CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I. The Trap of Sergeant Dubosq[ 11]
II. In an Enemy I Find a Friend[ 23]
III. I Fall into a Pleasant Bondage[ 40]
IV. A Scent of Danger[ 53]
V. I Make My Confession[ 69]
VI. Eve in the Garden[ 80]
VII. I Dare and Am Forgiven[ 91]
VIII. A Serpent in the Garden[ 99]
IX. Pasdeloup[ 109]
X. Bread upon the Waters[ 119]
XI. At the Belle Image[ 130]
XII. Madness Becomes Frenzy[ 141]
XIII. The Unfolding of the Drama[ 151]
XIV. A Better Man than I[ 163]
XV. The End of Gabrielle’s Tower [ 168]
XVI. The Tragedy[ 174]
XVII. I Take a Vow[ 184]
XVIII. Circe’s Toilet[ 194]
XIX. The First Venture[ 205]
XX. A Dagger of Another Sort[ 218]
XXI. False Pretenses[ 230]
XXII. The Poniard Again[ 242]
XXIII. Fortune Frowns[ 254]
XXIV. The Dragon’s Den[ 267]
XXV. In the Shadow[ 275]
XXVI. “Courage”[ 287]
XXVII. The Path of Honor[ 296]
XXVIII. The Guerdon[ 307]