XVI. CECILE DESHAIX

XVII. LA BOULAYE'S PROMISE

XVIII. THE INCORRUPTIBLE

XIX. THE THEFT

XX. THE GRATITUDE OF OMBREVAL

XXI. THE ARREST

XXII. THE TRIBUNAL

XXIII. THE CONCIERGERIE




PART I

THE OLD RULE

These are they
Who ride on the court gale, control its tides;

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