[The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath]@TWC D-Link bookThe Puppet Crown CHAPTER III 29/38
There lay the lake, like a bright new coin in a green purse; the light of the sun broke on the white buildings and flashed from the windows; and the lawns twinkled like emeralds. "It makes Vienna look to her laurels, eh, Herr ?" said Johann. "But it must have cost a pretty penny." "Aye, that it did; and the king is being impressed with that fact every day.
There are few such fine palaces outside of first-class kingdoms. The cathedral there was erected at the desire of a pope, born five hundred years ago.
It is full of romance.
There is to be a grand wedding there on the twentieth of this month.
That is why there are so many fashionable people at the hotels.
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