Prologue 167 I. At the Quinta de Don Alfonso 169 II. The Episode of the fair Mauricia 175 III. Watch and Wait 187 IV. The raising of the Veil 193 V. To our Friends the English! 202 BOOK IV THE DAWN OF FREEDOM PART I.--THE BRIGHTENING OF THE EASTERN SKY Prologue 213 I. Magdalen 215 II. How Don Gregorio Lopez a second time sought an Answer to the Question of the Day 223 III. Several ways of looking at one Question 227 IV. How the Spaniards also proposed to themselves a Question, and how Don Carlos Evaña prepared an Answer 234 V. How the Viceroy took Counsel with Don Roderigo 242 VI. The Eve of a great Even t 249 VII. The 1st January, 1809 258 VIII. Evaña's Dream 267 IX. The Day after 273 X. America for the Americans 279 BOOK V THE DAWN OF FREEDOM PART II.--THE MISTS OF THE EARLY MORN Prologue 287 I. The two Viceroys 289 II. The Tertulia at the House of my lady Josefina 298 III. La Junta de los Comandantes 307 IV. How Don Carlos Evaña attacked the Wild-duck, and routed them with great slaughter 313 V. How the Viceroy placed a sword in the hands of the enemies of Spain 323 VI. ¡Caducó la España! 331 BOOK VI LIBERTY