  Vol. I. CHAPTER I. THE OLD COMMANDER. Vol. II. CHAPTER I. MADAME HERBAUT'S PARTY. Illustrated with Etchings by Adrian Marcel In Two Volumes Dana Estes & Company Publishers Copyright, 1899 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CONTENTS
| VOLUME I. | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Old Commander | 13 |
| II. | The Brave Duke | 24 |
| III. | The Dinner in the Arbour | 32 |
| IV. | The Duchess | 41 |
| V. | The Lion of the Ball | 54 |
| VI. | The Duel | 66 |
| VII. | The Pretty Musician | 73 |
| VIII. | The Unhappy Secret | 79 |
| IX. | The Private Interview | 89 |
| X. | Revelations | 96 |
| XI. | The Purse of Money | 106 |
| XII. | A Vain Interview | 115 |
| XIII. | Unexpected Consolation | 125 |
| XIV. | The Solemn Compact | 136 |
| XV. | A Glorious Dream | 145 |
| XVI. | An Incomprehensible Refusal | 154 |
| XVII. | Presumption and Indignation | 161 |
| XVIII. | A Purely Business Transaction | 171 |
| XIX. | In M. de Mornand's Study | 177 |
| XX. | Attentions To the Heiress | 185 |
| XXI. | The Hunchback Meets the Heiress | 195 |
| XXII. | An Orgy of Sincerity | 204 |
| XXIII. | An Involuntary Aversion | 213 |
| XXIV. | An Unwelcome Visitor | 224 |
| XXV. | Matrimonial Intentions Disclosed | 232 |
| XXVI. | The Commander's Advice | 242 |
| XXVII. | The Abode of the Duchess | 251 |
| XXVIII. | A Sacred Mission | 261 |
| XXIX. | Humiliation and Consolation | 273 |
| XXX. | An Apology Accepted | 283 |
| XXXI. | The Private Stairway | 293 |
| XXXII. | Unburdening the Heart | 302 |
| XXXIII. | The Three Rivals | 310 |
| XXXIV. | Tormented by Doubts | 321 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| PAGE | |
| "'Here Is a Very Important Letter'" | Frontispiece |
| "Ran His Blade Through His Antagonist's Right Arm" | 69 |
| "She Held Out the Bank-note" | 130 |
| "'I Will Go and Try To Find That Young Coxcomb'" | 278 |
