Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE COUNTESS OF CHARNY;
OR,
THE EXECUTION OF KING LOUIS XVI.

A HISTORICAL NOVEL OF LOVE AND
LOYALTY.

BY ALEX. DUMAS
AUTHOR OF "MONTE CRISTO," "BALSAMO THE MAGICIAN," "THE
THREE MUSKETEERS," "CHICOT THE JESTER," "THE KNIGHT
OF REDCASTLE," ETC., ETC.

TRANSLATED FROM THE LATEST PARIS EDITION
BY
HENRY LLEWELLYN WILLIAMS.

NEW YORK:
J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
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CONTENTS.

Chapter Page
I. THE NEW MEN AT THE WHEEL. 4
II. GILBERT'S CANDIDATE. 17
III. POWERFUL, PERHAPS; HAPPY, NEVER. 24
IV. THE FOES FACE TO FACE. 38
V. THE UNINVITED VISITORS. 42
VI. "THE COUNTRY IS IN DANGER!" 56
VII. THE MEN FROM MARSEILLES. 63
VIII. THE FRIEND IN NEED. 66
IX. CHARNY ON GUARD. 71
X. BILLET AND PITOU. 76
XI. IN THE MORNING. 82
XII. THE FIRST MASSACRE. 88
XIII. THE REPULSE. 92
XIV. THE LAST OF THE CHARNYS. 99
XV. THE BLOOD-STAINS. 109
XVI. THE WIDOW. 117
XVII. WHAT ANDREA WANTED OF GILBERT. 126
XVIII. THE ASSEMBLY AND THE COMMUNE. 131
XIX. CAPTAIN BEAUSIRE APPEARS AGAIN. 136
XX. THE EMETIC. 142
XXI. BEAUSIRE'S BRAVADO. 148
XXII. SET UPON DYING. 153
XXIII. THE DEATH OF THE COUNTESS. 162
XXIV. THE ROYAL MARTYR. 167
XXV. MASTER GAMAIN TURNS UP. 174
XXVI. THE TRIAL OF THE KING. 178
XXVII. THE PARALLEL TO CHARLES I. 185
XXVIII. CAGLIOSTRO'S ADVICE. 190
XXIX. THE CROWN OF ANGE'S LOVE. 195
XXX. THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS. 201
XXXI. THE EASY-CHAIR. 206
XXXII. WHAT PITOU DID WITH THE FIND. 210
ADVERTISEMENTS. 215

THE COUNTESS OF CHARNY.