Book Description:
TRANSLATORS NOTE. IN translating BLACK I have taken liberties with the text only to the extent of reconciling a few chronological and geographical inconsistencies which were blemishes in the fabric of a novel that may well rank among the authors best. Whipple once said that Milton could do justice to the devil, but not, like Shakespeare, to poor devils. Dumas has here displayed the latters human sympathy, and has given us a hero not unworthy of the creator of the immortal Musketeers. . SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA, September, 1895. ALMk BLAKEMAN JONES. LIST OF CHARACTERS. Period, 1793 1842. Louis XVIIL, King of Trance. COMTE DARTOIS. Due DE BOURBON. MONSIEUR DAMBRAY, Chancellor of France. Due DE RAGUSE, commanding the Gray Musketeers. MONSIEUR DE CASES. MADAME DE CAYLA. DUCHESSE DANGOULME. Louis PHILIPPE. NAPOLEON. CHEVALIER DIEUDONNE DE LA GRAVERIE. M. LE BARON DE LA GRAVERIE, his father. MADAME DE LA GRAVERIE, the Chevaliers mother. THE CANONESS OF BEAUTERNE, her sister. MADAME DE FLORSHEIM, friend of the Canoness. MATHILDE DE FLORSHEIM, her niece, married to Chevalier de la Graverie. THERESE, Mathildes daughter. BARON DE LA GRAVERIE, the Chevaliers brother. CAPTAIN DUMESNIL. LIEUTENANT PONTFARCY. MAHOUNI, a young Tahitienne. Vlll LIST OF CHARACTERS. COMTE DELBENE. GRATIEN DELBENE, a cavalry officer . hls sons HENKI DELBENE j LIEUTENANT LOUVILLE, friend of Gratien. MADEMOISELLE ADELE DE CLERMONT, betrothed to Heuii dElbene. MONSIEUR CHALIEE. DR. ROBERT. MADAME DUBOIS, a linea draper. MADEMOISELLE FRANCOTTE, a shopkeeper. MOTHER DENNIEE. PINAUD, a courier. MADAME WILUEM, a concierge. PIERRE MARTEAU. MARIANNE, the Chevaliers housekeeper. BLACK, a spaniel. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTEB PAGE I. IN WHICH THE READER MAKES ACQUAINT ANCE WITH THE TWO PRINCIPAL CHAR ACTERS OF THE STORY 1 II. IN WHICH MADEMOISELLE MARIANNE GIVES A CLEW TO HER CHARACTER 10 III. THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME OF THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE 20 IV. HOW AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE WAS BORN . 27 V. THE FIRSTAND LAST LOVE OFTHECHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE 37 VI. THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE, OF THE GRAY MUSKETEERS 47 VII. IN WHICH OCCURS AN EVENT WHICH RELIEVES THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE FROM DUTY AS ESCORT FOR THREE MONTHS . 58 VIII. IN WHICH THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE FORMS NEW ACQUAINTANCES 69 IX. A BROKEN HEART 86 X. IN WHICH IT IS SEEN THAT TRAVEL SHAPES THE CHARACTER OF YOUTH 95 XL MAHOUNI 105 XII. How THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE LEARNED TO SWIM 116 XIII. MAN PROPOSES AND GOD DISPOSES . 124 X TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE XIV. THE RETURN TO FRANCE 138 XV. INWHICH THE CHEVALIER PERFORMS THE LAST RITES FOR HIS FRIEND AND SETTLES HIMSELF IN CHARTRES . . 146 XVI. IN WHICH THE AUTHOR RESUMES HIS INTERRUPTED NARRATIVE .... 155 XVII. HALLUCINATION 168 XVIII. IN WHICH MARIANNE ARRIVES AT A CONCLUSION 181 XIX. THE Two SUB LIEUTENANTS 192 XX. IN WHICH MONSIEUR LE CHEVALIER DE LA GRAVERIE EXPERIENCES INEX PRESSIBLE ANGUISH 201 XXI. INWHICHARMED FORCE RESTORESPEACE TO THE HOUSE 209 XXII. IN WHICH BLACK LEADS THE CHEVALIER 216 XXIII. THE CHEVALIER AS A SICK NURSE . . 227 XXIV. IN WHICH A LIGHT BEGINS TO PIERCE THE CLOUDS 240 XXV. A SURPRISE 258 XXVI. IN WHICH THE CHEVALIER FORMS A RESOLUTION 269 XXVII. IN WHICH THE CHEVALIER DE LA GRA VERIE is FOR A MOMENT DISTURBED BY THE SCANDAL THAT HE HAS CAUSED IN THE VlRTUOUS TOWN OF CHARTRES . . . 277 XXVIII. IN WHICH THE CHEVALIER SETS OUT FOR PARIS 284 XXIX. CONCERNING THE DIALOGUE HELD IN THE MAIL COACH .... .... 293 XXX. How MONSIEUR LE BARON DE LA GRA VERIE UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES THE PRECEPTS OF THE GOSPEL . .307 XXXI...
|
