BOOK I

CHAPTER PAGE I. MR. GERMAIN TAKES NOTICE 3 II. MR. GERMAIN REVELS SEDATELY 17 III. MR. DUPLESSIS PREVARICATES 23 IV. A MISS AND A CATCH 34 V. HOW TO BREAK A HEDGE 45 VI. MISS MIDDLEHAM IS INVITED TO CONFIRM A VISION 55 VII. MISS MIDDLEHAM HAS VISIONS OF HER OWN 65 VIII. FRIENDSHIP’S GARLAND 74 IX. THE WELDING OF THE BOLT 91 X. CRATYLUS WITH MARINA: THE INCREDIBLE WORD 103 XI. COOL COMFORT 113 XII. ALARUMS 123 XIII. WHAT THEY SAID AT HOME 140 XIV. THE NEWS REACHES THE PYRENEES 153 XV. A PHILOSOPHER EMBALES 171 XVI. THE WEDDING DAY 181 XVII. THE WEDDING NIGHT 192