The Presentation

by H. De Vere Stacpoole

CONTENTS

BOOK I
CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The Duc de Choiseul’s Ball	[9]
II.	The House of the Dubarrys	[21]
III.	A Council of War	[37]
IV.	The Methods of Monsieur De Sartines	[54]
V.	Ferminard	[60]
VI.	The Comtesse De Béarn	[75]
VII.	The Artist	[82]
VIII.	The Presentation	[84]
IX.	The Reward	[97]
X.	The Order of Arrest	[100]
XI.	Flight	[106]
XII.	A Duel of Wits	[110]
BOOK II
I.	A Lodging for the Night	[115]
II.	The Gratitude of the Dubarrys	[129]
III.	The Pair of Spectacles	[137]
IV.	The Arrest of Rochefort	[143]
V.	Captain Roux	[154]
BOOK III
I.	The Poisoning of Atalanta	[171]
II.	Monsieur Brommard	[178]
III.	Choiseul’s Letter	[191]
IV.	The Declaration of Camus	[195]
V.	The House of Count Camus	[201]
VI.	The Laboratory	[210]
VII.	The Fawn and the Serpent	[218]
VIII.	The Catacombs of Paris	[222]
BOOK IV
I.	News from Vincennes	[227]
II.	The Two Prisoners	[233]
III.	The Two Prisoners (continued)	[242]
IV.	The Two Prisoners (continued)	[249]
V.	M. De Rochefort Reviews Himself	[254]
VI.	The Escape	[259]
VII.	Rochefort’s Plan	[265]
VIII.	The Honour of Lavenne	[275]
IX.	The Gathering Storm	[287]
X.	The Duc De Choiseul’s Reception	[291]
XI.	Rochefort and Choiseul	[301]
XII.	Envoi	[312]

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