PART I

CHAPTER PAGE I. THE ROAD TO FRANKFORT 1

II. VON LICHTENBERG 6

III. "I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE" 14

IV. ELOISE 18

V. I SEE MYSELF, NOT KNOWING 24

VI. LITTLE CARL 31

VII. THE MAN IN ARMOUR 37

VIII. THE HUNTING-SONG 41

IX. THE FAIRY TALE 46

X. THE DEATH OF VOGEL 57

XI. THE DUEL IN THE WOODS 60

XII. WE RETURN HOME 69

XIII. I FALL INTO DISGRACE 73

XIV. THE RUINED ONES 82

XV. THE PAVILION OF SALUCE 89

XVI. THE VICOMTE 96