“Melius est nos mori in bello quam videre mala gentis nostræ et sanctorum”
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| PROLOGUE. SAINT LUCIAN’S DAY | [1] | |
| I. | “MONSIEUR MON COUSIN” | [10] |
| II. | ON THE TERRACE | [27] |
| III. | A LETTER AND A CONCLAVE | [35] |
| IV. | PLAY AND POLITICS | [44] |
| V. | A MENTOR FROM THE PROVINCES | [54] |
| VI. | SOME RESULTS OF EARLY RISING | [67] |
| VII. | LUCIENNE LAUGHS AND CRIES | [79] |
| VIII. | FURTHER OBSTINACY OF A CONSPIRATOR | [90] |
| IX. | ET DONA FERENTES | [103] |
| X. | THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET | [112] |
| XI. | “YOU ARE HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME!” | [122] |
| XII. | GILBERT IS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL | [131] |
| XIII. | “HOURS IN THE RAIN” | [137] |
| XIV. | CIRCE AND ULYSSES | [153] |
| XV. | HAPPY REUNION OF TWO KINSMEN | [161] |
| XVI. | FAREWELL | [169] |
| XVII. | COMEDY OF A BURNT LETTER | [180] |
| XVIII. | THE ROAD TO POITOU | [186] |
| XIX. | CONCERNING A HANDKERCHIEF | [203] |
| XX. | A KNIFE WITH TWO EDGES | [212] |
| XXI. | AT THE SIGN OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN | [227] |
| XXII. | “MONSIEUR MILET” | [242] |
| XXIII. | TRAVELS OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN | [253] |
| XXIV. | “I SENT A LETTER TO MY LOVE” | [261] |
| XXV. | “OÙ PEUT-ON ÊTRE MIEUX QU’AU SEIN DE SA FAMILLE ?” | [272] |
| XXVI. | BELEAGUERED | [286] |
| XXVII. | HOUSEKEEPING OF THE VICOMTE AND THE CURÉ | [298] |
| XXVIII. | LAND OF EXILE | [313] |
| XXIX. | “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” | [326] |
| XXX. | FEARS, HOPES AND MYSTIFICATIONS OF M. DES GRAVES | [336] |
| XXXI. | WAX FLOWERS | [348] |
| XXXII. | THE CUP BRIMS OVER | [363] |
| XXXIII. | AT THE FORD | [371] |
| XXXIV. | SURGERY: THE PROBE | [378] |
| XXXV. | OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT | [384] |
| XXXVI. | SURGERY: THE KNIFE | [392] |
| XXXVII. | “CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME” | [401] |
| XXXVIII. | THE SWORD IS DRAWN | [407] |
| XXXIX. | THE FOUR ROADS | [417] |
| XL. | THE FIGHT AT THE BRIDGE | [430] |
| XLI. | SURRENDER | [441] |
| XLII. | PEACE AT THE LAST | [447] |
| XLIII. | ULTIMA FORSAN | [455] |
| XLIV. | THE SECOND CHRISTMAS | [463] |
| XLV. | THERMOPYLÆ | [473] |
| XLVI. | WRECKAGE | [485] |
| XLVII. | HOW A VOW WAS KEPT | [496] |
| XLVIII. | MANY WAYS—AND ALL STEEP | [505] |
| XLIX. | VIOLETS ONCE MORE | [518] |
| EPILOGUE | [526] | |
CHANTEMERLE
PROLOGUE
SAINT LUCIAN’S DAY
“That day of days when hand-in-hand became
Encircling arms, and with an effluent flame