VOLUME I.

CHAPTER		PAGE
[I.]	The Old Commander	13
[II.]	The Brave Duke	24
[III.]	The Dinner in the Arbour	32
[IV.]	The Duchess	41
[V.]	The Lion of the Ball	54
[VI.]	The Duel	66
[VII.]	The Pretty Musician	73
[VIII.]	The Unhappy Secret	79
[IX.]	The Private Interview	89
[X.]	Revelations	96
[XI.]	The Purse of Money	106
[XII.]	A Vain Interview	115
[XIII.]	Unexpected Consolation	125
[XIV.]	The Solemn Compact	136
[XV.]	A Glorious Dream	145
[XVI.]	An Incomprehensible Refusal	154
[XVII.]	Presumption and Indignation	161
[XVIII.]	A Purely Business Transaction	171
[XIX.]	In M. de Mornand's Study	177
[XX.]	Attentions To the Heiress	185
[XXI.]	The Hunchback Meets the Heiress	195
[XXII.]	An Orgy of Sincerity	204
[XXIII.]	An Involuntary Aversion	213
[XXIV.]	An Unwelcome Visitor	224
[XXV.]	Matrimonial Intentions Disclosed	232
[XXVI.]	The Commander's Advice	242
[XXVII.]	The Abode of the Duchess	251
[XXVIII.]	A Sacred Mission	261
[XXIX.]	Humiliation and Consolation	273
[XXX.]	An Apology Accepted	283
[XXXI.]	The Private Stairway	293
[XXXII.]	Unburdening the Heart	302
[XXXIII.]	The Three Rivals	310
[XXXIV.]	Tormented by Doubts	321

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"['Here Is a Very Important Letter']"	Frontispiece
"[Ran His Blade Through His Antagonist's Right Arm]"	69
"[She Held Out the Bank-note]"	130
"['I Will Go and Try To Find That Young Coxcomb']"	278

PRIDE.

Vol. I.

Elle avait un vice, l'orgueil, qui lui tenait lieu de toutes les qualités.[A]

[A] She had one fault, pride, which, in her, answered in place of all the virtues.