Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: https://archive.org/details/lastvendeeorshe00duma VOL I & II (University of California Libraries) Published 1894

2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]

[Frontispiece: Dumas]

Illustrated Sterling edition

THE LAST VENDÉE
OR, THE
SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL

TWO VOLUMES IN ONE

BY

ALEXANDRE DUMAS

ILLUSTRATED

BOSTON
DANA ESTES & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1894_,
BY ESTES AND LAURIAT.

CONTENTS.

I. Charette's Aide-de-camp.
II. The Gratitude of Kings.
III. The Twins.
IV. How Jean Oullier, coming to see the Marquis
for an Hour, would be there still if they
had not both been in their Grave these ten
years.
V. A Litter of Wolves.
VI. The Wounded Hare.
VII. Monsieur Michel.
VIII. The Baronne de la Logerie.
IX. Galon-d'or and Allégro.
X. In which Things do not Happen precisely as
Baron Michel Dreamed they would.
XI. The Foster-father.
XII. Noblesse Oblige.
XIII. A Distant Cousin.
XIV. Petit-Pierre.
XV. An Unseasonable Hour.
XVI. Courtin's Diplomacy.
XVII. The Tavern of Aubin Courte-Joie.
XVIII. The Man from La Logerie.
XIX. The Fair at Montaigu.
XX. The Outbreak.
XXI. Jean Oullier's Resources.
XXII. Fetch! Pataud, fetch!
XXIII. To whom the Cottage belonged.
XXIV. How Marianne Picaut mourned her Husband.
XXV. In which Love lends Political Opinions to
those who have none.
XXVI. The Springs of Baugé.
XXVII. The Guests at Souday.
XXVIII. In which the Marquis de Souday bitterly regrets
that Petit-Pierre is not a Gentleman.
XXIX. The Vendéans of 1832.
XXX. The Warning.
XXXI. My Old Crony Loriot.
XXXII. The General eats a Supper which had not been
Prepared for him.
XXXIII. In which Maître Loriot's Curiosity is not
exactly satisfied.
XXXIV. The Tower Chamber.
XXXV. Which ends quite otherwise than as Mary
expected.
XXXVI. Blue and White.
XXXVII. Which shows that it is not for Flies only
that Spiders' Webs are dangerous.
XXXVIII. In which the Daintiest Foot of France and
of Navarre finds that Cinderella's Slipper
does not fit it as well as Seven-league Boots.
XXXIX. Petit-Pierre makes the best Meal he ever
made in his Life.
XL. Equality in Death.
XLI. The Search.
XLII. In which Jean Oullier speaks his mind
About young Baron Michel.
XLIII. Baron Michel becomes Bertha's Aide-de-camp.
XLIV. Maître Jacques and his Rabbits.
XLV. The Danger of Meeting bad Company in the Woods.
XLVI. Maître Jacques proceeds to keep the Oath
he made to Aubin Courte-Joie.

CONTENTS.

I. In which it appears that all Jews are not
from Jerusalem, nor all Turks from Tunis.
II. Maître Marc.
III. How Persons travelled in the Department
of the Lower Loire in May, 1832.
IV. A little History does no Harm.
V. Petit-Pierre resolves on keeping a Brave
Heart against Misfortune.
VI. How Jean Oullier proved that when the
Wine is drawn it is best to drink it.
VII. Herein is explained how and why Baron
Michel decided to go to Nantes.
VIII. The Sheep, returning to the Fold, tumbles
into a Pit-fall.
IX. Trigaud proves that if he had been Hercules
He would probably have accomplished
Twenty-four labors instead of twelve.
X. Giving the Slip.
XI. Mary is victorious after the Manner of
Pyrrhus.
XII. Baron Michel finds an Oak instead of a
Reed on which to lean.
XIII. The Last Knights of Royalty.
XIV. Jean Oullier lies for the Good of the
Cause.
XV. Jailer and Prisoner escape together.
XVI. The Battlefield.
XVII. After the Fight.
XVIII. The Chateau de la Pénissière.
XIX. The Moor of Bouaimé.
XX. The Firm of Aubin Courte-Joie & Co.
does Honor to its Partnership.
XXI. In which Succor comes from an Unexpected
Quarter.
XXII. On the Highway.
XXIII. What became of Jean Oullier.
XXIV. Maître Courtin's Batteries.
XXV. Madame la Baronne de la Logerie,
Thinking to serve her Son's interests,
serves those of Petit-Pierre.
XXVI. Marches and Counter-marches.
XXVII. Michel's Love Affairs seem to be taking
a Happier Turn.
XXVIII. Showing how there may be Fishermen
and Fishermen.
XXIX. Interrogatories and Confrontings.
XXX. We again meet the General, and find
he is not changed.
XXXI. Courtin meets with Another Disappointment.
XXXII. The Marquis de Souday drags for
Oysters and brings up Picaut.
XXXIII. That which happened in Two Dwellings.
XXXIV. Courtin fingers at last his Fifty Thousand
Francs.
XXXV. The Tavern of the Grand Saint-Jacques.
XXXVI. Judas and Judas.
XXXVII. An Eye for an Eye, and a Tooth for
a Tooth.
XXXVIII. The Red-Breeches.
XXXIX. A Wounded Soul.
XL. The Chimney-back.
XLI. Three Broken Hearts.
XLII. God's Executioner.
XLIII. Shows that a Man with Fifty Thousand
Francs about him may be much Embarrassed.

EPILOGUE

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

VOL. I.

Portrait of Dumas _Frontispiece_
Portrait of Charette
Castle Souday
Portrait of Louis XVIII.
Portrait of Dermoncourt

VOL. II.

Portrait of Louis Philippe
Cathedral of Nantes
Château of Nantes

THE LAST VENDÉE;

OR,

THE SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL

VOLUME I.

THE LAST VENDÉE;

OR,

THE SHE-WOLVES OF MACHECOUL

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