Princess Napraxine, Volume 2 (of 3)
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By Ouida 30 Jun, 2021
Excerpt.... When her husband and her guests came downstairs at one o’clock, they found the Princess Nadine looking her loveliest. ‘Oh, you lazy people!’ she cried to them. ‘Are you any the better for sleeping like that? ... Read more

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When her husband and her guests came downstairs at one o’clock, they found the Princess Nadine looking her loveliest.

‘Oh, you lazy people!’ she cried to them. ‘Are you any the better for sleeping like that? Look at me. I have been swimming half an hour; I have dictated twenty letters; I have scolded the gardeners, and I have seen three boxes from Worth unpacked; it is only one o’clock, and I can already feel as good a conscience as Titus. I have already saved my day.’

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Ouida (1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908) was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée). During her career, Ouida wrot...
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