The book of Bravery : Being True Stories in An Ascending Scale of Courage
The book of Bravery : Being True Stories in An Ascending Scale of Courage
Lanier, Henry Wysham, 1873-
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He was a mere boy, fifteen years old the summer before. Tall and slender, his large blue eyes were gentle, almost diffident. He was dressed rather magnificently. Arid while there was a grim expression about his smooth mouth and chin, he seemed absurdly out of place as the commander of such a body. To be sure, he was the eldest son of the King of Sweden, and the King had died a few months before. But though the law of the country declared that a monarch came of age at fifteen, his autocratic fat...her, 213 Digitized by Google 214 THE BOOK OF BRAVERY Charles XI, had deferred his accession till eighteen; and the boy's grandmother had taken over the power as Regent. The last regiment clanked past, saluting. The re- view was over. Yet the young Charles stood still, silent and thoughtful. There was an awkward pause among the group of dignitaries behind him. Nobody knew what to do. Presently State Councillor Piper moved forward. "May I take the liberty," he said, with concealed sarcasm, "of asking your Majesty of what you are thinking so seriously?" The prince started.
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