CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Red-haired Girl[1]
II.The Mistress Builder[11]
III.“A Great Gentleman”[34]
IV.Hubbub[52]
V.Make-believe[62]
VI.Plot and Counterplot[75]
VII.Family Letters[99]
VIII.A Certain Journey[119]
IX.Love and the Woodman[133]
X.Aftermath[145]
XI.Various Occurrences[161]
XII.My Lord Leicester’s Cure[175]
XIII.The Divided Way[193]
XIV.“Bruits”[211]
XV.Ruth and Joyusitie[223]
XVI.Volte Face[236]
XVII.The Coil Thickens[251]
XVIII.“Face to Face”[266]
XIX.Hammer and Tongs[279]
XX.Fading Glories[308]
XXI.Heir and Dowager[324]
XXII.Arabella Dances into Court[337]
XXIII.My Lady’s Mansions[349]
Index[365]