PART I

CHAPTER PAGE

I. “--TO BONDAGE OF GREAT DEEDS” 1 II. A CHOICE OF HEROES 15 III. PLAYING AT GOD 29 IV. THE SHAPE OF THREE 47 V. DIAMONDS ARE TRUMPS 67 VI. MERLE 75 VII. PETER 84 VIII. STUART GOES A-STUNTING 93 IX. A PERFECT PIRATICAL PLAYROOM 104 X. CARN TREWOOFA 113 XI. TWO--AND ONE OVER 129 XII. THE CASKET LINED WITH PINK 147