WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BYREGINALD BIRCHINDIANAPOLISTHE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANYPUBLISHERSCOPYRIGHT 1915THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANYCONTENTSCHAPTER I [THE HONOURABLE JOHN RUFFIN MAKES AN ARRANGEMENT]II [HILARY VANCE FINDS A CONFIDANTE]III [THE INFURIATED SWAINS]IV [THE DUCHESS HAS AN IDEA]V [POLLYOOLY IS CALLED IN]VI [POLLYOOLY PLAYS HER FAVOURITE PART]VII [POLLYOOLY PLAYS THE GOOD SAMARITAN]VIII [THE QUESTION OF A HOME]IX [THE RELUCTANT DUKE]X [POLLYOOLY AND THE LUMP GO TO THE SEASIDE]XI [POLLYOOLY MEETS THE UNPLEASANT PRINCE]XII [WHAT THE PRINCE ASKED FOR]XIII [THE RAPPROCHEMENT]XIV [THE TRAINING OF ROYALTY]XV [THE ATTITUDE OF THE GRAND DUKE]XVI [POLLYOOLY ENTERTAINS ROYALTY]XVII [THE DUKE HAS AN IDEA]XVIII [THE DUKE'S IDEA TAKES FORM]XIX [POLLYOOLY IS INTRODUCED TO THE COUNTY]XX [POLLYOOLY AND THE DUKE]XXI [LORD RONALD RICKSBOROUGH COMES TO THE COURT]XXII [THE DUKE WINS]ILLUSTRATIONS[ She bit the end of the pencil . . . Frontispiece ][ She tiptoed about with hunched shoulders ][ They slept on the bench ][ The Duke gazed at her in dismal discomfort ]