Sisi by Allison Pataki

Author:Allison Pataki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-03-08T05:00:00+00:00

VIII

Geneva, Switzerland

September 1898

“NO, HE’S NOT COMING.” THE bartender stares at Luigi and shakes his head once. “The Duke of Orléans has changed his plans. Wanted to go hunting…and I don’t think it was for wildlife. The man loves his women, from the sound of it.” The barkeep smirks, holding up a cup to make sure it has reached an appropriate luster.

Luigi could cry out in agonized frustration; the French pretender has evaded him. After everything he has planned. After his plotting of the Great Deed. Now what is he supposed to do? His entire errand appears foolish—his life’s purpose is suddenly rendered null. How unjust it all is! These nobles can simply change their plans from one day to the next on a whim. They know that their gilded coaches will carry them from town to town, country to country, as if miles mean nothing. But how is Luigi to track the duke down when he has only his blistered feet to carry him?

But then, as soon as he is pierced, he is saved. He looks down on the bar counter and sees, beside his soup, the newspaper. The front page bears the photo of a beautiful, dark-haired woman, her fine-featured face flashing a coy, timid smile. Below the image sits the headline:

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