+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Transcriber’s Notes | | | | | | Punctuation has been standardized. | | | | Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps. | | | | Non-printable characteristics have been given the following | | transliteration: | | Italic text: --> _text_ | | | | This book was written in a period when many words had | | not become standardized in their spelling. Words may have | | multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in | | the text. These have been left unchanged unless indicated | | with a Transcriber’s Note. | | | | Transcriber Notes are used when making corrections to the | | text or to provide additional information for the modern | | reader. These notes are not identified in the text, but have | | been accumulated in a single section at the end of the book. | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ THE QUEST OF GLORY BY THE SAME AUTHOR THE VIPER OF MILAN I WILL MAINTAIN DEFENDER OF THE FAITH GOD AND THE KING THE QUEST OF GLORY BY MARJORIE BOWEN “LA GLOIRE NOUS DONNE SUR LES CŒURS UNE AUTORITÉ NATURELLE QUI NOUS TOUCHE SANS DOUTE AUTANT QUE NULLE DE NOS SENSATIONS ET NOUS ÉTOURDIT PLUS SUR NOS MISÈRES QU’UNE VAINE DISSIPATION; ELLE EST DONC RÉELLE EN TOUS SENS.” MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES METHUEN & CO. LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON _First Published in 1912_ CONTENTS PART I THE QUEST JOYFUL I. PRAGUE, 1742 II. THE CHAPEL OF ST. WENCESLAS III. CAROLA KOKLINSKA IV. CARDINAL FLEURY’S BLUNDER V. THE RETREAT FROM PRAGUE VI. ON THE HEIGHTS VII. THE HOME AT AIX VIII. CLÉMENCE DE SÉGUY IX. THE HERETIC