CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I.]

The Mountebank of the Carrefour du Châtelet

[CHAPTER II.]

The Boat-Mill on the River

[CHAPTER III.]

The Arrest of the Physician

[CHAPTER IV.]

The Students of 1665

[CHAPTER V.]

Sainte-Croix and his Creature

[CHAPTER VI.]

Maître Glazer, the Apothecary, and his man, Panurge, Discourse with the People on Poisons—The Visit of the Marchioness

[CHAPTER VII.]

Louise Gauthier Falls into the Hands of Lachaussée

[CHAPTER VIII.]

The Catacombs of the Bièvre and their Occupants

[CHAPTER IX.]

The Revenge of Sainte-Croix—The Rencontre in the Bastille

[CHAPTER X.]

What further befel Louise in the Catacombs of the Bièvre

[CHAPTER XI.]

Maître Picard Prosecutes a Successful Crusade against the Students

[CHAPTER XII.]

Exili Spreads the Snare for Sainte-Croix, who falls into it

[CHAPTER XIII.]

Gaudin Learns Strange Secrets in the Bastille

[CHAPTER XIV.]

The Château in the Country—The Meeting—Le Premier Pas

[CHAPTER XV.]

Versailles—The Rival Actresses—The Discovery

[CHAPTER XVI.]

The Grotto of Thetis—The Good and Evil Angels

[CHAPTER XVII.]

The Gascon Goes through Fire and Water to Attract Attention—The Brother and Sister

[CHAPTER XVIII.]

The Rue de L’Hirondelle

[CHAPTER XIX.]

The Mischief still Thickens on all Sides

[CHAPTER XX.]

Two Great Villains

[CHAPTER XXI.]

The Dead-house of the Hôtel Dieu, and the Orgy at the Hôtel de Cluny

[CHAPTER XXII.]

The Orgy at the Hôtel de Cluny

[CHAPTER XXIII.]

Sainte-Croix and Marie Encounter an Uninvited Guest

[CHAPTER XXIV.]

Louise Gauthier falls into Dangerous Hands

[CHAPTER XXV.]

Marie has Louise in her Power—The Last Carousal

[CHAPTER XXVI.]

Sainte-Croix Discovers the Great Secret sooner than he expected

[CHAPTER XXVII.]

Matters Become very Serious for all Parties—The Discovery and the Flight

[CHAPTER XXVIII.]

The Flight of Marie to Liége—Paris—The Gibbet of Montfaucon

[CHAPTER XXIX.]

Philippe Avails himself of Maître Picard’s Horse for the Marchioness

[CHAPTER XXX.]

The Stratagem at Mortefontaine—Senlis—The Accident

[CHAPTER XXXI.]

Philippe Glazer Throws Desgrais off the Scent

[CHAPTER XXXII.]

Offemont to Liége—An Old Acquaintance—The Sanctuary

[CHAPTER XXXIII.]

The End of Lachaussée

[CHAPTER XXXIV.]

The Game is up—The Trap—Marie Returns with Desgrais to the Conciergerie

[CHAPTER XXXV.]

News for Louise Gauthier and Benoit

[CHAPTER XXXVI.]

The Journey—Examination of the Marchioness

[CHAPTER XXXVII.]

The Last Interview

[CHAPTER XXXVIII.]

The Water Question—Exili—The Place de Grêve

[CHAPTER XXXIX.]

Louise Gauthier—The Conclusion

[ENDNOTES.]