The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo
Cyrus Townsend Brady
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The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo
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The Little Countess takes Arms for Her Defence.
THE EAGLE OF THE EMPIRE
A STORY OF WATERLOO
AUTHOR OF "The Island of Regeneration," "The Island of the Stairs," "Britton of the Seventh," Etc.
With Frontispiece By THE KINNEYS
A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by Arrangements with GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
DEDICATION
THE MOUNT VERNON TRUST COMPANY of MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
PREFACE
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE VIVE L'EMPEREUR
Napoleon, Empereur des Français, au 5e Infanterie de la Ligne.
Grenadiers du Garde Imperiale.
"WATERLOO."
BOOK I
THE EMPEROR AT BAY
CHAPTER I
BEARERS OF EVIL TIDINGS
CHAPTER II
THE EMPEROR DREAMS
CHAPTER III
THE ARMY MARCHES AWAY
CHAPTER IV
MARTEAU AND BAL-ARRÊT RIDE
CHAPTER V
WHEN THE COSSACKS PASSED
CHAPTER VI
MARTEAU BARGAINS FOR THE WOMAN
CHAPTER VII
A RESCUE AND A SIEGE
CHAPTER VIII
A TRIAL OF ALLEGIANCE
CHAPTER IX
THE EMPEROR EATS AND RIDES
CHAPTER X
HOW MARTEAU WON THE CROSS
CHAPTER XI
AN EMPEROR AND A GENTLEMAN
CHAPTER XII
AN ALLIANCE DECLINED
CHAPTER XIII
THE THUNDERBOLT STROKE
CHAPTER XIV
THE HAMMER OF THE WAR GOD
BOOK II
THE EAGLE'S FLIGHT
CHAPTER XV
THE BRIDGE AT ARCIS
CHAPTER XVI
THE GATE IN THE WALL
CHAPTER XVII
A VETERAN OF THE ARMY OF ITALY
CHAPTER XVIII
ALMOST A GENTLEMAN
CHAPTER XIX
THE GREAT HONOR ROLL
CHAPTER XX
WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN
CHAPTER XXI
LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXII
IN THE COUNTESS LAURE'S BED-CHAMBER
CHAPTER XXIII
THE MARQUIS GRANTS AN INTERVIEW
CHAPTER XXIV
ON THE WHOLE DEATH MAY BE BETTER THAN LIFE
CHAPTER XXV
NOT EVEN LOVE CAN FIND A WAY
CHAPTER XXVI
THEY MEET A LION IN THE WAY
CHAPTER XXVII
COMRADE! GENERAL! EMPEROR!
BOOK III
THE LAST TRY
CHAPTER XXVIII
AT THE STAMP OF THE EMPEROR'S FOOT
CHAPTER XXIX
WATERLOO—THE FINAL REVIEW
CHAPTER XXX
WATERLOO—THE CHARGE OF D'ERLON
CHAPTER XXXI
WATERLOO—THE LAST OF THE GUARD
CHAPTER XXXII
AT LAST THE EAGLE AND THE WOMAN
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