[Illustrations]

“SHE SCANNED THE SEA FOR A SAIL”Frontispiece
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ISLAND OF JERSEY[1]
“‘LET US KNEEL AND PRAY FOR TWO DYING MEN’”[28]
“BUONESPOIR LOOKED TO THE PRIMING OF HIS PISTOLS”[70]
“SHE WAS IN CURIOUS CONTRAST TO THE QUEEN”[128]
“‘HANG FAST TO YOUR HONORS BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH, MY LORD’”[162]
“IT WAS THE QUEEN’S FOOL”[220]
“THEY SAW, SMILING AND APPLAUSIVE, THE DUKE’S DAUGHTER AND ANGÈLE”[266]
“‘AND WHAT MATTER WHICH IT IS WE WIELD’”[276]

Island of Jersey

J Hort Scalp


A Ladder of Swords