CONTENTS

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I. In which Roger Egremont makes his Bow to
the World
[ 1]
II. Roger Egremont makes intimate Acquaintance
with two Persons, who exercise great but
widely differing Influences upon his Life,—to wit,
the Devil and Miss Bess Lukens
[ 25]
III. Once more at Egremont[ 49]
IV. Showing how Roger Egremont falls into Good
Company
[ 62]
V. The Easter Tuesday Masquerade on the Terrace,
and what came of it
[ 87]
VI. “Your Lover is ever in a bad Way when the
other Woman appears”
[ 121]
VII. In which Roger Egremont meets with both
Good and Ill Fortune
[ 148]
VIII. Wherein the Princess Michelle is put in the
Way of securing the Destiny of which she
has long dreamed
[ 172]
IX. “I wish you to come with me”[ 193]
X. Ho! for Orlamunde[ 217]
XI. The Journey, and some Confidences made by
Roger Egremont to the Princess Michelle
[ 235]
XII. “You have brought me to the Gate of Paradise,
and have shown me the Glory of the
Beauty within—and then have thrust me
away!”
[ 256]
XIII. The Palace of Monplaisir—the Abode of
the most High, most Mighty, and most
Puissant Prince of Orlamunde
[ 280]
XIV. Roger Egremont has a little Adventure in
a Garden at Neerwinden and becomes a
Major in the finest Brigade in the World
[ 301]
XV. In which an Egremont has the Happiness of
returning to his Native Land—and what
befell him there
[ 328]
XVI. Once more in the Saloon of the Swans[ 352]
XVII. In which Captain Roger Egremont acts as
Coachman, and Lieutenant-General the
Duke of Berwick as Footman
[ 375]
XVIII. Roger Egremont has his last Fight with
the Devil
[ 401]
XIX. If a Man giveth his Life for his Friends,
he can do no more
[ 424]
XX. “Hugo Stein is my Enemy, and I am his, as
long as we both shall live”
[ 452]
XXI. Wherein is set forth the Conclusion of a
Man who always feared God, and always
took his own Part
[ 479]