTRUMENT OF GOD
