Book II�The Root

I. An Old Perfume 110 II. An Intruder 123 III. A Straight Tip 127 IV. Every Man's Shadow 133 V. Gathering Clouds 143 VI. The Storm Breaks 153 VII. At the King's Command 162 VIII. A Ray of Sunlight 168 IX. Beneath the Skin 174 X. The Demigod 184 XI. The Lamp of Aladdin 187 XII. Temptation 201 XIII. The Forbidden Land 209 XIV. An Aftermath 221 XV. Confession 230 XVI. The Unbidden Guest 235 XVII. Some Inside Facts 242 XVIII. The Dance of Death 259 XIX. The Last Illusion 272 XX. The Parting of the Ways 287 XXI. A Plea for Justice 303