The Chapter called Clytemnestra 282 CHAPTER VII The Chapter of the Sacrifice on Lebanon; also called Cassandra 293 CHAPTER VIII Of the Going-up and Going-down of the Marquess 302 CHAPTER IX How King Richard reaped what Jehane had sowed, and the Soldan was Gleaner 311 CHAPTER X The Chapter called Bonds 327 CHAPTER XI The Chapter called _A Latere_ 338 CHAPTER XII The Chapter of Strife in the Dark 350 CHAPTER XIII Of the Love of Women 362 CHAPTER XIV How the Leopard was loosed 369 CHAPTER XV Oeconomic Reflections of the Old Man of Musse 380 CHAPTER XVI The Chapter called Chaluz 386 CHAPTER XVII The Keening 396 EPILOGUE OF THE ABBOT MILO 408 BOOK I THE BOOK OF YEA EXORDIUM THE ABBOT MILO _URBI ET ORBI_, CONCERNING THE NATURE OF THE LEOPARD I like this good man's account of leopards, and find it more pertinent to my matter than you might think. Milo was a Carthusian monk, abbot of the cloister of Saint Mary-of-the-Pine by Poictiers; it was his distinction to be the life-long friend of a man whose friendships were few: certainly it may be said of him that he knew as much of leopards as any one of his time and nation, and that his knowledge was better grounded. 'Your leopard,' he writes, 'is alleged in the books to be offspring of the Lioness and the Pard; and his name, if the Realists have any truth on their side, establishes the fact. But I think he should be called Leolupé, which is to say, got by lion out of bitch-wolf, since two essences burn in him as well as two sorts. This is the nature of the leopard: it is a spotted beast, having two souls, a bright soul and a dark soul. It is black and golden, slim and strong, cat and dog. Hunger drives a dog to hunt, so the leopard; passion the cat, so the leopard. A cat is sufficient unto himself, and a leopard is so; but a dog hangs on a man's nod, and a leopard can so be beguiled. A leopard is sleek as a cat and pleased by stroking; like a cat he will scratch his friend on occasion. Yet again, he has a dog's intrepidity, knows no fear, is single-purposed, not to be called off, longanimous. But the cat in him makes him wary, tempts him to treacherous dealing, keeps him apart from counsels, advises him to keep his own. So the leopard is a lonely beast.' This is interesting, and may be true. But mark him as he goes on.