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Title: Orrain
A Romance

Author: S. Levett-Yeats

Release Date: December 26, 2006 [eBook #20192]

Language: English

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ORRAIN

A Romance

by

S. LEVETT-YEATS

Author of
"The Lord Protector," "The Chevalier d'Auriac," etc.

Longmans, Green, and Co.
91 and 93 Fifth Avenue, New York
London and Bombay
1904

Copyright, 1904, by
S. Levett-Yeats
All Rights Reserved

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I THE CRY IN THE RUE DES LAVANDIERES
II I BECOME THE OWNER OF A RING
III MY PYRAMID OF CARDS COMES DOWN
IV THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE
V THE PORTE ST. MICHEL
VI SIMON AND I MEET AGAIN
VII DIANE
VIII THE ACTS OF PIERREBON
IX THE WHITE MASK
X THE BITER BITTEN
XI THE ROAD TO POITIERS
XII A WRITER OF COMMENTARIES
XIII THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU
XIV MADEMOISELLE DE PARADIS
XV MY PRISONER
XVI THE TWELVE ROSE PETALS
XVII MADEMOISELLE DECIDES
XVIII DR. JOHANNES CABALLUS
XIX THE WOMAN IN BLACK AND WHITE
XX THE CROWN JEWELS
XXI THE HOUSE IN THE PASSAGE OF PITY
XXII THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY
XXIII THE MASQUERADE
XXIV THE KING AND THE FAVOURITE
XXV THE PACKET OF LETTERS
XXVI THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND
XXVII THE RING
XXVIII THE ARM OF GOD
XXIX LA VALENTINOIS AND I
XXX FONTAINEBLEAU
XXXI THE PEARS OF ORRAIN

ORRAIN

CHAPTER I

THE CRY IN THE RUE DES LAVANDIERES

My father, Rene, Vidame d'Orrain, was twice married. By his first wife
he had one son, Simon, who subsequently succeeded to his title and
estates, and was through his life my bitter enemy. By his second wife,
whom he married somewhat late in life, he had two sons--the elder,
Anne, known as the Chevalier de St. Martin from his mother's lands,
which he inherited; and the younger, Bertrand--myself.

Simon betook himself early to the Court, and we heard but little of
him, and that not to his credit; St. Martin went t