Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
STANLEY J. WEYMAN
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## UNDER THE RED ROBE
## A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE
## THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF
## A MINISTER OF FRANCE
## THE CASTLE INN
COUNT HANNIBAL
## THE LONG NIGHT
## IN KINGS' BYWAYS
## THE WILD GEESE
## CHIPPINGE BOROUGH
## A LITTLE WIZARD
## THE ABBESS OF VLAYE
## FOR THE CAUSE
## MY LADY ROTHA
## LAID UP IN LAVENDER
## OVINGTON'S BANK
## SHREWSBURY
## STARVECROW FARM
## SOPHIA
## WHEN LOVE CALLS
## THE NEW RECTOR
## KING'S STRATAGEM & OTHER STORIES
## THE GREAT HOUSE
## THE MAN IN BLACK
## THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE
## THE RED COCKADE
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
UNDER THE RED ROBE
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. AT ZATON’S
CHAPTER II. AT THE GREEN PILLAR
CHAPTER III. THE HOUSE IN THE WOOD
CHAPTER IV. MADAME AND MADEMOISELLE
CHAPTER V. REVENGE
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII. A MASTER STROKE
CHAPTER VIII. A MASTER STROKE—Continued
CHAPTER IX. THE QUESTION
CHAPTER X. CLON
CHAPTER XI. THE ARREST
CHAPTER XII. THE ROAD TO PARIS
CHAPTER XIII. AT THE FINGER-POST
CHAPTER XIV. ST MARTIN’S EVE
CHAPTER XV. ST MARTIN’S SUMMER
A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE
Being The Memoirs Of Gaston De Bonne Sieur De Marsac
By Stanley Weyman
CONTENTS
A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE.
CHAPTER I THE SPORT OF FOOLS
CHAPTER II THE KING OF NAVARRE
CHAPTER III BOOT AND SADDLE
CHAPTER IV MADEMOISELLE DE LA VIRE
CHAPTER V THE ROAD TO BLOIS
CHAPTER VI MY MOTHER’S LODGING
CHAPTER VII SIMON FLEIX
CHAPTER VIII AN EMPTY ROOM
CHAPTER IX THE HOUSE IN THE RUELLE D’ARCY
CHAPTER X THE FIGHT ON THE STAIRS
CHAPTER XI THE MAN AT THE DOOR.
CHAPTER XII MAXIMILIAN DE BETHUNE, BARON DE ROSNY
CHAPTER XIII AT ROSNY
CHAPTER XIV M. DE RAMBOUILLET
CHAPTER XV VILAIN HERODES
CHAPTER XVI IN THE KING’S CHAMBER
CHAPTER XVII THE JACOBIN MONK
CHAPTER XVIII THE OFFER OF THE LEAGUE
CHAPTER XIX. MEN CALL IT CHANCE
CHAPTER XX THE KING’S FACE
CHAPTER XXI TWO WOMEN
CHAPTER XXII ‘LA FEMME DISPOSE.’
CHAPTER XXIII THE LAST VALOIS
CHAPTER XXIV A ROYAL PERIL
CHAPTER XXV TERMS OF SURRENDER
CHAPTER XXVI MEDITATIONS.
CHAPTER XXVII TO ME, MY FRIENDS!
CHAPTER XXVIII THE CASTLE ON THE HILL
CHAPTER XXIX PESTILENCE AND FAMINE
CHAPTER XXX STRICKEN
CHAPTER XXXI UNDER THE GREENWOOD
CHAPTER XXXII A TAVERN BRAWL.
CHAPTER XXXIII AT MEUDON
CHAPTER XXXIV ’TIS AN ILL WIND.’
CHAPTER XXXV ‘LE ROI EST MORT!’
CHAPTER XXXVI ‘VIVE LE ROI!’
THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF
By Stanley Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAP.
I.— WARE WOLF!
II.— THE VIDAME'S THREAT.
III.— THE ROAD TO PARIS.
IV.— ENTRAPPED!
V.— A PRIEST AND A WOMAN.
VI.— MADAME'S FRIGHT.
VII.— A YOUNG KNIGHT ERRANT.
VIII.— THE PARISIAN MATINS.
IX.— THE HEAD OF ERASMUS.
X.— HAU, HAU, HUGUENOTS!
XI.— A NIGHT OF SORROW.
XII.— JOY IN THE MORNING.
FROM THE MEMOIRS OF A MINISTER OF FRANCE
By Stanley Weyman
CONTENTS
I.— THE CLOCKMAKER OF POISSY
II.— THE TENNIS BALLS
III.— TWO MAYORS OF BOTTITORT
IV.— LA TOUSSAINT
V.— THE LOST CIPHER
VI.— THE MAN OF MONCEAUX
VII.— THE GOVERNOR OF GUERET
VIII.— THE OPEN SHUTTER
IX.— THE MAID OF HONOUR
X.— FARMING THE TAXES
XI.— THE CAT AND THE KING
XII.— AT FONTAINEBLEAU
THE CASTLE INN
By Stanley J. Weyman
Illustrated By Walter Appleton Clark
1898
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. A KNIGHT-ERRANT.
CHAPTER II. A MISADVENTURE.
CHAPTER III. TUTOR AND PUPILS--OLD STYLE.
CHAPTER IV. PEEPING TOM OF WALLINGFORD.
CHAPTER V. THE MEETING.
CHAPTER VI. A FISH OUT OF WATER.
CHAPTER VII. ACHILLES AND BRISEIS.
CHAPTER VIII. THE OLD BATH ROAD.
CHAPTER IX. ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON.
CHAPTER X. MOTHER AND SON.
CHAPTER XI. DR. ADDINGTON.
CHAPTER XII. JULIA.
CHAPTER XIII. A SPOILED CHILD.
CHAPTER XIV. A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA.
CHAPTER XV. AMORIS INTEGRATIO.
CHAPTER XVI. THE BLACK FAN.
CHAPTER XVII. MR. FISHWICK, THE ARBITER.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE PURSUIT.
CHAPTER XIX. AN UNWILLING ALLY.
CHAPTER XX. THE EMPTY POST-CHAISE.
CHAPTER XXI. IN THE CARRIAGE.
CHAPTER XXII. FACILIS DESCENSUS.
CHAPTER XXIII. BULLY POMEROY.
CHAPTER XXIV. CUTTING FOR THE QUEEN.
CHAPTER XXV. LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT.
CHAPTER XXVI. BOON COMPANIONS.
CHAPTER XXVII. MR. FISHWICK'S DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER XXVIII. A ROUGH AWAKENING.
CHAPTER XXIX. MR. POMEROY'S PLAN.
CHAPTER XXX. A GREEK GIFT.
CHAPTER XXXI. THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM.
CHAPTER XXXII. CHANCE MEDLEY.
CHAPTER XXXIII. IN THE CARRIAGE.
CHAPTER XXXIV. BAD NEWS.
CHAPTER XXXV. DORMITAT HOMERUS.
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE ATTORNEY SPEAKS.
CHAPTER XXXVII. A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE CLERK OF THE LEASES.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE ANSWER WAS A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT AND A SHOT.
'TOMMY, WHO IS--THIS--FELLOW?' HE CRIED.
'YOUR LADYSHIP'S MOST HUMBLE SERVANT,' HE SAID.
HE WOULD FALL SILENT IN JULIA'S COMPANY.
'AND DRINK HER, YOU ENVIOUS BEGGARS! DRINK HER!'
ON THE THRESHOLD, ... STOOD MR. DUNBOROUGH.
THE LONG NIGHT
By Stanley Weyman
CONTENTS
I. A Student of Theology 1
II. The House on the Ramparts 16
III. The Quintessential Stone 31
IV. Cæsar Basterga 45
V. The Elixir Vitæ 59
VI. To Take or Leave 74
VII. A Second Tissot 88
VIII. On the Threshold 102
IX. Melusina 116
X. Auctio Fit: Venit Vita 129
XI. By This or That 143
XII. The Cup and the Lip 157
XIII. A Mystery Solved 172
XIV. "And Only One Dose in all the World!" 185
XV. On the Bridge 200
XVI. A Glove and What Came of It 215
XVII. The Remedium 227
XVIII. The Bargain Struck 242
XIX. The Departure of the Rats 257
XX. In the Darkened Room 271
XXI. The Remedium 285
XXII. Two Nails in the Wall 301
XXIII. In Two Characters 318
XXIV. Armes! Armes! 335
XXV. Basterga at Argos 350
XXVI. The Dawn 365
IN KINGS' BYWAYS
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
PART I
PAGE
Flore, 1
Crillon's Stake, 50
For the Cause, 86
The King's Stratagem, 131
The House on the Wall, 152
Hunt the Owler, 177
The Two Pages, 194
PART II
The Diary of a Statesman
Episode of the Fowl in the Pot, 213
Episode of the Boxwood Fire, 238
Episode of the Snowball, 266
PART III
King Terror
A Daughter of the Gironde, 295
In the Name of the Law, 329
THE WILD GEESE
Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. On Board the "Cormorant" Sloop 1
II. Morristown 15
III. A Scion of Kings 27
IV. "Stop Thief!" 42
V. The Mess-room at Tralee 57
VI. The Maître d'Armes 72
VII. Bargaining 90
VIII. An After-dinner Game 103
IX. Early Risers 119
X. A Council of War 136
XI. A Message for the Young Master 154
XII. The Sea Mist 171
XIII. A Slip 187
XIV. The Colonel's Terms 202
XV. Femina Furens 218
XVI. The Marplot 235
XVII. The Limit 251
XVIII. A Counterplot 268
XIX. Peine Forte et Dure 285
XX. An Unwelcome Visitor 301
XXI. The Key 320
XXII. The Scene in the Passage 336
XXIII. Behind the Yews 350
XXIV. The Pitcher at the Well 368
XXV. Peace 378
CHIPPINGE BOROUGH
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. The Dissolution.
II. The Spirit of the Storm.
III. Two Letters.
IV. Tantivy! Tantivy! Tantivy!
V. Rosy-fingered Dawn.
VI. The Patron of Chippinge.
VII. The Winds of Autumn.
VIII. A Sad Misadventure.
IX. The Bill for Giving Everybody Everything.
X. The Queen's Square Academy for Young Ladies.
XI. Don Giovanni Flixton.
XII. A Rotten Borough.
XIII. The Vermuyden Dinner.
XIV. Miss Sibson's Mistake.
XV. Mr. Pybus's Offer.
XVI. Less than a Hero.
XVII. The Chippinge Election.
XVIII. The Chippinge Election (Continued).
XIX. The Fruits of Victory.
XX. A Plot Unmasked.
XXI. A Meeting of Old Friends.
XXII. Women's Hearts.
XXIII. In the House.
XXIV. A Right and Left.
XXV. At Stapylton.
XXVI. The Scene in the Hall.
XXVII. Wicked Shifts.
XXVIII. Once More, Tantivy!
XXIX. Autumn Leaves.
XXX. The Mayor's Reception in Queen's Square.
XXXI. Sunday in Bristol.
XXXII. The Affray at the Palace.
XXXIII. Fire.
XXXIV. Hours of Darkness.
XXXV. The Morning of Monday.
XXXVI. Forgiveness.
XXXVII. In the Mourning Coach.
XXXVIII. Threads and Patches.
A LITTLE WIZARD
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. Pattenhall.
II. Malham High Moors.
III. Langdale's Horse.
IV. The Meal Chest
V. Treasure Trove.
VI. Dead Sea Apples.
VII. The Wooden Cross.
VIII. A Strange Trial.
IX. His Excellency's Judgment.
THE ABBESS OF VLAYE
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS.
CHAP.
INTRODUCTION--A King in Council.
I. Villeneuve-l'Abbesse.
II. The Tower Chamber.
III. Still Waters Troubled.
IV. The Dilemma.
V. The Captain of Vlaye.
VI. In the Hay-field.
VII. A Soldiers' Frolic.
VIII. Father Angel.
IX. Speedy Justice.
X. Midnight Alarms.
XI. The Chapel by the Ford.
XII. The Peasants' Camp.
XIII. Hostages.
XIV. Saint and Sinner.
XV. Fears.
XVI. To Do or Not to Do?
XVII. The Heart of Cain.
XVIII. Two in the Mill.
XIX. The Captain of Vlaye's Condition.
XX. The Abbess Moves.
XXI. The Castle Of Vlaye.
XXII. A Night by the River.
XXIII. The Bride's Dot.
XXIV. Fors l'Amour.
XXV. His Last Ride.
FOR THE CAUSE
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS.
For The Cause.
King Pepin And Sweet Clive.
The Deanery Ball.
The Professor and the Harpy.
Archdeacon Hodden's Tribulation.
MY LADY ROTHA
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. Heritzburg.
II. The Countess Rotha.
III. The Burgomaster's Demand.
IV. The Fire Alight.
V. Marie Wort.
VI. Rupert the Great.
VII. The Pride of Youth.
VIII. A Catastrophe.
IX. Walnuts of Gold.
X. The Camp in the Forest.
XI. Stolen.
XII. Near The Edge.
XIII. Our Quarters.
XIV. The Opening of a Duel.
XV. The Duel Continued.
XVI. The General's Banquet.
XVII. Stalhanske's Finns.
XVIII. A Sudden Expedition.
XIX. In a Green Valley.
XX. More Haste, Less Speed.
XXI. Among the Wounded.
XXII. Greek and Greek.
XXIII. The Flight.
XXIV. Missing.
XXV. Nuremberg.
XXVI. The Face at the Window.
XXVII. The House in the Churchyard.
XXVIII. Under the Tiles.
XXIX. In the House by St. Austin's.
XXX. The End of the Day.
XXXI. The Trial.
XXXII. A Poor Guerdon.
XXXIII. Two Men.
XXXIV. Suspense.
XXXV. St. Bartholomew's Day.
XXXVI. A Wingless Cupid.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Death Of Tzerclas. Frontispiece
. . . she came presently to me with a bowl of broth in her hands and a timid smile on her lips.
. . . with her own hands she drove the nail.... Then she turned.
. . . Ludwig, all his indifference cast to the winds, continued to stamp and scream.
The general waited on her with the utmost attention, riding by her bridle-rein.
We were alone. . . . I whispered in her ear.
Before I could recover myself a pair of strong arms closed round mine and bound them to my sides.
But with all--she controlled herself. She rose stiffly from her seat.
LAID UP IN LAVENDER
Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
LADY BETTY'S INDISCRETION.
THE SURGEON'S GUEST.
THE COLONEL'S BOY.
A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA.
BAB.
GERALD.
JOANNA'S BRACELET.
THE BODY-BIRDS OF COURT.
THE VICAR'S SECRET.
THE OTHER ENGLISHMAN.
KING PEPIN AND SWEET CLIVE.
FAMILY PORTRAITS.
OVINGTON'S BANK
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
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.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
SHREWSBURY
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
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
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XLI
CHAPTER XLII
CHAPTER XLIII
CHAPTER XLIV
CHAPTER XLV
CHAPTER XLVI
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
With a gesture between contempt and impatience the duke removed his hat. Frontispiece.
She looked directly at me.
In an instant I was on the other side of the fence.
Stole down the stairs and into the garden.
My companion seized my wrist.
The constable led me out of the crowd.
"When my back is turned go through that window."
He wore a dingy morning-gown and had laid aside his wig.
"Damn your King William, and you too!" he cried.
He pressed the ring of cold steel.
In the great chair sat an elderly lady leaning on an ebony stick.
I heard a light foot following me.
With a gesture between contempt and impatience the duke removed his hat.
I flung my arms round him from behind, and with my right hand jerked up the pistol.
A slight gentleman ambled and paced in front of a child.
"Now we will have that letter, if you please."
I saw a man had come to a stand before the door.
The place was nothing more than a concealed cupboard.
And turning from me, he began to pace the room, his hands clasped behind him.
She came a step nearer to me, and peered at me.
Sir John ... stared at me a moment.
She listened in silence, standing over me with something of the severity of a judge.
He shut himself in with his trouble.
I stood there at last ... the faces at the table all turned towards me.
She was making marks on the turf with a stick.
STARVECROW FARM
By Stanley J. Weyman
ILLUSTRATED
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. Across the Quicksands.
II. A Red Waistcoat.
III. A Wedding Morning.
IV. Two to One.
V. A Jezebel.
VI. The Inquiry.
VII. Captain Anthony Clyne.
VIII. Starvecrow Farm.
IX. Punishment.
X. Henrietta in Naxos.
XI. Captain Clyne's Plan.
XII. The Old Love.
XIII. A Jealous Woman.
XIV. The Letter.
XV. The Answer.
XVI. A Night Adventure.
XVII. The Edge of the Storm.
XVIII. Mr. Joseph Nadin.
XIX. At the Farm.
XX. Proof Positive.
XXI. Cousin Meets Cousin.
XXII. Mr. Sutton's New Rôle.
XXIII. In Kendal Gaol.
XXIV. The Rôle Continued.
XXV. Prison Experiences.
XXVI. A Reconciliation.
XXVII. Bishop Caught Napping.
XXVIII. The Golden Ship.
XXIX. The Dark Maid.
XXX. Bess's Triumph.
XXXI. A Strange Bedroom.
XXXII. The Search.
XXXIII. The Smugglers' Oven.
XXXIV. In Tyson's Kitchen.
XXXV. Through The Wood.
XXXVI. Two of a Race.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
They paid off the Guide under the walls of the old Priory Church at Cartmel.
"I give you a last chance," he said.
He neither cared nor saw who it was whom he had jostled.
The face was Stewart's!
... he touched his brow with his whip handle.
... every head was uncovered as Clyne . . . rode to the door.
In ten minutes the road twinkled with lights.
She was leaning against the side of the window.
SOPHIA
By Stanley J. Weyman
ILLUSTRATED
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. A Little Toad.
II. At Vauxhall.
III. The Clock-maker.
IV. A Discovery.
V. The World Well Lost.
VI. A Chair and a Coach.
VII. In Davies Street.
VIII. Unmasked.
IX. In Clarges Row.
X. Sir Hervey Takes the Field.
XI. The Tug of War.
XII. Don Quixote.
XIII. The Welcome Home.
XIV. The First Stage.
XV. A Squire of Dames.
XVI. The Paved Ford.
XVII. In the Valley.
XVIII. King Smallpox.
XIX. Lady Betty's Fate.
XX. A Friend In Need.
XXI. The Strolling Players.
XXII. 'Tis Go or Swim.
XXIII. Two Portraits.
XXIV. Who Plays, Pays.
XXV. Repentance at Leisure.
XXVI. A Dragon Disarmed.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
'One Minute!' she cried.
'Sir!' Sophia cried, her cheeks burning.
Grocott ... stole forward, and ... leant over the flushed features of the unconscious lad.
'This must be--must be stopped at once!'
'Oh, la! I don't want to stay!' Mrs. Martha cried.
'He cannot!'
'About the two guineas--you stole this morning.'
He stood, grinning in his finery, unable to say a word.
Lady Betty wasted no time on words. She was already in the water and wading across.
'Why, Betty,' Sophia cried in astonishment, 'What is it?'
'Do you sit, and I'll make you a posy.'
Her hair ... hung undressed on her neck. He touched it gently. It was the first caress he had ever given her.
WHEN LOVE CALLS
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
When Love Calls
I. Her Story
II. His Story
A Strange Invitation
The Invisible Portraits
Along the Garonne
THE NEW RECTOR
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. "LE ROI EST MORT!"
II. "VIVE LE ROI!"
III. AN AWKWARD MEETING.
IV. BIRDS IN THE WILDERNESS.
V. "REGINALD LINDO, 1850."
VI. THE BONAMYS AT HOME.
VII. THE HAMMONDS' DINNER PARTY.
VIII. TWO SURPRISES.
IX. TOWN TALK.
X. OUT WITH THE SHEEP.
XI. THE DOCTOR SPEAKS.
XII. THE RECTOR IS UNGRATEFUL.
XIII. LAURA'S PROVISO.
XIV. THE LETTERS IN THE CUPBOARD.
XV. THE BAZAAR.
XVI. "LORD DYNMORE IS HERE."
XVII. THE LAWYER AT HOME.
XVIII. A FRIEND IN NEED.
XIX. THE DAY AFTER.
XX. A SUDDEN CALL.
XXI. IN PROFUNDIS.
XXII. THE RECTOR'S DECISION.
XXIII. THE CURATE HEARS THE NEWS.
XXIV. THE CUP AT THE LIP.
XXV. HUMBLE PIE.
XXVI. LOOSE ENDS.
THE KING'S STRATAGEM AND OTHER STORIES
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS.
The King's Stratagem,
The Body-birds Of Court,,
In Cupid's Toils,,
The Drift Of Fate,,
A Blore Manor Episode,,
The Fatal Letter,
THE GREAT HOUSE
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. The Hôtel Lambert--Upstairs.
II. The Hôtel Lambert--Downstairs.
III. The Lawyer Abroad.
IV. Homeward Bound.
V. The London Packet.
VI. Field and Forge.
VII. Mr. John Audley.
VIII. The Gatehouse.
IX. Old Things.
X. New Things.
XI. Tact and Temper.
XII. The Yew Walk.
XIII. Peter Pauper.
XIV. The Manchester Men.
XV. Strange Bedfellows.
XVI. The Great House at Beaudelays.
XVII. To the Rescue.
XVIII. Masks and Faces.
XIX. The Corn Law Crisis.
XX. Peter's Return.
XXI. Toft at the Butterflies.
XXII. My Lord Speaks.
XXIII. Blore Under Weaver.
XXIV. An Agent of the Old School.
XXV. Mary is Lonely.
XXVI. Missing.
XXVII. A Footstep in the Hall.
XXVIII. The News from Riddsley.
XXIX. The Audley Bible.
XXX. A Friend in Need.
XXXI. Ben Bosham.
XXXII. Mary Makes a Discovery.
XXXIII. The Meeting at the Maypole.
XXXIV. By the Canal.
XXXV. My Lord Speaks Out.
XXXVI. The Riddsley Election.
XXXVII. A Turn of the Wheel.
XXXVIII. Toft's Little Surprise.
XXXIX. The Deed of Renunciation.
XL. "Let Us Make Others Thankful."
THE MAN IN BLACK
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. The Fair at Fécamp.
II. Solomon Nôtredame.
III. Man and Wife.
IV. The House with Two Doors.
V. The Upper Portal.
VI. The Powder of Attraction.
VII. Clytæmnestra.
VIII. The Mark of Cain.
IX. Before the Court.
X. Two Witnesses.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
"'If you want me to draw her horoscope,' the astrologer replied." Frontispiece
"The showman was counting his gains into his pouch."
"Jehan went trembling and found the hole."
"The astrologer rose slowly from his seat."
"Jehan leapt back with a shriek of pain."
"For a second the man in black stood breathless."
"'Madame! Madame de Vidoche, if you please!'"
"He watched her every motion."
"In a moment he was down, writhing on the floor."
"'Who stole him? Where has he been?'"
"They were carrying him."
"A man, half-naked, ... crawled on to the highroad."
THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE
By Stanley J. Weyman
ILLUSTRATED
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I. "Hé, Sire Ane, Hé,"
II. In the Bishop's Room,
III. "Down with Purveyors!"
IV. Two Sisters of Mercy,
V. Mistress Bertram,
VI. Master Clarence,
VII. On Board the "Framlingham,"
VIII. A House of Peace,
IX. Playing with Fire,
X. The Face in the Porch,
XI. A Foul Blow,
XII. Anne's Petition,
XIII. A Willful Man's Way,
XIV. At Bay in the Gatehouse,
XV. Before the Court,
XVI. In the Duke's Name,
XVII. A Letter that had Many Escapes,
XVIII. The Witch's Warning
XIX. Ferdinand Cludde,
XX. The Coming Queen,
XXI. My Father,
XXII. Sir Anthony's Purpose,
XXIII. The Last Mass,
XXIV. Awaiting the Blow,
XXV. In Harbor at Last,
THE RED COCKADE
By Stanley J. Weyman
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I. The Marquis de St. Alais.
II. The Ordeal.
III. In the Assembly.
IV. L'ami du Peuple.
V. The Deputation.
VI. A Meeting in the Road.
VII. The Alarm.
VIII. Gargouf.
IX. The Tricolour.
X. The Morning after the Storm.
XI. The Two Camps.
XII. The Duel.
XIII. A la Lanterne.
XIV. It Goes Ill.
XV. At Milhau.
XVI. Three in a Carriage.
XVII. Froment of Nîmes.
XVIII. A Poor Figure.
XIX. At Nîmes
XX. The Search.
XXI. Rivals.
XXII. Noblesse Oblige.
XXIII. The Crisis.
XXIV. The Millennium.
XXV. Beyond the Shadow.
