LADY EUREKA;
OR,
THE MYSTERY:
A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
BY THE AUTHOR
OF
“MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND.”
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMANS,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1840.
CONTENTS
| INTRODUCTION. | |
| I. | THE CITY OF THE WORLD. |
| II. | ZABRA. |
| III. | A PHILANTHROPIST. |
| IV. | A FIRE AT SEA. |
| V. | PERILS OF EMIGRATION. |
| VI. | APPEARANCE OF THE AFRICAN COAST. |
| VII. | CAFFRETON, THE METROPOLIS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. |
| VIII. | THE PIRATES. |
| IX. | CAPTAIN DEATH. |
| X. | THE PIRATE’S RETREAT. |
INTRODUCTION.
“Guten Morgen, Wilhelm!” said I, as I enteredthe chamber of my fellow student. “Howare you this morning? You look better—youreyes are brighter, and your cheek possessesmore colour than usual.”
“I am better, mein Freund,” observed theyouth, raising himself up from the bed till hisback rested upon the pillows. “But what haveyou there?”
“A fresh supply of flowers for you, Wilhelm,”I replied; “and I bought them of the prettiestMädchen I ever saw in the market place.”
“Ich danke Ihnen für das Geschenk,” murmuredthe grateful student. “You know I loveflowers better than any thing upon earth. Theyalways fill me with ideas of beauty and purity[vi]and splendour, above all other earthly things;and I love them because they are so impartialin bestowing their favours: they confer theirfragrance and their loveliness with equal liberalityon all who venture within their influence.Put them in the vase, mein freund, and let meagain thank you for so welcome a gift.”
“And now let us converse, Wilhelm, if youfeel strong enough;” I exclaimed, as I took aseat by the bedside of the invalid. “Has thephysician been this morning? And what saidhe.”
“He preceded you but a few minutes, meinfreund,” replied Wilhelm, “and he said nothing.He shook his head, however, when helooked at me, which I considered a bad sign.”
“There’s nothing in it, be assured,” said I,earnestly.
“In the head, or in the sign?” in