Ralestone Luck - Softcover

Andre Norton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440072654 ISBN 13: 9780440072652

Publisher: Dell, 1988

Synopsis

Rupert Ralestone is officially the Marquess of Lorne - but with no family money or prestige, the title is worthless. He and his younger brother and sister return to the old family homestead - Pirate’s Haven. Their only hope is to find the sword that was the family’s talisman for generations, the Ralestone Luck, and restore it to its proper place. If they succeed, the family fortunes will follow Show Excerpt pite of Mosile Oil and those coal-mines. D'you know, we might use some of that nice gilt-edged stock for wall-paper. There's enough to cover a closet at least. Here we are, Rupert from beating about the globe trying to be a newspaper man, you straight from N'York's finest finishing-school, and me--well, out of the plainest hospital bed I ever saw. We've got this house and what Rupert managed to clear from the wreck. Something will turn up. In the meantime--" "Yes?" she prompted. "In the meantime," he went on, leaning against the banister for a moment's rest, "we can be looking for the Luck. As Rupert says, we need it badly enough. Here's the upper hall. Which way now?" "Over to the left wing. These in front are what Rupert refers to as 'state bedrooms.'" "Yes?" He opened the nearest door and whistled softly. "Not so bad. About the size of a small union station and provided with all the comforts of a tomb. Decidedly not what we want." "Wait, here's a plaque set in the wall. L

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0440072654
• ISBN 13: 9780440072652
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback