CHAPTER PAGE I. IN THE SCHOOLROOM 1 II. MARIE JOSEPHINE’S SECRET 11 III. THE BAL MASQUÉ 22 IV. JEAN 39 V. INSIDE THE COACH 52 VI. AUGUST TENTH, 1792 64 VII. AT LES VIGNES 79 VIII. HUMPHREY TRAIL 101 IX. DIAN 113 X. IN THE SNOWSTORM 124 XI. “THA MUST NOT CRY OUT, LASS” 137 XII. DIAN MAKES A FRIEND 148 XIII. PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN 159 XIV. WHAT LISLE PUT IN THE CAKE 173 XV. “SHE IS LIKE OUR LITTLE MADEMOISELLE” 193 XVI. MARIE JOSEPHINE IS READY 201 XVII. AT THE OLD GREEN MILL-INN 217 XVIII. VIVI SEES THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATES 232 XIX. IN THE BAKERY SHOP AND OUT OF IT 245 XX. LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE 256 XXI. IN THE HIDDEN CELLAR 268 XXII. CHAMPAR TO THE RESCUE 288 XXIII. IN GREAT-AUNT HORTENSE’S HOUSE 302 XXIV. THROUGH THE GATES 318 XXV. OUT OF THE MIST 339 ILLUSTRATIONS AT THE OLD GREEN MILL-INN _Frontispiece_ PAGE MARIE JOSEPHINE 2 FLAMBEAU 16 LISLE 28 JEAN 40 LE PONT 62 HUMPHREY TRAIL 74 CÉCILE 82 BERTRAN 98 PINCE NEZ 118 GRIGGE 126 DIAN 150 VIVI 194 RED CAPS AND LILIES CHAPTER I IN THE SCHOOLROOM “Flambeau!”