ROBERT LOUIS

STEVENSON

VOLUME SEVEN
LONDON: PUBLISHED BY CHATTO AND
WINDUS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH CASSELL
AND COMPANY LIMITED: WILLIAM
HEINEMANN: AND LONGMANS GREEN
AND COMPANY MDCCCCXI
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CONTENTS

PRINCE OTTO

BOOK I.—PRINCE ERRANT
CHAPTER PAGE
I.In which the Prince departs on an Adventure[7]
II.In which the Prince plays Haroun-al-Raschid[12]
III.In which the Prince comforts Age and Beauty and Delivers a Lecture on Discretion in Love[23]
IV.In which the Prince collects Opinions by the Way[34]
BOOK II.—OF LOVE AND POLITICS
I.What happened in the Library[49]
II.“On the Court of Grünewald,” being a Portion of the Traveller’s Manuscript[61]
III.The Prince and the English Traveller[68]
IV.While the Prince is in the Anteroom....[75]
V.... Gondremark is in my Lady’s Chamber[81]
VI.The Prince delivers a Lecture on Marriage, with Practical Illustrations of Divorce[88]
VII.The Prince dissolves the Council[97]
VIII.The Party of War takes Action[107]
IX.The Price of the River Farm: in which Vain-glory goes before a Fall
X.Gotthold’s Revised Opinion; and the Fall completed[126]
XI.Providence Von Rosen: Act the First—She beguiles the Baron[135]
XII.Providence Von Rosen: Act the Second—She informs the Prince[142]
XIII.Providence Von Rosen: Act the Third—She enlightens Seraphina[152]
XIV.Relates the Cause and Outbreak of the Revolution[159]
BOOK III.—FORTUNATE MISFORTUNE
I.Princess Cinderella[171]
II.Treats of a Christian Virtue[188]
III.Providence Von Rosen: Act the Last—In which she gallops off[194]
IV.Babes in the Wood[203]
Bibliographical Postscript, to complete the Story[211]

THE WRONG BOX

I.In which Morris suspects[219]
II.In which Morris takes Action[233]
III.The Lecturer at Large[248]
IV.The Magistrate in the Luggage Van[259]
V.Mr. Gideon Forsyth and the Gigantic Box[264]
VI.The Tribulations of Morris: Part The First[274]
VII.In Which William Dent Pitman Takes Legal Advice[289]
VIII.In Which Michael Finsbury Enjoys A Holiday[301]
IX.Glorious Conclusion of Michael Finsbury’s Holiday[320]
X.Gideon Forsyth and the Broadwood Grand[335]
XI.The Maëstro Jimson[344]
XII.Positively the Last Appearance of The Broadwood Grand[360]
XIII.The Tribulations of Morris: Part The Second[370]
XIV.William Bent Pitman Hears of Something To His Advantage[380]
XV.The Return of the Great Vance[394]
XVI.Final Adjustment of the Leather Business[401]