Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=hxFLAAAAIAAJ 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. 3. Errata listed at the end of the printed edition have been inserted at the appropriate place in all volumes. 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. III. 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 XX. Diplomacy. CHAPTER XXI. The Spiders Spin. CHAPTER XXII. Domestic Cookery. CHAPTER XXIII. A Passage of Arms. CHAPTER XXIV. Madame de Brèze is Nervous. CHAPTER XXV. Will the Sword Fall? CHAPTER XXVI. Will Jean Boulot Come? CHAPTER XXVII. The Decks are Cleared for Action. CHAPTER XXVIII. The Baron is Energetic. CHAPTER XXIX. Noblesse Oblige. THE MAID OF HONOUR. CHAPTER XX. DIPLOMACY.