FORTUNE FORTUNE BY J. C. SNAITH AUTHOR OF “ARAMINTA,” “BROKE OF COVENDEN,” ETC. [Illustration] NEW YORK MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY 1910 Copyright, 1910, by MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY New York _All rights reserved_ Published April, 1910 THE QUINN & BODEN CO. PRESS RAHWAY, N. J. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. OF MY JOURNEY TO THE PLAIN 3 II. OF AN INN. OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS 12 III. OF THE EATING OF MEAT 25 IV. OF FURTHER PASSAGES AT THE INN 33 V. I HEAR OF THE PRINCESS 41 VI. OF A PRIVATE BRAWL. I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION 54 VII. OF THE DISABILITIES THAT ATTEND ON GENTLE BIRTH 64 VIII. OF A GREAT CALAMITY 78 IX. OF OUR ROAD TO THE SOUTH 92 X. OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL 101 XI. OF A GRIEVOUS HAP 116 XII. OF ADVERSITY. OF A CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE OF A FAIR STRANGER 125 XIII. OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE 136 XIV. OF THE JOURNEYING BACK TO THE HOUSE OF MY REJECTION 144 XV. OF SOME FROWARD PASSAGES BEFORE THE DUKE 159 XVI. OF THE GRIEVOUS MISHANDLING OF HIS LORDSHIP’S GRACE 171 XVII. OF OUR ATTENDANCE IN COUNCIL UPON A GREAT MATTER 187 XVIII. OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE RUDE CASTILIAN PRINCE 194 XIX. OF MADAM’S EMBASSY TO HER NEPHEW FRANCE 204 XX. OF OUR ROAD TO PARIS 213 XXI. OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN 221 XXII. WE ARE HARD BESET 226 XXIII. OF THE COUNT OF NULLEPART’S EXTREMITY 232 XXIV. OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S PASSAGES WITH THE GENTLEMEN OF THE KING’S GUARD 250 XXV. OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN 255 XXVI. OF OUR APPEARANCE AT THE LOUVRE BEFORE KING LOUIS 263 XXVII. OF OUR AUDIENCE OF THE MOST CHRISTIAN KING 275 XXVIII. OF FURTHER PASSAGES IN THE LOUVRE AT PARIS 281 XXIX. SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY 291 XXX. OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST 301