Whenever  any  reference  (however  slight)  is  made  here  to
the  condition  of  the  French  people  before  or  during  the
Revolution,  it  is  truly  made,  on  the  faith  of  trustworthy
witnesses.  It  has  been  one  of  my  hopes  to  add  something
to  the  popular  and  picturesque  means  of  nndei-standing  that
terrible  time,  though  no  one  can  hope  to  add  anything  to
the  philosophy  of  Mr.  Carlyxe's  wonderful  book.
CONTENTS.
BOOK   THE    FIRST.     RECALLED  TO   LIFE.
CHAPTER  I.
PAOB

The  Period 1

CHAPTER  II.
The  Mail        ...  .  5

CHAPTER  III.
The  Night  Shadows 12

CHAPTER  IV.
The  Preparation    ...  17

CHAPTER  V.
The  Wine-shop 31

CHAPTER  VI.
The  Shoemaker     ....  44


XVI  CONTENTS.
BOOK  THE  SECOND.     THE   GOLDEN  THREAD.
CHAPTER  I.
PAOK

Five  Years  Later  ...  57


CHAPTER  II.
A  Sight C5

CHAPTER   III.
A  Disappointment  ....  73

CHAPTER  IV.
Congratulatory .  89

CHAPTER  V.
The  Jackal 97

CHAPTER  VI.
Hundreds  of  People .     104

CHAPTER  VII.
Monseigneur  in  Town .         _     llg

CHAPTER  VIII.
Monseigneur  in  the  Country 128

CHAPTER  IX.
The  Gorgon's  Head I35


CONTENTS.  xvii


CHAPTER  X.
TAOE

Two  Promises        . 148


CHAPTER  XI.
A  Companion  Picture 157

CHAPTER  Xn.
The  Fellow  of  Delicacy .  .        .  ...     162

CHAPTER  XIII.
The  Fellow  of  No  Delicacy 170

CHAPTER  XIV.
The  Honest  Tradesman  176

CHAPTER  XV.
Knitting 188

CHAPTER  XVI.
Still  Knitting 201

CHAPTER  XVII.
One  Night 214

CHAPTER  XVIII.
Nine  Days 220

CHAPTER  XIX.
An  Opinion 228


xviii  CONTENTS.
CHAPTER  XX.
PAGE

A  Plea 237

CHAPTER  XXI.
Echoing  Footsteps 242

CHAPTER  XXII.
The  Sea  still  Rises         ....  ....     255

CHAPTER  XXIII.
Fire  Rises      ...  262

CHAPTER  XXIV.
Drawn  to  the  Loadstone  Rock 270


BOOK  THE  THIRD.     THE  TRACK  OF  A  STORM.
♦  -

CHAPTER  I.
In  Secret 285

CHAPTER  II.
Tlie  Grindstone 299

CHAPTER  III.
