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The Baroness Orczy Library · Wednesday · 15 min

The Emperor's Candlesticks Chapter 16

In which Count Lavrovski, burdened with anxiety and a heavy conscience, is unexpectedly visited by a mysterious and composed young lady claiming to bear a message concerning the Tsarevitch’s captivity, revealing a daring plot and imposing grave conditions for his release. The old courtier listens with growing horror as the terms of a prisoner exchange are laid out, compelling him to carry a letter to the Tsar and confront the weight of a terrifying predicament from which there seems no escape.

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In which Count Lavrovski, burdened with anxiety and a heavy conscience, is unexpectedly visited by a mysterious and composed young lady claiming to bear a message concerning the Tsarevitch’s captivity, revealing a daring plot and imposing grave conditions for his release. The old courtier listens with growing horror as the terms of a prisoner exchange are laid out, compelling him to carry a letter to the Tsar and confront the weight of a terrifying predicament from which there seems no escape.

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