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CONTENTS.
| Origin of the Dragon—John of Bromton's Dragon a Water-spout—The Legend of Typhœus—Allegorizing of the Effects of a Hurricane—Anthropomorphosis—The Cirrus Cloud, a Heavenly Swan—Urvaçi—The Storm-cloud a Daemon—Vritra and Râkschasas—Story of a Brahmin and a Râkschasas | 153 | |
| CHAPTER XI. | ||
| The Maréchal de Retz.—The Investigation op Charges. | ||
| Introduction—History of Gilles de Laval—The Castle of Machecoul—Surrender of the Marshal—Examination of Witnesses—Letter of De Retz—The Duke of Brittany reluctant to move—The Bishop of Nantes | 181 | |
| CHAPTER XII. | ||
| The Maréchal De Retz.—II. The Trial. | ||
| The Appearance of the Marshal—Pierre de l'Hospital—The Requisition—The Trial adjourned—Meeting of the Marshal and his Servants—The Confession of Henriet—Pontou persuaded to confess all—The adjourned Trial not hurried on—The hesitation of the Duke of Brittany | 207 | |
| CHAPTER XIII. | ||
| Maréchal de Retz.—III. The Sentence and Execution. | ||
| The adjourned Trial—The Marshal Confesses—The Case handed over to the Ecclesiastical Tribunal—Prompt steps taken by the Bishop—The Sentence—Ratified by the Secular Court—The Execution | 226 | |
| CHAPTER XIV. | ||
| A Galician Were-wolf. | ||
| The Inhabitants of Austrian Galicia—The Hamlet of Polomyja—Summer Evening in the Forest—The Beggar Swiatek—A | ||
