PART II

I THE SECOND HOME-COMING OF MARIUS LYNDWOOD 107

II BEDCHAMBER PLOTS 117

III THE BROTHERS 126

IV THE PARAGRAPH IN THE "GAZETTE" 137

V SIR FRANCIS INTERVENES 147

VI MARIUS ENTANGLED 156

VII MY LORD SPEAKS 166

VIII MARIUS APPEALS 176

IX MY LORD ACTS 187

X THE COUNTESS AT BAY 197

XI HONORIA INTERVENES 207

XII MARIUS ENSNARED 218

XIII MARIUS DECIDES 229

XIV THE DUEL 241