THE COMPANIONS OF JEHU
By Alexandre Dumas, père
CONTENTS
[ AN INTRODUCTORY WORD TO THE READER ]
[ PROLOGUE. ]THE CITY OF AVIGNON [
CHAPTER I. ]A TABLE D’HÔTE [
CHAPTER II. ]AN ITALIAN PROVERB [
CHAPTER III. ]THE ENGLISHMAN [
CHAPTER IV. ]THE DUEL [
CHAPTER V. ]ROLAND [
CHAPTER VI. ]MORGAN [
CHAPTER VII. ]THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON [
CHAPTER VIII. ]HOW THE MONEY OF THE DIRECTORY WAS USED [
CHAPTER IX. ]ROMEO AND JULIET [
CHAPTER X. ]THE FAMILY OF ROLAND [
CHAPTER XI. ]CHÂTEAU DES NOIRES-FONTAINES [
CHAPTER XII. ]PROVINCIAL PLEASURES [
CHAPTER XIII. ]THE WILD-BOAR [
CHAPTER XIV. ]AN UNPLEASANT COMMISSION [
CHAPTER XV. ]THE STRONG-MINDED MAN [
CHAPTER XVI. ]THE GHOST [
CHAPTER XVII. ]INVESTIGATIONS [
CHAPTER XVIII. ]THE TRIAL [
CHAPTER XIX. ]THE LITTLE HOUSE IN THE RUE DE LA VICTOIRE [
CHAPTER XX. ]THE GUESTS OF GENERAL BONAPARTE [
CHAPTER XXI. ]THE SCHEDULE OF THE DIRECTORY [
CHAPTER XXII. ]THE OUTLINE OF A DECREE [
CHAPTER XXIII. ]ALEA JACTA EST [
CHAPTER XXIV. ]THE EIGHTEENTH BRUMAIRE [
CHAPTER XXV. ]AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION [
CHAPTER XXVI. ]THE BALL OF THE VICTIMS [
CHAPTER XXVII. ]THE BEAR’S SKIN [
CHAPTER XXVIII. ]FAMILY MATTERS [
CHAPTER XXIX. ]THE GENEVA DILIGENCE [
CHAPTER XXX. ]CITIZEN FOUCHÉ’S REPORT [
CHAPTER XXXI. ]THE SON OF THE MILLER OF LEGUERNO [
CHAPTER XXXII. ]WHITE AND BLUE [
CHAPTER XXXIII. ]THE LAW OF RETALIATION [
CHAPTER XXXIV. ]THE DIPLOMACY OF GEORGES CADOUDAL [
CHAPTER XXXV. ]A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE [
CHAPTER XXXVI. ]SCULPTURE AND PAINTING [
CHAPTER XXXVII. ]THE AMBASSADOR [
CHAPTER XXXVIII. ]THE TWO SIGNALS [
CHAPTER XXXIX. ]THE GROTTO OF CEYZERIAT [
CHAPTER XL. ]A FALSE SCENT [
CHAPTER XLI. ]THE HÔTEL DE LA POSTE [
CHAPTER XLII. ]THE CHAMBÉRY MAIL-COACH [
CHAPTER XLIII. ]LORD GRENVILLE’S REPLY [
CHAPTER XLIV. ]CHANGE OF RESIDENCE [
CHAPTER XLV. ]THE FOLLOWER OF TRAILS [
CHAPTER XLVI. ]AN INSPIRATION [
CHAPTER XLVII. ]A RECONNOISSANCE [
CHAPTER XLVIII. ]IN WHICH MORGAN’S PRESENTIMENTS ARE VERIFIED [
CHAPTER XLIX. ]ROLAND’S REVENGE [
CHAPTER L. ]CADOUDAL AT THE TUILERIES [
CHAPTER LI. ]THE ARMY OF THE RESERVES [
CHAPTER LII. ]THE TRIAL [
CHAPTER LIII. ]IN WHICH AMÉLIE KEEPS HER WORD [
CHAPTER LIV. ]THE CONFESSION [
CHAPTER LV. ]INVULNERABLE [
CHAPTER LVI. ]CONCLUSION
AN INTRODUCTORY WORD TO THE READER
Just about a year ago my old friend, Jules Simon, author of “Devoir,” came to me with a request that I write a novel for the “Journal pour Tous.” I gave him the outline of a novel which I had in mind. The subject pleased him, and the contract was signed on the spot.