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Title: The Eagle of the Empire
A Story of Waterloo

Author: Cyrus Townsend Brady

Release Date: February 4, 2007 [EBook #20515]

Language: English

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[Frontispiece: The Little Countess takes Arms for Her Defence.]

THE EAGLE OF THE EMPIRE

A STORY OF WATERLOO

By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY

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

Copyright, 1915,

By GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

DEDICATION

Dedications have gone out of vogue save with the old fashioned. The
ancient idea of an appeal to a patron has been eliminated from modern
literature. If a man now inscribes a book to any one it is that he may
associate with his work the names of friends he loves and delights to
honor. There is always a certain amount of assurance in any such
dedication, the assurance lying in the assumption that there is honor
to the recipient in the association with the book. Well, there is no
mistaking the purpose anyway.

One of my best friends, and that friendship has been proved in war and
peace, at home and abroad, is a Bank! The Bank is like Mercy in more
ways than one, but particularly in that it is twice blessed; it is
blessed in what it receives, I hope, and in what it gives, I know.
From the standpoint of the depositor sometimes it is better to receive
than to give. It has been so in my case and I have been able to
persuade the Bank to that way of thinking.

Therefore, in grateful acknowledgment of the very present help it has
been to me in time of need and in public recognition of many courtesies
from its officers and directors, and as some evidence of my deep
appreciation of its many kindnesses to me, I dedicate this book to

THE MOUNT VERNON TRUST COMPANY

of

MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK

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