EUGÈNE SUE

ILLUSTRATED

NATIONAL LIBRARY COMPANY

NEW YORK

Copyright, 1899 By FRANCIS A. NICCOLLS & CO.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. The Post-road II. The Cottage III. The Curé's Tale HÉLÈNE IV. The Bereavement V. Hélène VI. The Avowal VII. The Letter VIII. The Portrait IX. The Pavilion X. The Contract MADAME LA MARQUISE DE PËNÂFIEL XI. Portraits XII. The Gentleman-riders XIII. The Opéra XIV. A Friend XV. Projects XVI. The Green Album XVII. Prima-sera XVIII. On What the World Said, and on Coquetry XIX. On Parlour Christianity XX. The Parlour XXI. The Avowal XXII. Contradictions XXIII. Marguerite XXIV. Days of Sunshine XXV. Suspicion XXVI. An Encounter XXVII. The Exhibition XXVIII. The Departure LORD FALMOUTH XXIX. Plans XXX. The Yacht XXXI. The Voyage XXXII. The Combat XXXIII. The Doctor XXXIV. Friendship

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"'I HELD THE BRIDLE'" "'I SAW THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER TURN A SOMERSAULT'" "'I THRUST THE BARREL AGAINST HIS CHEST AND FIRED'"

ARTHUR, Vol. I.

INTRODUCTION

ARTHUR.