CONTENTS.
Reading edition
BOOK THE FIRST. THE RED CHAMBER.
CHAPTER FIRST.
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The Signet Ring of Albarone13
CHAPTER SECOND.
The White Dust in the Goblet of Gold20
CHAPTER THIRD.
The Embrace of a Brother31
CHAPTER FOURTH.
The Death Trap36
CHAPTER FIFTH.
The Chamber of Mysteries40
CHAPTER SIXTH.
The Dream of the Damned42
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
The Cell of the Doomed48
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
Adrian the Doomed53
CHAPTER NINTH.
The Felon and the Duke57
CHAPTER TENTH.
The Chamber of the Duke60
BOOK THE SECOND. THE CAVERN OF ALBARONE.
CHAPTER FIRST.
The Pit of Darkness65
CHAPTER SECOND.
Robin alone in the Earth-hidden Cavern67
CHAPTER THIRD.
The Chapel of the Rocks68
CHAPTER FOURTH.
The Chapel of St. George of Albarone73
CHAPTER FIFTH.
The Cavern of Albarone77
CHAPTER SIXTH.
The Ordeal82
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
The Blow for the Winged Leopard88
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
The Page and the Damsel93
CHAPTER NINTH.
The Story of Guiseppo95
CHAPTER TENTH.
The Memory of Guilt98
BOOK THE THIRD. LAST NIGHT OF THRICE SEVEN YEARS.
CHAPTER FIRST.
The Maiden in her Bower105
CHAPTER SECOND.
The Lady and the Yeoman111
CHAPTER THIRD.
The Valley of the Bowl114
CHAPTER FOURTH.
The Bridal Eve117
CHAPTER FIFTH.
The Bridal Morn125
CHAPTER SIXTH.
Sir Geoffrey O’ TH’ Longsword131
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
The Student and the Fair Stranger135
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
The Castle Gate138
CHAPTER NINTH.
Aldarin and his Future143
CHAPTER TENTH.
The Scholar Aldarin and the Lord Guiseppo151
CHAPTER ELEVENTH.
The White Waters of the Alembic157
CHAPTER TWELFTH.
The Trial of the Waters of Life163
CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
The Oath173
CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.
The Fate of the Fratricide178
BOOK THE FOURTH. THE QUEEN OF FLORENCE.
CHAPTER FIRST.
A Silvery Moon and a Cloudless Sky189
CHAPTER SECOND.
The Cloud Gathers and the Sky Darkens192
CHAPTER THIRD.
The Death Bowl195
CHAPTER FOURTH.
The Cell of St. Areline205
CHAPTER FIFTH.
The Wonders of St. Areline208
CHAPTER SIXTH.
The Watch beside the Dead211
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
The Coffin and the Corse213
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
The Fate of the Betrayer218
CHAPTER NINTH.
Three Days Elapse221
CHAPTER TENTH.
The Mysteries of the Chronicle224
CHAPTER ELEVENTH.
The Buried Alive230
CHAPTER TWELFTH.
The Real more terrible than the Unreal239
CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
The Cathedral of Florence250