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## THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
## THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
## I WILL REPAY
## THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
## THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
## CASTLES IN THE AIR
## UNTO CAESAR
## THE BRONZE EAGLE
## A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
## THE HEART OF A WOMAN
## THE LAUGHING CAVALIER
## PETTICOAT RULE
## LORD TONY'S WIFE
## THE TANGLED SKEIN
## BEAU BROCADE
## HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED
## LEATHERFACE
## A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
By Baroness Orczy
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792
CHAPTER II DOVER: “THE FISHERMAN'S REST”
CHAPTER III THE REFUGEES
CHAPTER IV THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CHAPTER V MARGUERITE
CHAPTER VI AN EXQUISITE OF '92
CHAPTER VII THE SECRET ORCHARD
CHAPTER VIII THE ACCREDITED AGENT
CHAPTER IX THE OUTRAGE
CHAPTER X IN THE OPERA BOX
CHAPTER XI LORD GRENVILLE'S BALL
CHAPTER XII THE SCRAP OF PAPER
CHAPTER XIII EITHER—OR?
CHAPTER XIV ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY!
CHAPTER XV DOUBT
CHAPTER XVI RICHMOND
CHAPTER XVII FAREWELL
CHAPTER XVIII THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE
CHAPTER XIX THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CHAPTER XX THE FRIEND
CHAPTER XXI SUSPENSE
CHAPTER XXII CALAIS
CHAPTER XXIII HOPE
CHAPTER XXIV THE DEATH-TRAP
CHAPTER XXV THE EAGLE AND THE FOX
CHAPTER XXVI THE JEW
CHAPTER XXVII ON THE TRACK
CHAPTER XXVIII THE PERE BLANCHARD'S HUT
CHAPTER XXIX TRAPPED
CHAPTER XXX THE SCHOONER
CHAPTER XXXI THE ESCAPE
THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
By Baroness Orczy
CONTENTS
Chapter I: Paris: 1793
Chapter II: A Retrospect
Chapter III: Ex-Ambassador Chauvelin
Chapter IV: The Richmond Gala
Chapter V: Sir Percy and His Lady
Chapter VI: For the Poor of Paris
Chapter VII: Premonition
Chapter VIII: The Invitation
Chapter IX: Demoiselle Candeille
Chapter X: Lady Blakeney's Rout
Chapter XI: The Challenge
Chapter XII: Time—Place—Conditions
Chapter XIII: Reflections
Chapter XIV: The Ruling Passion
Chapter XV: Farewell
Chapter XVI: The Passport
Chapter XVII: Boulogne
Chapter XVIII: No. 6
Chapter XIX: The Strength of the Weak
Chapter XX: Triumph
Chapter XXI: Suspense
Chapter XXII: Not Death
Chapter XXIII: The Hostage
Chapter XXIV: Colleagues
Chapter XXV: The Unexpected
Chapter XXVI: The Terms of the Bargain
Chapter XXVII: The Decision
Chapter XXVIII: The Midnight Watch
Chapter XXIX: The National Fete
Chapter XXX: The Procession
Chapter XXXI: Final Dispositions
Chapter XXXII: The Letter
Chapter XXXIII: The English Spy
Chapter XXXIV: The Angelus
Chapter XXXV: Marguerite
I WILL REPAY.
By Baroness Orczy.
PROLOGUE.,
CHAPTER I,
CHAPTER II,
CHAPTER III,
CHAPTER IV,
CHAPTER V,
CHAPTER VI,
CHAPTER VII,
CHAPTER VIII,
CHAPTER IX,
CHAPTER X,
CHAPTER XI,
CHAPTER XII,
CHAPTER XIII,
CHAPTER XIV,
CHAPTER XV,
CHAPTER XVI,
CHAPTER XVII,
CHAPTER XVIII,
CHAPTER XIX,
CHAPTER XX,
CHAPTER XXI,
CHAPTER XXII,
CHAPTER XXIII,
CHAPTER XXIV,
CHAPTER XXV,
CHAPTER XXVI,
CHAPTER XXVII,
CHAPTER XXVIII,
CHAPTER XXIX,
CHAPTER XXX.
THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
By Baroness Orczy
CONTENTS
Chapter
I. — THE FENCHURCH STREET MYSTERY
II. — A MILLIONAIRE IN THE DOCK
III. — HIS DEDUCTION
IV. — THE ROBBERY IN PHILLIMORE TERRACE
V. — A NIGHT'S ADVENTURE
VI. — ALL HE KNEW
VII. — THE YORK MYSTERY
VIII. — THE CAPITAL CHARGE
IX. — A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN
X. — THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
XI. — MR. ERRINGTON
XII. — THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY
XIII. — A CUNNING RASCAL
XIV. — THE EDINBURGH MYSTERY
XV. — A TERRIBLE PLIGHT
XVI. — NON PROVEN
XVII. — UNDENIABLE FACTS
XVIII. — THE THEFT AT THE ENGLISH PROVIDENT BANK
XIX. — CONFLICTING EVIDENCE
XX. — AN ALIBI
XXI. — THE DUBLIN MYSTERY
XXII. — FORGERY
XXIII. — A MEMORABLE DAY
XXIV. — AN UNPARALLELED OUTRAGE
XXV. — THE PRISONER
XXVI. — A SENSATION
XXVII. — TWO BLACKGUARDS
XXVIII. — THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER
XXIX. — THE MOTIVE
XXX. — FRIENDS
XXXI. — THE DE GENNEVILLE PEERAGE
XXXII. — A HIGH-BRED GENTLEMAN
XXXIII. — THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
XXXIV. — THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN PERCY STREET
XXXV. — SUICIDE OR MURDER?
XXXVI. — THE END
THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
A ROMANCE OF THE XVIIth CENTURY
BY THE BARONESS ORCZY
November, 1909
CONTENTS
PART I
CHAPTER I.—THE HOUSE OF A KENTISH SQUIRE
CHAPTER II.—ON A JULY AFTERNOON
CHAPTER III.—THE EXILE
CHAPTER IV.—GRINDING POVERTY
CHAPTER V.—THE LEGAL ASPECT
CHAPTER VI.—UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ELMS
CHAPTER VII.—THE STRANGER WITHIN THE GATES
CHAPTER VIII.—PRINCE AMÉDÉ D'ORLÉANS
CHAPTER IX.—SECRET SERVICE
CHAPTER X.—AVOWED ENMITY
CHAPTER XI.—SURRENDER
CHAPTER XII.—A WOMAN'S HEART
CHAPTER XIII.—AN IDEA
PART II
CHAPTER XIV.—THE HOUSE IN LONDON
CHAPTER XV.—A GAME OF PRIMERO
CHAPTER XVI.—A CONFLICT
CHAPTER XVII.—RUS IN URBE
CHAPTER XVIII.—THE TRAP
CHAPTER XIX.—DISGRACE
CHAPTER XX.—MY LORD PROTECTOR'S PATROL
PART III
CHAPTER XXI.—IN THE MEANWHILE
CHAPTER XXII.—BREAKING THE NEWS
CHAPTER XXIII.—THE ABSENT FRIEND
CHAPTER XXIV.—NOVEMBER THE 2D
CHAPTER XXV.—AN INTERLUDE
CHAPTER XXVI.—THE OUTCAST
CHAPTER XXVII.—LADY SUE'S FORTUNE
CHAPTER XXVIII.—HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER XXIX.—GOOD-BYE
CHAPTER XXX.—ALL BECAUSE OF THE TINDER-BOX
CHAPTER XXXI.—THE ASSIGNATION
CHAPTER XXXII.—THE PATH NEAR THE CLIFFS
PART IV
CHAPTER XXXIII.—THE DAY AFTER
CHAPTER XXXIV.—AFTERWARDS
CHAPTER XXXV.—THE SMITH'S FORGE
CHAPTER XXXVI.—THE GIRL-WIFE
CHAPTER XXXVII.—THE OLD WOMAN
CHAPTER XXXVIII.—THE VOICE OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER XXXIX.—THE HOME-COMING OF ADAM LAMBERT
CHAPTER XL.—EDITHA'S RETURN
CHAPTER XLI.—THEIR NAME
CHAPTER XLII.—THE RETURN
CHAPTER XLIII.—THE SANDS OF EPPLE
CHAPTER XLIV.—THE EPILOGUE
CASTLES IN THE AIR
By Baroness Emmuska Orczy
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
CASTLES IN THE AIR
CHAPTER I. — A ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER
CHAPTER II. — A FOOL’S PARADISE
CHAPTER III. — ON THE BRINK
CHAPTER IV. — CARISSIMO
CHAPTER V. — THE TOYS
CHAPTER VI. — HONOUR AMONG ———
CHAPTER VII. — AN OVER-SENSITIVE HEART
"UNTO CÆSAR"
By Baroness Orczy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. 1
CHAPTER II. 9
CHAPTER III. 19
CHAPTER IV. 30
CHAPTER V. 39
CHAPTER VI. 54
CHAPTER VII. 72
CHAPTER VIII. 83
CHAPTER IX. 107
CHAPTER X. 119
CHAPTER XI. 128
CHAPTER XII. 146
CHAPTER XIII. 155
CHAPTER XIV. 161
CHAPTER XV. 183
CHAPTER XVI. 193
CHAPTER XVII. 199
CHAPTER XVIII. 204
CHAPTER XIX. 209
CHAPTER XX. 212
CHAPTER XXI. 220
CHAPTER XXII. 226
CHAPTER XXIII. 233
CHAPTER XXIV. 239
CHAPTER XXV. 247
CHAPTER XXVI. 257
CHAPTER XXVII. 267
CHAPTER XXVIII. 277
CHAPTER XXIX. 286
CHAPTER XXX. 296
CHAPTER XXXI. 321
CHAPTER XXXII. 329
CHAPTER XXXIII. 343
CHAPTER XXXIV. 355
CHAPTER XXXV. 370
CHAPTER XXXVI. 376
A STORY OF THE HUNDRED DAYS
BY BARONESS ORCZY
1915
CHAPTER PAGE
The Landing at Jouan 9
I. The Glorious News 14
II. The Old Régime 49
III. The Return of the Emperor 85
IV. The Empress' Millions 138
V. The Rivals 196
VI. The Crime 221
VII. The Ascent of the Capitol 236
VIII. The Sound of Revelry by Night 261
IX. The Tarpeian Rock 285
X. The Last Throw 305
XI. The Losing Hands 338
XII. The Winning Hand 370
A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
By Baroness Orczy
1915
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. "God Bless Them All! They Are Good Lads." 9
II. "Money Won't Buy Everything." 16
III. "You Will Wait for Me." 32
IV. "Now That He Is Dead." 43
V. "Love Will Follow." 56
VI. "I Don't Wish to Marry; Not Yet." 64
VII. "They Are Jews and We Are Hungarians." 73
VIII. "I Put the Bunda Away Somewhere." 84
IX. "Then, as Now, May God Protect You." 93
X. "The Best Way of All." 101
XI. "After That, Happiness Will Begin." 106
XII. "It Is Too Late." 115
XIII. "He Must Make You Happy." 125
XIV. "It Is True." 133
XV. "That Is Fair, I Think." 137
XVI. "The Waters of the Maros Flow Sluggishly." 143
XVII. "I Am Here to See That You Be Kind to Her." 149
XVIII. "I Must Punish Her." 162
XIX. "Now Go and Fetch the Key." 174
XX. "You Happen to Be of My Race and of My Blood." 186
XXI. "Jealous, Like a Madman." 199
XXII. "I Go Where I Shall Be More Welcome." 211
XXIII. "On the Eve of One's Wedding Day Too." 226
XXIV. "If You Loved Me." 232
XXV. "In Any Case Elsa Is Not for You." 237
XXVI. "What Had Andor Done?" 251
XXVII. "The Shadow That Fell from the Tall Sunflowers." 257
XXVIII. "We Shall Hear of Another Tragedy By and By." 265
XXIX. "Some Day." 272
XXX. "Kyrie Eleison." 282
XXXI. "What About Me?" 291
XXXII. "The Land Beyond the Sunset." 304
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
BY
BARONESS ORCZY
1911
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. —Which Tells of a Very Commonplace Incident 3
II. —Once More the Obvious 14
III. —And Now Almost Like a Dream 17
IV. —Nothing Really Tangible 32
V. —Just an Obvious Duty 39
VI. —Just a Disagreeable Old Man 46
VII. —The Part Played by a Five-Pound Note 50
VIII. —And Thus the Shadow Descended 59
IX. —Which Tells of the Inevitable Result 65
X. —Life Must Go on Just the Same 72
XI. —And There Are Social Duties to Perform 84
XII. —Shall a Man Escape His Fate? 92
XIII. —They Have No Heart 95
XIV. —The Tale Had to Be Told 105
XV. —And Many Must Be Questioned 112
XVI. —And the Puppets Danced 120
XVII. —And What of the Secret? 125
XVIII. —It Would Not Do, You Know 132
XIX. —Not All About It 138
XX. —And That's the Truth 149
XXI. —Have Another Cigar 156
XXII. —Then the Miracle Was Wrought 167
XXIII. —Why All This Mystery? 179
XXIV. —A Herd of Cackling Geese 183
XXV. —The Fog Was Dense, I Couldn't Rightly See 191
XXVI. —The Next Witness, Please 199
XXVII. —And People Went Out to Luncheon 205
XXVIII. —Which Tells of an Unexpected Turn of Events 216
XXIX. —The World Is So Large 223
XXX. —And Then Every One Went Home 233
XXXI. —And There Are People Who Do Not Care 237
XXXII. —A Man Must Act As He Thinks Best 244
XXXIII. —If You Would Only Let Yourself Go 249
XXXIV. —Which Speaks Only of Farewells 261
XXXV. —Which Tells of Pictures in the Fire 268
XXXVI. —People Don't Do That Sort of Thing 274
XXXVII. —It Is One Human Life Against the Other 287
XXXVIII. —The Hand of Death Was on Him Too 292
XXXIX. —A Mere Woman Fighting for the Thing She Loved 300
XL. —And Thus Her Hour Had Come 310
XLI. —Which Tells of the Contents of the Note Book 313
XLII. —Which Tells Once More of Commonplace Incidents 319
THE LAUGHING CAVALIER
The Story of The Ancestor of The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
1914
CONTENTS
AN APOLOGY
THE PROLOGUE
THE ADVENTURE
CHAPTER I New Year's Eve
CHAPTER II The Fracas by the Postern Gate
CHAPTER III An Interlude
CHAPTER IV Watch-night
CHAPTER V Brother and Sister
CHAPTER VI The Counsels of Prudence
CHAPTER VII Three Philosophers and their Friends
CHAPTER VIII The Lodgings which were Paid for
CHAPTER IX The Painter of Pictures
CHAPTER X The Laughing Cavalier
CHAPTER XI The Bargain
CHAPTER XII The Portrait
CHAPTER XIII The Spanish Wench
CHAPTER XIV After Evensong
CHAPTER XV The Halt at Bennebrock
CHAPTER XVI Leyden
CHAPTER XVII An Understanding
CHAPTER XVIII The Start
CHAPTER XIX In the Kingdom of the Night
CHAPTER XX Back Again in Haarlem
CHAPTER XXI A Grief-stricken Father
CHAPTER XXII A Double Pledge
CHAPTER XXIII A Spy from the Camp
CHAPTER XXIV The Birth of Hate
CHAPTER XXV An Arrant Knave
CHAPTER XXVI Back to Houdekerk
CHAPTER XXVII Thence to Rotterdam
CHAPTER XXVIII Check
CHAPTER XXIX Check Again
CHAPTER XXX A Nocturne
CHAPTER XXXI The Molens
CHAPTER XXXII A Run Through the Night
CHAPTER XXXIII The Captive Lion
CHAPTER XXXIV Protestations
CHAPTER XXXV The Witness for the Defence
CHAPTER XXXVI Brother Philosophers
CHAPTER XXXVII Dawn
CHAPTER XXXVIII The Hour
CHAPTER XXXIX "Sauve Qui Peut"
CHAPTER XL The Loser Pays
CHAPTER XLI "Vengeance is Mine"
CHAPTER XLII The Fight in the Doorway
CHAPTER XLIII Leyden Once More
CHAPTER XLIV Blake of Blakeney
CHAPTER XLV The End
PETTICOAT RULE
BY
BARONESS ORCZY
1909
CONTENTS
PART I
THE GIRL
CHAPTER PAGE
I. —A Farewell Banquet 3
II. —The Rulers of France 10
III. —Pompadour's Choice 23
IV. —A Woman's Surrender 32
V. —The First Trick 45
VI. —A False Position 51
VII. —The Young Pretender 58
VIII. —The Last Trick 72
IX. —The Winning Hand 82
PART II
THE STATESMAN
X. —The Beggar on Horseback 95
XI. —La Belle Irène 103
XII. —The Promises of France 112
XIII. —The Weight of Etiquette 127
XIV. —Royal Favours 136
XV. —Diplomacy 148
XVI. —Strangers 160
PART III
THE WOMAN
XVII. —Splendid Isolation 179
XVIII. —Clever Tactics 185
XIX. —A Crisis 201
XX. —A Farewell 212
XXI. —Royal Thanks 215
XXII. —Paternal Anxiety 221
XXIII. —The Queen's Soirée 228
XXIV. —Gossip 233
XXV. —The First Doubt 238
XXVI. —The Awful Certitude 245
XXVII. —A Fall 267
XXVIII. —Husband and Wife 276
XXIX. —The Fate of the Stuart Prince 294
XXX. —M. de Stainville's Seconds 308
XXXI. —The Final Disappointment 321
XXXII. —The Dawn 328
XXXIII. —The Ride 333
XXXIV. —"Le Monarque" 338
XXXV. —The Stranger 349
XXXVI. —Revenge 359
XXXVII. —The Letter 370
XXXVIII. —The Home in England 375
LORD TONY'S WIFE
AN ADVENTURE OF THE
SCARLET PIMPERNEL
BY
BARONESS ORCZY
[vii]
CONTENTS
PAGE
Prologue: Nantes, 1789 11
BOOK ONE: BATH, 1793
CHAPTER
I. The Moor 43
II. The Bottom Inn 50
III. The Assembly Rooms 78
IV. The Father 100
V. The Nest 109
VI. The Scarlet Pimpernel 123
VII. Marguerite 130
VIII. The Road to Portishead 134
IX. The Coast of France 147
BOOK TWO: NANTES, DECEMBER, 1793
I. The Tiger's Lair 163
II. Le Bouffay 195
III. The Fowlers 212
IV. The Net 234
V. The Message of Hope 256
VI. The Rat Mort 267
VII. The Fracas in the Tavern 279
VIII. The English Adventurers 299
IX. The Proconsul 313
X. Lord Tony 327
THE TANGLED SKEIN
BY
THE BARONESS ORCZY
1907
CONTENTS
PART I
MIRRAB—THE WITCH
CHAP. PAGE
I. East Molesey Fair 11
II. The Witch's Tent 17
III. Mischief Brewing 23
IV. Friends and Enemies 28
V. Ladies and Gallants 33
VI. The Lady Ursula 41
VII. His Grace of Wessex 46
VIII. Silken Bonds 52
IX. The Veiled Witch 59
PART II
THE LADY URSULA
X. A Bevy of Fair Maidens 73
XI. The Fairest of Them All 80
XII. Intrigues 88
XIII. His Eminence 93
XIV. The Destinies of Europe 99
XV. The Hand of Fate 103
XVI. The Ultimatum 114
XVII. An Armed Truce 120
XVIII. The Veiled Witch 127
PART III
A GAME OF CHESS
XIX. The Pawns 139
XX. Departure 153
XXI. The Black Knight 159
XXII. The White Queen 168
XXIII. Check to the Queen 177
XXIV. Check to the King 187
XXV. The Cardinal's Move 192
XXVI. The Provocation 198
XXVII. The Fight 204
XXVIII. The Sequel of the Comedy 210
XXIX. Check-Mate 217
PART IV
HIS GRACE OF WESSEX
XXX. Thoughts 225
XXXI. Marye, the Queene 229
XXXII. A Bargain 243
XXXIII. In the Lord Chancellor's Court 252
XXXIV. Westminster Hall 269
XXXV. The Trial 279
XXXVI. Afterwards 294
XXXVII. The Cardinal's Puppets 300
XXXVIII. The Last Farewell 306
XXXIX. A Forlorn Hope 314
XL. Poor Mirrab 318
XLI. The End 331
BEAU BROCADE
A ROMANCE
BY THEBARONESS ORCZY
1912
CONTENTS
PART I.-THE FORGE.
CHAP.
BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT
THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH
THE FUGITIVE
JOCK MIGGS, THE SHEPHERD
"THERE'S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!"
A SQUIRE OF HIGH DEGREE
THE HALT AT THE MOORHEN
THE REJECTED SUITOR
SIR HUMPHREY'S FAMILIAR
A STRANGER AT THE FORGE
THE STRANGER'S NAME
THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE ROSE
A PROPOSAL AND A THREAT
THE FIGHT IN THE FORGE
PART II.-THE HEATH.
THE OUTLAW
A RENCONTRE ON THE HEATH
A FAITHFUL FRIEND
MOONLIGHT ON THE HEATH
HIS OATH
PART III.-BRASSINGTON.
A THRILLING NARRATIVE
MASTER MITTACHIP'S IDEA
AN INTERLUDE
A DARING PLAN
HIS HONOUR, SQUIRE WEST
SUCCESS AND DISAPPOINTMENT
THE MAN HUNT
JOCK MIGGS'S ERRAND
THE QUARRY
THE DAWN
PART IV.-H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.
SUSPENSE
"WE'VE GOTTEN BEAU BROCADE"
A PAINFUL INCIDENT
THE AWAKENING
A LIFE FOR A LIFE
QUITS
THE AGONY OF PARTING
REPARATION
THE JOY OF RE-UNION
HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED
AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF MR. THOMAS BETTERTON AS TOLD BY
HIS FRIEND JOHN HONEYWOOD
BY BARONESS ORCZY
1919
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
How it all Began
The Rift Within the Lute
A Criminal Folly
More than a Passing Fancy
The Outrage
The Gathering Storm
An Assembly of Traitors
The Lion's Wrath
A Last Chance
The Hour
Rumours and Conjectures
Poisoned Arrows
The Lady Pleads
The Ruling Passion
More Deaf than Adders
The Game of Love
LEATHERFACE
A TALE OF OLD FLANDERS
BY BARONESS ORCZY
1916
CONTENTS
Prologue: Mons, September, 1572
BOOK ONE; BRUSSELS
CHAPTER
The Blood Council
The Subject Race
The Ruling Caste
Justice
Vengeance
BOOK TWO: DENDERMONDE
A Stranger in a Strange Land
The Rebels
The Watcher in the Night
A Divided Duty
Enemies
Utter Loneliness
BOOK THREE: GHENT
Reprisals
My Faithful Watch-dog
The Tyrants
Two Pictures
The Right to Die
Truth and Perfidy
The Last Stand
The Hour of Victory
Epilogue
A Sheaf of Bluebells
By Baroness Orczy
1917
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE.
I. —The Masters of France 1
II. —The Return of the Natives 11
III. —The Hermits of La Vieuville 27
IV. —Kindred 42
V. —The Springtime of the Year 59
VI. —The Legend of St. Front 73
VII. —The Silent Pool 78
VIII. —The General 101
IX. —The Cooing of the Pigeons 117
X. —The Foundries of La Frontenay 126
XI. —The First Trick 143
XII. —A Fool and his Folly 157
XIII. —After a Year 174
XIV. —The Tool 188
XV. —A Note of Warning 196
XVI. —The Irreparable 212
XVII. —A Last Appeal 227
XVIII. —The Word of the Master 239
XIX. —The Parting of the Ways 254
XX. —The Straw 265
XXI. —The Crash of the Storm 279
XXII. —Heaven and Earth 296
XXIII. —An Hour's Folly 311
XXIV. —After the Storm 324
XXV. —The White Pigeon 344
