BOSTON

DANA ESTES & COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1894,

By Estes and Lauriat.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER
[I.]Charette's Aide-de-camp.
[II.]The Gratitude of Kings.
[III.]The Twins.
[IV.]How Jean Oullier, coming to see the Marquis for an Hour, would be there still if they had not both been in their Grave these ten years.
[V.]A Litter of Wolves.
[VI.]The Wounded Hare.
[VII.]Monsieur Michel.
[VIII.]The Baronne de la Logerie.
[IX.]Galon-d'or and Allégro.
[X.]In which Things do not Happen precisely as Baron Michel Dreamed they would.
[XI.]The Foster-father.
[XII.]Noblesse Oblige.
[XIII.]A Distant Cousin.
[XIV.]Petit-Pierre.
[XV.]An Unseasonable Hour.
[XVI.]Courtin's Diplomacy.
[XVII.]The Tavern of Aubin Courte-Joie.
[XVIII.]The Man from La Logerie.
[XIX.]The Fair at Montaigu.
[XX.]The Outbreak.
[XXI.]Jean Oullier's Resources.
[XXII.]Fetch! Pataud, fetch!
[XXIII.]To whom the Cottage belonged.
[XXIV.]How Marianne Picaut mourned her Husband.
[XXV.]In which Love lends Political Opinions to those who have none.
[XXVI.]The Springs of Baugé.
[XXVII.]The Guests at Souday.
[XXVIII.]In which the Marquis de Souday bitterly regrets that Petit-Pierre is not a Gentleman.
[XXIX.]The Vendéans of 1832.
[XXX.]The Warning.
[XXXI.]My Old Crony Loriot.
[XXXII.]The General eats a Supper which had not been Prepared for him.
[XXXIII.]In which Maître Loriot's Curiosity is not exactly satisfied.
[XXXIV.]The Tower Chamber.
[XXXV.]Which ends quite otherwise than as Mary expected.
[XXXVI.]Blue and White.
[XXXVII.]Which shows that it is not for Flies only that Spiders' Webs are dangerous.
[XXXVIII.]In which the Daintiest Foot of France and of Navarre finds that Cinderella's Slipper does not fit it as well as Seven-league Boots.
[XXXIX.]Petit-Pierre makes the best Meal he ever made in his Life.
[XL.]Equality in Death.
[XLI.]The Search.
[XLII.]In which Jean Oullier speaks his mind About young Baron Michel.
[XLIII.]Baron Michel becomes Bertha's Aide-de-camp.
[XLIV.]Maître Jacques and his Rabbits.
[XLV.]The Danger of Meeting bad Company in the Woods.
[XLVI.]Maître Jacques proceeds to keep the Oath he made to Aubin Courte-Joie.

CONTENTS.

[I.]In which it appears that all Jews are not from Jerusalem, nor all Turks from Tunis.
[II.]Maître Marc.
[III.]How Persons travelled in the Department of the Lower Loire in May, 1832.
[IV.]A little History does no Harm.
[V.]Petit-Pierre resolves on keeping a Brave Heart against Misfortune.
[VI.]How Jean Oullier proved that when the Wine is drawn it is best to drink it.
[VII.]Herein is explained how and why Baron Michel decided to go to Nantes.
[VIII.]The Sheep, returning to the Fold, tumbles into a Pit-fall.
[IX.]Trigaud proves that if he had been Hercules He would probably have accomplished Twenty-four labors instead of twelve.
[X.]Giving the Slip.
[XI.]Mary is victorious after the Manner of Pyrrhus.
[XII.]Baron Michel finds an Oak instead of a Reed on which to lean.
[XIII.]The Last Knights of Royalty.
[XIV.]Jean Oullier lies for the Good of the Cause.
[XV.]Jailer and Prisoner escape together.
[XVI.]The Battlefield.
[XVII.]After the Fight.
[XVIII.]The Chateau de la Pénissière.
[XIX.]The Moor of Bouaimé.
[XX.]The Firm of Aubin Courte-Joie & Co. does Honor to its Partnership.
[XXI.]In which Succor comes from an Unexpected Quarter.
[XXII.]On the Highway.
[XXIII.]What became of Jean Oullier.
[XXIV.]Maître Courtin's Batteries.
[XXV.]Madame la Baronne de la Logerie, Thinking to serve her Son's interests, serves those of Petit-Pierre.
[XXVI.]Marches and Counter-marches.
[XXVII.]Michel's Love Affairs seem to be taking a Happier Turn.
[XXVIII.]Showing how there may be Fishermen and Fishermen.
[XXIX.]Interrogatories and Confrontings.
[XXX.]We again meet the General, and find he is not changed.
[XXXI.]Courtin meets with Another Disappointment.
[XXXII.]The Marquis de Souday drags for Oysters and brings up Picaut.
[XXXIII.]That which happened in Two Dwellings.
[XXXIV.]Courtin fingers at last his Fifty Thousand Francs.
[XXXV.]The Tavern of the Grand Saint-Jacques.
[XXXVI.]Judas and Judas.
[XXXVII.]An Eye for an Eye, and a Tooth for a Tooth.
[XXXVIII.]The Red-Breeches.
[XXXIX.]A Wounded Soul.
[XL.]The Chimney-back.
[XLI.]Three Broken Hearts.
[XLII.]God's Executioner.
[XLIII.]Shows that a Man with Fifty Thousand Francs about him may be much Embarrassed.
[EPILOGUE]

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