BOOK II

MIRABEL

I. M. THIBAULT IN CONVERSATION 63 II. LE PALAIS DE FAIENCE 71 III. NINE YEARS—AND BEYOND 78 IV. JADIS 88 V. THE JASPER CUP 99 VI. THE ROMAUNT OF ROLAND 111 VII. CHILDE ROLAND COMES TO THE DARK TOWER 119 VIII. HIS SOJOURN THERE 126 IX. HIS DEPARTURE THENCE 135 X. THE KNIGHT’S MOVE 141 XI. CHECK TO THE KNIGHT 155 XII. THE ROOK’S MOVE: CHECK TO THE ROOK 165 XIII. THE BISHOP’S MOVE 177 XIV. PLOTTER AND PRIEST 184 XV. UNDER THE SEAL 191 XVI. THE QUEEN’S MOVE 198