COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY
THE FREDERICK J. QUINBY COMPANY
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LOUIS E. CROSSCUP
Printer
Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
| CONTENTS | |
|---|---|
| [VOLUME I] | |
| [CHAPTER I] | |
| PAGE | |
| The Barber's House | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II] | |
| The Great Nobleman and the Barber | [14] |
| [CHAPTER III] | |
| Blanche. A History of Sorcerers | [35] |
| [CHAPTER IV] | |
| The Chevalier Chaudoreille | [54] |
| [CHAPTER V] | |
| The Music Lesson | [74] |
| [CHAPTER VI] | |
| The Lovers. The Gossips | [87] |
| [CHAPTER VII] | |
| Intrigues Thicken | [106] |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | |
| Conversation by the Fireside | [129] |
| [CHAPTER IX] | |
| The Closet. The Abduction | [140] |
| [CHAPTER X] | |
| The Little House. A New Game | [155] |
| [CHAPTER XI] | |
| The Pont-Neuf. Tabarin | [177] |
| [CHAPTER XII] | |
| A Nocturnal Adventure | [189] |
| [CHAPTER XIII] | |
| The Tête-à-Tête | [198] |
| [CHAPTER XIV] | |
| Ursule and the Sorcerer of Verberie | [218] |
| [CHAPTER XV] | |
| Love and Innocence. A Shower of Rain and the Talisman | [239] |
| [CHAPTER XVI] | |
| How Will It End | [260] |
| [VOLUME II] | |
| [CHAPTER I] | |
| PAGE | |
| Who Could Have Expected It? | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II] | |
| Happy Moments | [23] |
| [CHAPTER III] | |
| A Day with Chaudoreille | [38] |
| [CHAPTER IV] | |
| The Little Supper | [54] |
| [CHAPTER V] | |
| Having Money and Power One May Dare Everything | [74] |
| [CHAPTER VI] | |
| The Rendezvous. Strokes of Fortune. The Hotel de Bourgogne. The Sedan Chair | [102] |
| [CHAPTER VII] | |
| Poor Urbain | [126] |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | |
| The Château de Sarcus | [135] |
| [CHAPTER IX] | |
| The Meeting. Projects of Revenge | [164] |
| [CHAPTER X] | |
| The Little Closet Again | [183] |
| [CHAPTER XI] | |
| The Storm Brews | [197] |
| [CHAPTER XII] | |
| The Return to the Château | [212] |
| [CHAPTER XIII] | |
| The Marquis Visits Blanche at Night | [226] |
| [CHAPTER XIV] | |
| Urbain's Visit to the Marquis. Chaudoreille's Last Adventure | [242] |
| [CHAPTER XV] | |
| Julia's Story. What was Contained in the Portfolio | [258] |
THE BARBER OF PARIS
VOLUME I
CHAPTER I
The Barber's House
UPON a certain evening in the month of December, of the year one thousand six hundred and thirty-two, a man walked at a rapid pace down the Rue Saint-Honoré and directed his steps towards the Rue Bourdonnais.
The individual appeared to be forty years old or thereabouts; he was tall as to his figure and sufficiently good-looking as to his face; the expression of the latter, however, was rather austere and at times even melancholy; and in his black eyes might sometimes be noted an ironical light, which belied the suspicion of a smile.