CONTENTS

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I. “No. 101”[ 1]
II. One-Fourth of a Secret and Three-Fourthsof a Mystery[ 12]
III. A Fair Huntress and the Girl with theSpotted Cow[ 26]
IV. A Lover’s Trick[ 39]
V. The Presumption of a Beardless Chevalier[ 53]
VI. The Wise Woman of “The Cock with theSpurs of Gold”[ 66]
VII. The King’s Handkerchief[ 78]
VIII. The Vivandière of Fontenoy[ 95]
IX. At the Charcoal-Burner’s Cabin in theWoods[ 109]
X. Fontenoy[ 121]
XI. In the Salon de la Paix at Versailles[ 137]
XII. A Royal Grisette[ 149]
XIII. What the Vicomte de Nérac Saw in theSecret Passage[ 160]
XIV. Two Pages in the Book of Life[ 171]
XV. André is Thrice Surprised[ 182]
XVI. The Fountain of Neptune[ 196]
XVII. Denise’s Answer[ 207]
XVIII. The heart of the Pompadour[ 220]
XIX. The Flower Girl of “The Gallows andthe Three Crows” [ 231]
XX. At Home with a Cipher[ 244]
XXI. The King’s Commission[ 253]
XXII. On Secret Service[ 264]
XXIII. The King Faints[ 274]
XXIV. A Wished-for Miracle[ 285]
XXV. The Fall of the Dice[ 297]
XXVI. The Thief of the Secret Despatch[ 308]
XXVII. The Chevalier Makes his Last Appearance[ 319]
XXVIII. The Carrefour de St. Antoine No. 3[ 330]
XXIX. André Fails to Decide[ 339]
XXX. Denise Has to Decide for the Last Time[ 354]
XXXI. Fortune’s Banter[ 366]