Transcriber's note: Italics text is indicated by _underscores_; boldface text is indicated by =equals signs=. THE CZAR. [Illustration: TIMELY AID. _Page 30._ ] THE CZAR. A Tale of the Time of the First Napoleon. [Illustration: SWEET COUNSEL TO A MOURNFUL HEART. _Page 442._ ] _T. NELSON AND SONS_, LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK. THE CZAR. A Tale of the Time of the First Napoleon. _By the Author of_ “_THE SPANISH BROTHERS_,” _&c. &c._ [Illustration] London: T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW. EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK. 1895 _All Rights Reserved._] Contents. I. A SLEEPING VILLAGE, 7 II. IVAN’S ADVENTURE, 18 III. SOMETHING WONDERFUL HAPPENS TO IVAN, 25 IV. IVAN’S HORIZON WIDENS, 37 V. PETROVITCH, 48 VI. IVAN’S EDUCATION, 59 VII. “ON THE EDGE OF THE STORM,” 70 VIII. A NATION’S TRANSPORT, 81 IX. CLEMENCE, 94 X. THE DRAWING OF THE LOT, 106 XI. ONE OF HALF A MILLION, 113 XII. ONE OF FIFTY MILLION, 119 XIII. SERF AND BOYAR, 130 XIV. THE FORLORN HOPE, 138 XV. THE MARTYR CITY, 148 XVI. ALEXANDER, 153 XVII. IN THE CAMP, 166 XVIII. TWO IMPORTANT INTERVIEWS, 174 XIX. THE CHEVALIER GUARD, 183 XX. WEARY, WANDERING FEET, 192 XXI. OVER THE BERESINA, 206 XXII. THE AIDE-DE-CAMP OF ST. PRIEST, 216 XXIII. THE MOSCOW MEDAL, 230 XXIV. ONE YEAR AFTERWARDS, 238 XXV. “FATHER PARIS FOR MOTHER MOSCOW,” 244 XXVI. AT VERSAILLES, 250 XXVII. RECOGNITIONS, 260 XXVIII. DRIFTING, 274 XXIX. IVAN’S DINNER PARTY, AND WHAT FOLLOWED, 283 XXX. THE PURPLE BROCADE ONCE MORE, 294 XXXI. LEAVES FROM LETTERS, 306 XXXII. TWO RETURNS, ONE OF THEM NOT EXPECTED, 315 XXXIII. HIS KING SPEAKS TO THE CZAR, 329 XXXIV. AFTER WATERLOO, 342 XXXV. “THE GRAY SISTER OF HEARTS,” 353 XXXVI. TWO HAPPY DAYS, 363 XXXVII. AT NICOLOFSKY, 376