VIII. HOWARD'S QUESTIONINGS 123

IX. THE COMING-OUT PARTY 139

X. THE MYSTERY UNFOLDS TO HOWARD 157

XI. ON THE WAY TO ROME 171

XII. ROBERT SUMNER FIGHTS A BATTLE 189

XIII. CUPID LAUGHS 205

XIV. A VISIT TO THE SISTINE CHAPEL 221

XV. A MORNING IN THE VATICAN 239

XVI. POOR BARBARA'S TROUBLE 259

XVII. ROBERT SUMNER IS IMPRUDENT 279

XVIII. IN VENICE 299

XIX. IN A GONDOLA 317

XX. RETURN FROM ITALY 335

EPILOGUE: THREE YEARS AFTER 355