Book III

THE POST

I. From Metz II. The Disgrace III. November Thirteenth IV. Claude's Own V. Two Presentations VI. Snuff-Boxes VII. Concerning Monsieur Maurepas VIII. Deep Waters IX. The Duke Swims X. "Vol-au-Vent Royale" XI. "Thy Glory" XII. One More de Mailly? XIII. The Hôtel de Ville XIV. Victorine Makes End XV. Deborah EPILOGUE. A Trail on the Water

ILLUSTRATIONS

"THE PAPER DROPPED TO THE FLOOR" . . . _Frontispiece_

"DE MAILLY HAD THROWN SIX AND SIX"

"'CLAUDE, TAKE THIS AND THROW IT OUT--THERE'"

"HE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND TURNED HIS HEAD TOWARDS HER"

"'I--GIVE YOU ONLY THIS'"

"THE YOUNG MAN ROSE AND BOWED"

"CLAUDE SAT SUDDENLY UP IN BED"

"SURROUNDED BY A GROUP OF PICKANINNIES"

"HORSE AND RIDER HAD FLASHED OUT AT THE GATE"

"'GO ON, MONSIEUR,' MURMURED DEBORAH"

"DEBORAH PERMITTED HIM TO LEAD HER FROM THE BALLROOM"

"'I AM NOT THE DUCHESS OF CHÂTEAUROUX!'"