Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive (University of California Libraries) Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: http://www.archive.org/details/storyoffranciscl00weymiala (University of California Libraries) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN * * * THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF. A Romance. With Frontispiece and Vignette. Crown 8vo, cloth, $1.25. THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE. A Romance. With four Illustrations. Crown 8vo, $1.25. A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE. Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne, Sieur de Marsac. With Frontispiece and Vignette. Crown 8vo, cloth, $1.25. UNDER THE RED ROBE. With twelve full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, $1.25. MY LADY ROTHA. A Romance of the Thirty Years' War. With eight Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, $1.25. FROM THE MEMOIRS OF A MINISTER OF FRANCE. With thirty-six Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, $1.25. SHREWSBURY. A Romance. With twenty-four illustrations. Crown 8vo, $1.50. THE RED COCKADE. A Novel. With 48 illustrations by R. Caton Woodville. Crown 8vo, $1.50. * * * New York: Longmans, Green, and Co. THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," "MY LADY ROTHA," ETC., ETC. _ILLUSTRATED_ NEW YORK LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1898 Copyright, 1891, by CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY * * * Copyright, 1897, by LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. "Hé, Sire Ane, Hé," II. In the Bishop's Room, III. "Down with Purveyors!" IV. Two Sisters of Mercy, V. Mistress Bertram, VI. Master Clarence, VII. On Board the "Framlingham," VIII. A House of Peace, IX. Playing with Fire, X. The Face in the Porch, XI. A Foul Blow, XII. Anne's Petition, XIII. A Willful Man's Way, XIV. At Bay in the Gatehouse, XV. Before the Court, XVI. In the Duke's Name, XVII. A Letter that had Many Escapes, XVIII. The Witch's Warning XIX. Ferdinand Cludde, XX. The Coming Queen, XXI. My Father, XXII. Sir Anthony's Purpose, XXIII. The Last Mass, XXIV. Awaiting the Blow, XXV. In Harbor at Last,