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McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928

"The Prince of Graustark"


From his mother he had inherited the right of kings, from his father
the spirit of freedom; from his mother the power of majesty, from his
father the power to see beyond that majesty. When little more than a
babe in arms he was orphaned and the affairs of state fell upon the
shoulders of three loyal and devoted men who served as regents until
he became of age.
Wisely they served both him and the people through the years that
intervened between the death of the Princess and her consort and the
day when he reached his majority. That day was a glorious one in
Graustark. The people worshipped the little Prince when he was in
knickerbockers and played with toys; they saw him grow to manhood
with hearts that were full of hope and contentment; they made him
their real ruler with the same joyous spirit that had attended him in
the days when he sat in the great throne and "made believe" that he
was one of the mighty, despite the fact that his little legs barely
reached to the edge of the gold and silver seat,--and slept soundly
through all the befuddling sessions of the cabinet.


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