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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. The Daisy-Chain 9

II. The Montmirails 17

III. Monsieur l'Abbé 25

IV. Tantara! 34

V. The Usher of the Black Rod 44

VI. A Jesuit's Task 51

VII. St. Mark's Balsam 59

VIII. The Grey Musketeers 68

IX. Eugène Beaudésir 76

X. The Boudoir of Madame 86

XI. What the Serpent Said 94

XII. Out-manœuvred 105

XIII. The Mother of Satan 113

XIV. The Débonnaire 122

XV. The Masked Ball 132

XVI. Raising the Devil 144

XVII. A Quiet Supper 151

XVIII. Baiting the Trap 160

XIX. Mater Pulchrâ, Filia Pulchrior 167

XX. A General Rendezvous 177

XXI. The Fox and Fiddle 185

XXII. Three Strands of a Yarn 193

XXIII. The Parlour-Lodger 202

XXIV. A Volunteer 210

XXV. Three Pressed Men 218

XXVI. "Yo-heave-yo!" 227

XXVII. 'The Bashful Maid' 235

XXVIII. Dirty Weather 244