W. D. LIGHTHALL

This Edition is intended for circulation only in the Dominion of Canada.

The Palace of Versailles.
After the contemporary acquarelle by Portail.

F. E. GRAFTON & SONS

MONTREAL

1898

To
CYBEL, MY WIFE,
the sweet companion and critic
of my labours on
this book

——

Chap.
[I.]	THE FUR-TRADER'S SON
[II.]	GERMAIN IN FRANCE
[III.]	THE INNKEEPER'S LESSON
[IV.]	THE CASTLE OF QUIET WATERS
[V.]	MONSIEUR DE RÉPENTIGNY
[VI.]	EPERGNES AND WAX-LIGHTS
[VII.]	"THE LEAP IS TAKEN"
[VIII.]	THE ABBÉ'S DISASTER
[IX.]	A PHILOSOPHER BEHIND HORSE-PISTOLS
[X.]	THE GALLEY-ON-LAND
[XI.]	THE COURT
[XII.]	GERMAIN GOES TO PARIS
[XIII.]	A JAR IN ST. ELPHÈGE
[XIV.]	THE OLD-IRON SHOP
[XV.]	THE BEGGARS' BALL
[XVI.]	BROKEN ON THE WHEEL
[XVII.]	THE SAVING OF LA TOUR
[XVIII.]	MADAME L'ETIQUETTE
[XIX.]	THE COMMISSION
[XX.]	DESCAMPATIVOS
[XXI.]	THE SHADOW OF THE GOLDEN DOG
[XXII.]	THE SECRET OUT
[XXIII.]	THE EXECUTIONER OF DESTINY
[XXIV.]	A CURIOUS PROFESSION
[XXV.]	FACING THE MUSIC
[XXVI.]	A DUEL
[XXVII.]	JUDE AND THE GALLEY
[XXVIII.]	ANOTHER DUEL
[XXIX.]	THE LETTRE DE CACHET
[XXX.]	THE HEAVENS FALL
[XXXI.]	ONE DEFENDER
[XXXII.]	A STRONG PROOF
[XXXIII.]	THE REGISTER OF ST. GERMAIN-DES-PRÉS
[XXXIV.]	AT QUEBEC
[XXXV.]	AT ST. ELPHÈGE
[XXXVI.]	AT MONTREAL
[XXXVII.]	ONCE MORE THE SWORD
[XXXVIII.]	THE RECORD
[XXXIX.]	THE MARQUIS'S VISITOR
[XL.]	AN UNEXPECTED ALLIANCE
[XLI.]	A POOR ADVOCATE
[XLII.]	A HARD SEASON
[XLIII.]	BACK AT EAUX TRANQUILLES
[XLIV.]	SELF-DEFENCE
[XLV.]	THE NECESSITIES OF CONDITION
[XLVI.]	THE PATRIOTS
[XLVII.]	THE DEFENCE OF THE BODYGUARD
[XLVIII.]	SISTERS DEATH AND TRUTH
[XLIX.]	CIVIC VIRTUE
[L.]	JUDGMENT DAY
[LI.]	LOVE ENDURETH ALL THINGS
[LII.]	THE SUPREME EXACTITUDE
[LIII.]	RETRIBUTION ACCOMPLISHED