THE ENIGMA OF THE LOCKET 87 I. Little Satan 89 II. Whitehall Stairs 106 III. The Linnet’s Song 124 THE PEACOCK WALK 145 I. June Roses 147 II. Fatherly Wisdom 168 III. The New French Pass 186 THE KING’S CUP 197 I. Little Satan 199 II. The Venetian Glass 225 III. The Phial of Acquetta 236 LADY CHILLINGBURGH’S LAST CARD-PARTY 251 I. Lincoln’s Inn Fields 253 II. Love’s Reproach 267 III. The Plague-Cart 281 BROKEN SANCTUARY 297 I. The Haven of Refuge 299 II. The Gold Whistle 308 III. Nemesis 323 THE RED DESOLATION 339 I. The Watchers 341 II. The Testament 351 III. The Last Command 368 ILLUSTRATIONS “Through the open window, out of the darkness, gathered a heavy rumble of wheels; then again uprose the call of the bell, the cry of the hoarse voice: ‘Bring out your dead!’” (See page 293) FRONTISPIECE OPP. PAGE “The single contemptuous exclamation fell like the cut of a whip” 68 “She felt at last that she had power” 132 “Lionel took place beside him and from narrowed lids looked smilingly at the young man’s happy countenance” 184 “The huddled figure in the great chair. The face of her that had so stout a heart, conquered in death—but less piteous, less awful sight than the living face of the French madam” 314 “Harry gave a deep groan, covered his face with his hands, and fell upon the bench” 364 THE KING’S COMRADE THE KING’S COMRADE I THE STATE CRUST