The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope

Publié par Books on Demand, le 03 décembre 2019

195 pages

Résumé

"I wonder when in the world you're going to do anything, Rudolf?" said my brother's wife. "My dear Rose, " I answered, laying down my egg-spoon, "why in the world should I do anything? My position is a comfortable one. I have an income nearly sufficient for my wants (no one's income is ever quite sufficient, you know), I enjoy an enviable social position: I am brother to Lord Burlesdon, and brother-in-law to that charming lady, his countess. Behold, it is enough!" "You are nine-and-twenty, " she observed, "and you've done nothing but-" "Knock about? It is true. Our family doesn't need to do things."