CONTENTS AN INTRODUCTORY WORD TO THE READER PROLOGUE. THE CITY OF AVIGNON CHAPTER I. A TABLE D’HÔTE CHAPTER II. AN ITALIAN PROVERB CHAPTER III. THE ENGLISHMAN CHAPTER IV. THE DUEL CHAPTER V. ROLAND CHAPTER VI. MORGAN CHAPTER VII. THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON CHAPTER VIII. HOW THE MONEY OF THE DIRECTORY WAS USED CHAPTER IX. ROMEO AND JULIET CHAPTER X. THE FAMILY OF ROLAND CHAPTER XI. CHÂTEAU DES NOIRES-FONTAINES CHAPTER XII. PROVINCIAL PLEASURES CHAPTER XIII. THE WILD-BOAR CHAPTER XIV. AN UNPLEASANT COMMISSION CHAPTER XV. THE STRONG-MINDED MAN CHAPTER XVI. THE GHOST CHAPTER XVII. INVESTIGATIONS CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRIAL CHAPTER XIX. THE LITTLE HOUSE IN THE RUE DE LA VICTOIRE CHAPTER XX. THE GUESTS OF GENERAL BONAPARTE CHAPTER XXI. THE SCHEDULE OF THE DIRECTORY CHAPTER XXII. THE OUTLINE OF A DECREE CHAPTER XXIII. ALEA JACTA EST CHAPTER XXIV. THE EIGHTEENTH BRUMAIRE CHAPTER XXV. AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION CHAPTER XXVI. THE BALL OF THE VICTIMS CHAPTER XXVII. THE BEAR’S SKIN CHAPTER XXVIII. FAMILY MATTERS CHAPTER XXIX. THE GENEVA DILIGENCE CHAPTER XXX. CITIZEN FOUCHÉ’S REPORT CHAPTER XXXI. THE SON OF THE MILLER OF LEGUERNO CHAPTER XXXII. WHITE AND BLUE CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LAW OF RETALIATION CHAPTER XXXIV. THE DIPLOMACY OF GEORGES CADOUDAL CHAPTER XXXV. A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE CHAPTER XXXVI. SCULPTURE AND PAINTING CHAPTER XXXVII. THE AMBASSADOR CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE TWO SIGNALS CHAPTER XXXIX. THE GROTTO OF CEYZERIAT CHAPTER XL. A FALSE SCENT CHAPTER XLI. THE HÔTEL DE LA POSTE CHAPTER XLII. THE CHAMBÉRY MAIL-COACH CHAPTER XLIII. LORD GRENVILLE’S REPLY CHAPTER XLIV. CHANGE OF RESIDENCE CHAPTER XLV. THE FOLLOWER OF TRAILS CHAPTER XLVI. AN INSPIRATION CHAPTER XLVII. A RECONNOISSANCE CHAPTER XLVIII. IN WHICH MORGAN’S PRESENTIMENTS ARE VERIFIED CHAPTER XLIX. ROLAND’S REVENGE CHAPTER L. CADOUDAL AT THE TUILERIES CHAPTER LI. THE ARMY OF THE RESERVES CHAPTER LII. THE TRIAL CHAPTER LIII. IN WHICH AMÉLIE KEEPS HER WORD CHAPTER LIV. THE CONFESSION CHAPTER LV. INVULNERABLE CHAPTER LVI. CONCLUSION