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Afterword
The ruins of Drachenhausen were rebuilt, for the walls were as sound as ever, though empty and gaping to the sky; but it was no longer the den of a robber baron for beneath the scutcheon over the great gate was carved a new motto of the Vuelphs; a motto which the Emperor Rudolph himself had given:
"Manus argentea quam manus ferrea melior est"
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Foreword
I. The Dragon's House.
II. How the Baron went Forth to Shear.
III. How the Baron came Home Shorn.
IV. The White Cross on the Hill.
V. How Otto Dwelt at St. Michaelsburg.
VI. How Otto Lived in the Dragon's House.
VII. The Red c**k Crows on Drachenhausen.
VIII. In the House of the Dragon Scorner.
IX. How One-eyed Hans came to Trutz-Drachen.
X. How Hans Brought Terror to the Kitchen.
XI. How Otto was Saved.
XII. A Ride For Life.
XIII. How Baron Conrad Held the Bridge.
XIV. How Otto Saw the Great Emperor.
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