The Duke's Motto

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Justin H. McCarthy. The Duke's Motto

The Duke's Motto

Table of Contents

I

THE SEVEN DEVILS

II

THE THRUST OF NEVERS

III

A BUYER OF BLADES

IV

THE LITTLE PARISIAN

V

THE PARRY TO THE THRUST OF NEVERS

VI

THE MOAT OF CAYLUS

VII

BROTHERS-IN-ARMS

VIII

THE FIGHT IN THE MOAT

IX

THE SCYTHE OF TIME

X

A VILLAGE FAIR

XI

ÆSOP REDUX

XII

FLORA

XIII

CONFIDENCES

XIV

"I AM HERE!"

XV

THE KING’S WORD

XVI

SHADOWS

XVII

IN THE GARDEN

XVIII

THE FACTION OF GONZAGUE

XIX

THE HALL OF THE THREE LOUIS

XX

A CONFIDENTIAL AGENT

XXI

THE PRINCESS DE GONZAGUE

XXII

THE FAMILY COUNCIL

XXIII

THE KING’S BALL

XXIV

THE ROSE-COLORED DOMINO

XXV

THE GLOVE OF COCARDASSE

XXVI

THE REWARD OF ÆSOP

XXVII

ÆSOP IN LOVE

XXVIII

THE SIGNATURE OF ÆSOP

XXIX

THE DEAD SPEAKS

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Justin H. McCarthy

A Melodrama

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Passepoil broke the silence, surveying the puzzled faces around him. "No wonder there’s such a crowd of us." And for the first time there was something like the sound of audacity in his voice and a glance of audacity on his visage.

"Faith," said Cocardasse, emphatically, "I’d rather face an army than face Louis de Nevers."

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