Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=YxBLAAAAIAAJ 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. THE MAID OF HONOUR THE MAID OF HONOUR A Tale of the Dark Days of France BY THE HON. LEWIS WINGFIELD AUTHOR OF "LADY GRIZEL," "THE LORDS OF STROGUE," "ABIGEL ROWE" ETC. _IN THREE VOLUMES_ VOL. I. LONDON RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen. 1891 [_All Rights Reserved_] TO WILLIAM HENRY WELDON. A TRIBUTE OF OLD FRIENDSHIP. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. On The Volcano, 1789 CHAPTER II. Husband And Wife. CHAPTER III. Investigation. CHAPTER IV. The Chateau Of Lorge. CHAPTER V. The Half-brothers. CHAPTER VI. Temptation. CHAPTER VII. A Terrible Discovery. CHAPTER VIII. A New Arrival. CHAPTER IX. Thunder Clouds. CHAPTER X. The Magic Tub. THE MAID OF HONOUR. CHAPTER I. ON THE VOLCANO, 1789. Although there was no cash in silken fob or broidered pocket, the Elect denied themselves no luxury. Bejewelled Fashion was sumptuously clad: my ladies quarrelled and intrigued, danced and gambled--my lords slept off the fumes of wine, and mopped the wounds begot of midnight brawl; then drank and fought again. Money? No credit even. Trade was at a standstill, yet the court was uproariously gay.