Front matter
Reading edition
A William Fox Production. The Winding Stair.
“NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.”
THE
WINDING STAIR
BY
A. E. W. MASON
AUTHOR OF
THE FOUR FEATHERS, Etc.
“All rising to great place is by
a winding stair.”—Bacon.
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
COPYRIGHT, 1923,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
THE WINDING STAIR.
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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
IFlags and Pedigree9
IIThe Man with the Medals23
IIIAt King’s Corner31
IVBetwixt and Between44
VThe Villa Iris49
VIThe Order62
VIIThe Pilgrimage74
VIIIHenriette Explains85
IXMarguerite Lambert98
XColonel Vanderfelt’s Letter114
XIA Dilemma119
XIIThe Little Door in the Angle136
XIIIThe Companions of the Night143
XIVThe Tunic160
XVOn the Roof Top173
XVIMarguerite’s Way Out185
XVIIThe Outcasts196
XVIIICaptain Laguessière’s Report212
XIXIn the Sacred City227
XXThe Coup de Grâce239
XXITwo Outcasts248
XXIIThe Splendid Throw261
XXIIIThe Necessary Man272
THE WINDING STAIR