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The Lady of the Shroud

BOOK VI: THE PURSUIT IN THE FOREST
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Soon after the Voivode had gone, it was reported that he might be long delayed in his diplomacies, and also in studying the system of Constitutional Monarchy, for which it had been hoped to exchange our imperfect political system.

I may say _inter alia_ that he was mentioned as to be the first king when the new constitution should have been arranged.
Then a great misfortune came on us; a terrible grief overshadowed the land.

After a short illness, the Voivodin Teuta Vissarion died mysteriously of a mysterious ailment.

The grief of the mountaineers was so great that it became necessary for the governing Council to warn them not to allow their sorrow to be seen.

It was imperatively necessary that the fact of her death should be kept secret.


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