XVI. VINCENT AND LILIAN 130 XVII. THE EVENING AT RAMBOUILLET 136 XVIII. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: SECOND VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE 144 SECOND PART: SAAS-FÉE I. FROM BERNARD TO OLIVIER 155 II. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: LITTLE BORIS 160 III. EDOUARD EXPLAINS HIS THEORY TO LA PÉROUSE 167 IV. BERNARD AND LAURA 180 V. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: CONVERSATION WITH SOPHRONISKA 189 VI. FROM OLIVIER TO BERNARD 195 VII. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS HIS CHARACTERS 202 THIRD PART: PARIS I. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: OSCAR MOLINIER 209 II. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: AT THE VEDELS’ 218 III. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: THIRD VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE 228 IV. THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM 235 V. OLIVIER MEETS BERNARD 242 VI. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: MADAME MOLINIER 256 VII. OLIVIER AND ARMAND 262 VIII. THE ARGONAUTS’ DINNER 269 IX. OLIVIER AND EDOUARD 283 X. OLIVIER’S CONVALESCENCE 289 XI. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: PAULINE 294 XII. EDOUARD AND THEN STROUVILHOU VISIT PASSAVANT 299 XIII. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: DOUVIERS PROFITENDIEU 310 XIV. BERNARD AND THE ANGEL 319 XV. BERNARD VISITS EDOUARD 325 XVI. EDOUARD WARNS GEORGE 329 XVII. ARMAND AND OLIVIER 340 XVIII. THE STRONG MEN 350 XIX. BORIS 359 XX. EDOUARD’S JOURNAL 363 FIRST PART PARIS I THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS