The Rebel Queen, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Rebel Queen, Vol. 3 of 3 Get at my treasure, ' said Dives in a former age 'it lies in that wooden chest. Look at the thickness of the sides - look at the solidity of it; look at the strong clamps of iron that secure it, and the padlocks three which keep it shut.' Then came along the crafty robber unexpected, with a little file - nothing but that - and, alas! Good Dives, where, on the morrow, was thy treasure? The modern Dives says, in these days: My fortune is quite safe because it is all invested in shares of the Royal Bank of Bangkok.' Alas I The Royal Bank of Bangkok explodes - where, dear Dives, is now thy fortune? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.