Contents

Introduction

Chapter I

The Mysterious Rendezvous

Chapter II

The Masked Ladies

Chapter III

The Family Compact

Chapter IV

The Lady from Spain

Chapter V

The Unworthy Priest

Chapter VI

The Affaire Réveillon

Chapter VII

The Road to the South

Chapter VIII

Of Love and Death

Chapter IX

Mediterranean Idyll

Chapter X

The Hooded Men

Chapter XI

The Grand Duke’s Mistress

Chapter XII

Hostages to Fortune

Chapter XIII

The First Revolution

Chapter XIV

Uneasy Interlude

Chapter XV

The Assassins

Chapter XVI

On a Night in Naples

Chapter XVII

The Earthly Paradise

Chapter XVIII

Desperate Measures

Chapter XIX

The Rising Storm

Chapter XX

The Queen’s Friends

Chapter XXI

On the Beach

Chapter XXII

The King’s Business

Chapter XXIII

Intrigue at Aranjuez

Chapter XXIV

The Outcome of the Mission

Chapter XXV

A la Lanterne

Chapter XXVI

Three Kinds of Wine

A Note on the Author