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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."
