[ XVII. — GENERAL DAVENANT. ]

[ XVIII. — TWO MEN AND A WOMAN. ]

[ XIX. — THE MURDER. ]

[ XX. — THE KNIFE. ]

[ XXI. — THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE. ]

[ XXII. — THE TRIAL. ]

[ XXIII. — WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED. ]

[ XXIV. — “BLOOD.” ]

[ XXV. — THE BLUE SERPENT. ]

[ XXVI. — THE HOUSE NEAR MONK’S NECK, AND ITS OWNER. ]