THE DUKE’S DAUGHTER
AND
THE FUGITIVES
“Lady, you come hither to be married to this count?”
“I do.”
—Much Ado about Nothing.
The Duke’s Daughter
AND
The Fugitives
BY
MRS OLIPHANT
IN THREE VOLUMES
VOL. I.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
MDCCCXC
TO
A. W. KINGLAKE, Esq.,
THE GRACIOUS, KIND, AND
GENTLE READER,
WHOM IT IS THE PRIDE OF A HUMBLE NOVELIST
TO PLEASE,
This Little Book
IS INSCRIBED.