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Book I. — The Trial of Gautran

I. Only a Flower-girl,

II. The Arrival of the Advocate,

III. The Advocate’s Wife Insists upon Having her

Way,

IV. Jacob Hartrich, the Banker, Gives his Reasons for

Believing Gautran the Woodman Guilty of the

Murder of Madeline,

V. Fritz the Fool,

VI. Mistress and Maid,

VII. A Visit from Pierre Lamont — Dreams of Love,

VIII. The Interview in the Prison,

IX. The Advocate Undertakes a Strange Task,

X. Two Letters — From Friend to Friend, from Lover

to Lover

XI. Fire and Snow — Fool Fritz Informs Pierre Lamont where Actual Love Commences, ....

XII. The Struggle of Love and Duty, ....

XIII. The Trial of Gautran,

XIV. The Evidence of Witnesses,

XV. The Widow Joseph Gives Evidence Respecting a

Mysterious Visitor,

XVI. The Conclusion of the Prosecution,

XVII. The Advocate’s Defence — The Verdict,

Book II. — The Confession

I. A Letter from John Vanbrugh, ....

II. A Startling Interruption,

III. In the Dead of Night,

JV. The Confession,

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Book III. — The Grave of Honour

I. Preparations for a Visitor, 113

II. A Love Story of the Past, 118

III. A Mother’s Treachery, 122

IV. Husband and Wife, 128

V. The Gathering of the Storm, 134

VI. The Grave of Honour, 139

VII. Husband and Wife, 147

VIII. The Compact, 155

IX. Mother Denise Has Strange Fancies in the Night, 158

X. Christian Aimer’s Child-life 163

XI. Beatrice Aimer Gives a Promise to Her Son, . . 168

XII. The Last Meeting between Husband and Wife, . 174

XIII. The Arrival of Christian Aimer, .... 180

Book IV. — The Battle with Conscience

I. Lawyer and Priest, 188

II. The White Shadow, 195

III, The Watch on the Hill, 203

IV. The Silent Voice, 208

V. Gautran Finds a Refuge, 216

VI. Pierre Lamont Reads Love-verses to Fritz the

Fool, 219

VII. Mistress and Maid, 225

VIII. In the Home of His Childhood 230

IX. Christian Aimer Receives Two Visitors, . . 235

X. A Brief Survey of the Web, 240

XI. A Crisis, 242

XII. Self -justification, 248

XIII. Shadows, 257

XIV. The Advocate Fears he has Created a Monster, . 260

XV. Gautran and the Advocate, 266

XVI. Pierre Lamont Seeks the Hospitality of the House

of White Shadows, . . . . . . 273

XVII. Fritz the Fool Relates a Strange Dream to Pierre

Book V. — The Doom of Gautran

I. Adelaide Strives to Propitiate Pierre Lamont, . 284

II. Gautran Seeks John Vanbrugh, .... 286

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III. Gautran Resolves on a Plan of Escape, .

IV. Heaven’s Judgment,

V. Father Capel Discovers Gautran in His Peril,

VI. The Written Confession,

Book VI. — A Record of the Past

I. The Discovery of the Manuscript, .

II. Christian Aimer’s Father,

III. A Dishonourable Concealment,

IV. M. Gabriel is Dismissed,

V. The Thief in the Night,

VI. The Hidden Crime,

VII. False Wife, False Friend, .

Book VII. — Retribution

I. John Vanbrugh and the Advocate,

II. A Terrible Revelation,

III. Pauline,

IV. Onward— to Death,

V. The Doom of the House of White Shadows, .

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THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS