CONTENTS
chapter page I. A Multitude of Good Reasons, 1 II. The Significance of a Supper-Table, 11 III. The Unexpected that Always Happened, 19 IV. The Duchess Defines Her Position, 29 V. A Strategic Retreat, 39 VI. A Hint of Something Serious, 51 VII. Heard through the Door, 62 VIII. I Find that I Care, 72 IX. An Unparalleled Insult, 83 X. Left on My Hands, 92 XI. A Very Clever Scheme, 101 XII. As a Man Possessed, 110 XIII. A Timely Truce, 120 XIV. For an Empty Box, 130 XV. I Choose My Way, 140 XVI. The Inn near Pontorson, 150 XVII. A Reluctant Intrusion, 163
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