The priests from Paris never came to catechise the Countess. The truth was, that the young King was not so much of a king as he had supposed himself to be; for his mother, Queen Blanche, was not willing that the crown should interfere in any way with the operations of the Inquisition, and had not consented that the priests should be sent to the castle of Barran. But as it became known that the King had taken an interest in the matter, and as it was probably considered unwise to bring a religious prosecution against the wife of the Count de Lannes,—who was not only a powerful nobleman, but a warm supporter of both Church and state, and who was also known to have punished and exterminated the band of _cotereaux_ who had attacked the Inquisitorial party,—the matter was suffered to drop, and nothing more was ever heard of it. Viteau was left in charge of Bernard, who would faithfully administer its affairs until Raymond should be of age to come and take possession of the establishment and the estates. And now, as our friends have left the chateau, with whose varying fortunes we have, for a time, been interested, we will leave it also; and the story of Viteau is told. THE END. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS ------------------------------------ =MR. SETON'S FAMOUS ANIMAL BOOKS= ------------------ =ANIMAL HEROES= With 200 or more Illustrations by the author. Square 12mo, $1.75 _net_ (postage extra). This new book of animal stories is a companion volume in appearance and spirit to "Wild Animals I Have Known" and "Lives of the Hunted," but it differs from these two books in a few important particulars. Domestic animals are the heroes of four or five of the stories, and the end of most of these heroes is not a tragic but a happy one. Written and illustrated with all the charm and expert knowledge of Mr. Seton, these more cheerful adventures give a happier and more vivid idea than his former works of the life and adventures of the domestic animals we know, as well as of the unknown wild ones. =WILD ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN= With 200 Illustrations by the author. Square l2mo, $2.00. "It should be put with Kipling and Hans Christian Andersen as a classic."—_Athenæum._ =LIVES OF THE HUNTED= With over 200 Illustrations by the author. Square 12mo, $1.75 _net_. "The breadth of his sympathy is the finest charm of his work."—AGNES REPPLIER. =MONARCH, THE BIG BEAR OF TALLAC= With numerous Drawings by the author. 12mo, $1.25 _net_ (postage, 12 cents). "A fascinating account of a bear family."—_Providence Journal._ =THE TRAIL OF THE SANDHILL STAG=