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Title: A Castle in Spain
A Novel

Author: James De Mille

Release Date: January 5, 2010 [EBook #30863]

Language: English

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A CASTLE IN SPAIN

By JAMES DE MILLE

AUTHOR OF "CORD AND CREESE" "THE CRYPTOGRAM" "THE DODGE CLUB"
"THE LIVING LINK" "THE AMERICAN BARON" ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY E. A. ABBEY

NEW YORK

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS

FRANKLIN SQUARE

JAMES DE MILLE'S WORKS.

A CASTLE IN SPAIN. A Novel. Illustrated by E. A. Abbey. 8vo, Paper,
50 cents; Cloth, $1.00.

THE DODGE CLUB; OR, ITALY IN 1859. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 60 cents;
Cloth, $1.00.

CORD AND CREESE. A Novel. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 60 cents.

THE CRYPTOGRAM. A Novel. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 75 cents.

THE AMERICAN BARON. A Novel. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 50 cents.

THE LIVING LINK. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 60 cents; Cloth, $1.10.

Published By HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.

Any of the above works will be sent by mail, postage prepaid, to any
part of the United States, on receipt of the price.

Copyright, 1878, by James De Mille. Copyright, 1883, by Harper &
Brothers.

A CASTLE IN SPAIN.

CHAPTER I.

HOW A PARTY OF TRAVELLERS SET OUT ON A JOURNEY.

The train for the North was about to start from Madrid, and the
station was filled with the usual varied and bustling crowd. Throngs
of soldiers were there; throngs of priests; throngs of civilians;
throngs of peasants; all moving to and fro, intermingled with the
railway employes, and showing the power of steam to stir up even the
lazy Spaniard to unwonted punctuality and portentous activity. In the
midst of this busy scene two men stood apart, each by himself, with
eyes fixed upon the entrance, as though expecting some one whose
advent was of no ordinary importance. One of these was an
unmistakable Spaniard, of medium size, dark complexion, penetrating
black eyes, and sombre countenance. His dress was that of a civilian,
but his bearing was military, and his face and ge