CONTENTS
chapter page I. Crimson Favours 1 II. Hannibal de Saulx, Comte de Tavannes 13 III. The House next the Golden Maid 26 IV. The Eve of the Feast 33 V. A Rough Wooing 43 VI. "Who touches Tavannes?" 53 VII. In the Amphitheatre 63 VIII. Two Hens and an Egg 74 IX. Unstable 85 X. Madame St. Lo 92 XI. A Bargain 102 XII. In the Hall of the Louvre 113 XIII. Diplomacy 126 XIV. Too Short a Spoon 139 XV. The Brother of St. Magloire 149 XVI. At Close Quarters 158 XVII. The Duel 164 XVIII. Andromeda, Perseus being absent 177 XIX. In the Orléannais 187 XX. On the Castle Hill 197 XXI. She would, and would not 206 XXII. Playing with Fire 216
