ILLUSTRATIONS
[HIS SABRE DESCENDED IN ONE SWIFT SWEEP Frontispiece]
[PROMPTLY DOWN UPON THIS WITH BOTH KNEES WENT THE TALL GRENADIER]
["I SAY, HADN'T YOU BETTER GIVE ME THAT LITTLE THING TO HOLD?"]
[HE HAD TO WORK AT THE BAR IN A DIFFICULT AND CRAMPED POSITION]
[SIR JOHN GLANCED ROUND BEFORE SPEAKING]