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• 'Go back!' he said [See page 350]Frontispiece
• Fifteen thousand Romans fell that day to face p. 74
• Father Damien went out and sat in a lonely place by the sea106
• A great army of Irishmen have swooped down on the Atholl country 150
• The place was swarming with rats208
• She took all her nuns for a solemn walk258
• They saw a man in uniform shining with gold flying towards them 316
• A jar of water in the figure's right hand emptied itself on his head 364

FULL-PAGE PLATES

• Roger could hardly believe his eyes to face p.6
• She came forth with a golden circlet round her head44
• Hannibal was determined not to stir until the elephants were safely over58
• Under the eyes of the army the combat began 68
• In vain Guedelha implored him to wait till the fatal hour was past 114
• About thirty or forty of our honestest women did fall a railing on Mr. William Annan 140
• 'You will soon have no caste left yourself' 194
• Often ... he had felt that a terrible death was very near218
• Sir Thomas sat silent232
• 'What now, Mother Eve?' he answered 240
• 'You are mistaking me for somebody else'248
• The archers set a ladder against the wall, which the lady instantly threw down 274
• Gordon found time to attend to an old dying woman 310
• A shot ended his life 330
• 'Do not delay an instant,' he cried, 'or it will be too late'338
• 'Let him die!' he said 344
• The bright-eyed lizards he especially loved 354

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

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• 'Tell me what you want to say, and I will say it'17
• They sprang on the food like wolves 28
• He brushed down the walls without hindrance from anyone41
• All three were apt pupils 51
• The Gauls poured out of their camp shouting and screaming with delight56
• He found right in front of him a huge precipice 64
• The whole four thousand climbed the ridge 77
• 'Let me release the Romans from their anxiety,' he said 93
• He found the Prince lying unconscious on the ground 130
• For two days they sought in vain for a road to take them to Caithness 162
• He managed to crawl over the floor 179
• The Captain obligingly did as he was asked 183
• Suddenly the table began to rock 189
• In another moment he would have been trampled under the feet of the Afghan cavalry 191
• Not one of their movements passed unnoticed by her 201
• A tired horseman rode into camp 204
• The young Aide-de-camp did not waste time in arguing 213
• Erasmus was astonished to notice More present Prince Henry with a roll 228
• 'Go away! you have no business here.' 253
• She fell fainting to the ground266
• He told them stories from English history303
• He cleaned his gun while the men stood by and stared 314
• Fancy poor Madame Palissy's feelings 359