BOOK IV

I. NEWS FROM VINCENNES 227

II. THE TWO PRISONERS 233

III. THE TWO PRISONERS (_continued_) 242

IV. THE TWO PRISONERS (_continued_) 249

V. M. DE ROCHEFORT REVIEWS HIMSELF 254

VI. THE ESCAPE 259

VII. ROCHEFORT’S PLAN 265

VIII. THE HONOUR OF LAVENNE 275

IX. THE GATHERING STORM 287

X. THE DUC DE CHOISEUL’S RECEPTION 291

XI. ROCHEFORT AND CHOISEUL 301

XII. ENVOI 312