L. Cadoudal at the Tuileries.
LI. The Army of the Reserves.
LII. The Trial.
LIII. In which Amelie Keeps Her Word.
LIV. The Confession.
LV. Invulnerable.
LVI. Conclusion.




AN INTRODUCTORY WORD TO THE READER

Just about a year ago my old friend, Jules Simon, author of "Devoir,"
came to me with a request that I write a novel for the "Journal
pour Tous." I gave him the outline of a novel which I had in
mind. The subject pleased him, and the contract was signed on
the spot.

The action occurred between 1791 and 1793, and the first chapter
opened at Varennes the evening of the king's arrest.

Only, impatient as was the "Journal pour Tous," I demanded a
fortnight of Jules Simon before beginning my novel. I wished to
go to Varennes; I was not acquainted with the locality, and I
confess there is one thing I cannot do; I am unable to write a
novel or a drama about localities with which I am not familiar.

In order to write "Christine" I went to Fontainebleau; in writing
"Henri III." I went to Blois; for "Les Trois Mousquetaires" I went