Transcriber's Note

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below:

• CHAPTER I.
• CHAPTER II.
• CHAPTER III.
• CHAPTER IV.
• CHAPTER V.
• CHAPTER VI.
• CHAPTER VII.
• CHAPTER VIII.
• CHAPTER IX.
• CHAPTER X.
• CHAPTER XI.
• CHAPTER XII.
• CHAPTER XIII.
• CHAPTER XIV.
• CHAPTER XV.
• CHAPTER XVI.
• CHAPTER XVII.
• CHAPTER XVIII.
• CHAPTER XIX.
• CHAPTER XX.
• CHAPTER XXI.
• CHAPTER XXII.

Illustrations:

• FRONT COVER
• MARGARET TUDOR.
• "TO THE BRIGHTEST EYES AND THE LIPS MOST WORTHY OF KISSES!"
• "SPARE THE MAN, DON PEDRO! I LIKE NOT THE SIGHT OF BLOOD."
• "NEARER CAME THE LONG BOAT, YET NEARER WAS THE FOREMOST SWIMMER."