To M. G. G.

CONTENTS

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I Mr. Carteret and His Fellow Americans Abroad[3]
II How Mr. Carteret Proposed[37]
III Mr. Carteret’s Adventure with a Locket[87]
IV The Case of the Evanstons[123]
V The Matter of a Mashie[157]
VI The Medal of Honor Story[185]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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“It’s one of the smartest packs in England”[Frontispiece]
“A little more in the middle”[23]
The vast scarlet-coated throng that surged toward the gate[43]
She was not dead. He realized it when he bent over her[97]
Evanston and his wife were sitting side by side upon the couch[151]
The lawyer’s mouth became grim[175]
There was a crash of glass[179]
“Did you remove the shoes of the honorable young foreign lady?”[215]