6CHAPTER III ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE
1016Chapter Five The Wicked Mr Wilkinson
7CHAPTER IV THE SPY
1017Chapter Six The Vengeance of the Vipers
8CHAPTER V BOMBARDMENT OF NEWHAVEN
1018Chapter Seven The Sign of the Cat’s-Paw
9CHAPTER VI LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX
1019Chapter Eight Concerning a Woman’s Honour
10CHAPTER VII BOMB OUTRAGES IN LONDON
1020Chapter Nine A Double Game
11CHAPTER VIII FATEFUL DAYS FOR THE OLD FLAG
1021Chapter Ten Love and the Outlaw
12CHAPTER IX COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME
1022Chapter Eleven Touching the Widow’s Mite
13CHAPTER X A DEATH DRAUGHT
1023One
14CHAPTER XI THE MASSACRE AT EASTBOURNE
1024Two
15CHAPTER XII IN THE EAGLE'S TALONS
1025Three
16CHAPTER XIII FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE CHANNEL
1026Four
17CHAPTER XIV BATTLE OFF BEACHY HEAD
1027Chapter Twelve Conclusion
18BOOK II THE STRUGGLE
1028CHAPTER I THE LAIRD OF GLENCARDINE
19CHAPTER XV THE DOOM OF HULL
1029CHAPTER II FROM OUT THE NIGHT
20CHAPTER XVI TERROR ON THE TYNE
1030CHAPTER III SEALS OF DESTINY
21CHAPTER XVII HELP FROM OUR COLONIES
1031CHAPTER IV SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART
22CHAPTER XVIII RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS
1032CHAPTER V THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN
23CHAPTER XIX FALL OF BIRMINGHAM
1033CHAPTER VI CONCERNS GABRIELLE'S SECRET
24CHAPTER XX OUR REVENGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
1034CHAPTER VII CONTAINS CURIOUS CONFIDENCES
25CHAPTER XXI A NAVAL FIGHT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
1035CHAPTER VIII CASTING THE BAIT
26CHAPTER XXII PANIC IN LANCASHIRE
1036CHAPTER IX REVEALS A MYSTERIOUS BUSINESS
27CHAPTER XXIII THE EVE OF BATTLE
1037CHAPTER X DECLARES A WOMAN'S LOVE
28CHAPTER XXIV MANCHESTER ATTACKED BY RUSSIANS
1038CHAPTER XI CONCERNS THE WHISPERS
29CHAPTER XXV GALLANT DEEDS BY CYCLISTS
1039CHAPTER XII EXPLAINS SOME CURIOUS FACTS
30CHAPTER XXVI GREAT BATTLE ON THE MERSEY
1040CHAPTER XIII WHAT FLOCKART FORESAW
31CHAPTER XXVII THE FATE OF THE VANQUISHED
1041CHAPTER XIV CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL
32BOOK III THE VICTORY
1042CHAPTER XV FOLLOWS FLOCKART'S FORTUNES
33CHAPTER XXVIII A SHABBY WAYFARER
1043CHAPTER XVI SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE
34CHAPTER XXIX LANDING OF THE ENEMY AT LEITH
1044CHAPTER XVII DESCRIBES A FRENCHMAN'S VISIT
35CHAPTER XXX ATTACK ON EDINBURGH
1045CHAPTER XVIII REVEALS THE SPY
36CHAPTER XXXI "THE DEMON OF WAR"
1046CHAPTER XIX SHOWS GABRIELLE DEFIANT
37CHAPTER XXXII FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER OUTSIDE GLASGOW
1047CHAPTER XX TELLS OF FLOCKART'S TRIUMPH
38CHAPTER XXXIII MARCH OF THE FRENCH ON LONDON
1048CHAPTER XXI THROUGH THE MISTS
39CHAPTER XXXIV LOOTING IN THE SUBURBS
1049CHAPTER XXII BY THE MEDITERRANEAN
40CHAPTER XXXV LONDON BOMBARDED
1050CHAPTER XXIII WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER
41CHAPTER XXXVI BABYLON BURNING
1051CHAPTER XXIV "WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK"
42CHAPTER XXXVII FIGHTING ON THE SURREY HILLS
1052CHAPTER XXV SHOWS GABRIELLE IN EXILE
43CHAPTER XXXVIII NAVAL BATTLE OFF DUNGENESS
1053CHAPTER XXVI THE VELVET PAW
44CHAPTER XXXIX THE DAY OF RECKONING
1054CHAPTER XXVII BETRAYS THE BOND
45CHAPTER XL "FOR ENGLAND!"
1055CHAPTER XXVIII THE WHISPERS AGAIN
46CHAPTER XLI DAWN
1056CHAPTER XXIX CONTAINS A FURTHER MYSTERY
47PREFACE
1057CHAPTER XXX REVEALS SOMETHING TO HAMILTON
48BOOK I THE ATTACK
1058CHAPTER XXXI DESCRIBES A CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE
49CHAPTER I THE SURPRISE
1059CHAPTER XXXII OUTSIDE THE WINDOW
50CHAPTER II EFFECT IN THE CITY
1060CHAPTER XXXIII IS ABOUT THE MAISON LÉNARD
51CHAPTER III NEWS OF THE ENEMY
1061CHAPTER XXXIV SURPRISES MR. FLOCKART
52CHAPTER IV A PROPHECY FULFILLED
1062CHAPTER XXXV DISCLOSES A SECRET
53CHAPTER V OUR FLEET TAKEN UNAWARES
1063CHAPTER XXXVI IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY
54CHAPTER VI FIERCE CRUISER BATTLE
1064CHAPTER XXXVII INCREASES THE INTEREST
55CHAPTER VII CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA
1065CHAPTER XXXVIII "THAT MAN'S VOICE!"
56CHAPTER VIII SITUATION IN THE NORTH
1066CHAPTER XXXIX CONTAINS THE CONCLUSION
57CHAPTER IX STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED
1067Chapter One Three Inquisitive Men
58CHAPTER X HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW
1068Chapter Two Some Strange Facts
59CHAPTER XI GERMANS LANDING AT HULL AND GOOLE
1069Chapter Three The House of Mystery
60CHAPTER XII DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX
1070Chapter Four A Silent Message
61CHAPTER XIII DEFENCE AT LAST
1071Chapter Five Certain Suspicions Strengthened
62CHAPTER XIV BRITISH SUCCESS AT ROYSTON
1072Chapter Six A Further Mystery
63CHAPTER XV BRITISH ABANDON COLCHESTER
1073Chapter Seven Another Person Becomes Inquisitive
64CHAPTER XVI FIERCE FIGHTING AT CHELMSFORD
1074Chapter Eight A Fresh Turn in Affairs
65CHAPTER XVII IN THE ENEMY’S HANDS
1075Chapter Nine I Discover Something
66CHAPTER XVIII THE FEELING IN LONDON
1076Chapter Ten Leonard Langton Makes a Statement
67BOOK II THE SIEGE OF LONDON
1077Chapter Eleven The Storm Gathers
68CHAPTER I THE LINES OF LONDON
1078Chapter Twelve A Strange Story Unfolded
69CHAPTER II REPULSE OF THE GERMANS
1079Chapter Thirteen I Learn Something Interesting
70CHAPTER III BATTLE OF EPPING
1080Chapter Fourteen A Remarkable Truth
71CHAPTER IV BOMBARDMENT OF LONDON
1081Chapter Fifteen A Man Deceives a Woman
72CHAPTER V THE RAIN OF DEATH
1082Chapter Sixteen Antonio Speaks Plainly
73CHAPTER VI FALL OF LONDON
1083Chapter Seventeen Ethelwynn Speaks
74CHAPTER VII TWO PERSONAL NARRATIVES
1084Chapter Eighteen I Draw the Impostor
75CHAPTER VIII GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS
1085Chapter Nineteen Gwen Reveals Something
76CHAPTER IX WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA
1086Chapter Twenty One Traveller Returns
77CHAPTER X SITUATION SOUTH OF THE THAMES
1087Chapter Twenty One I Make a Bold Move
78CHAPTER XI DEFENCES OF SOUTH LONDON
1088Chapter Twenty Two Defiance Proves Defence
79CHAPTER XII DAILY LIFE OF THE BELEAGUERED
1089Chapter Twenty Three The Unexpected Happens
80CHAPTER XIII REVOLTS IN SHOREDITCH AND ISLINGTON
1090Chapter Twenty Four Two Men Consult
81BOOK III THE REVENGE
1091Chapter Twenty Five A Plot Fails
82CHAPTER I A BLOW FOR FREEDOM
1092Chapter Twenty Six I Scent the Impostor
83CHAPTER II SCENES AT WATERLOO BRIDGE
1093Chapter Twenty Seven Several Revelations
84CHAPTER III GREAT BRITISH VICTORY
1094Chapter Twenty Eight “No Trumps”
85CHAPTER IV MASSACRE OF GERMANS IN LONDON
1095Chapter Twenty Nine I am Faced with Another Difficulty
86CHAPTER V HOW THE WAR ENDED
1096Chapter Thirty I Discover much that is Amazing
87Chapter One The Mystery of Bedford Place
1097Chapter Thirty One I am again Perplexed
88Chapter Two Sealed Lips
1098Chapter Thirty Two The Problem Solved
89Chapter Three What the World Said
1099IF ENGLAND KNEW
90Chapter Four “Startling revelations”
1100THE PERIL OF ENGLAND WHO IS RIGHT?
91Chapter Five Suspicions
1101CHAPTER I HOW THE PLANS OF ROSYTH WERE STOLEN
92Chapter Six Vera Seroff
1102CHAPTER II THE SECRET OF THE SILENT SUBMARINE
93Chapter Seven A Secret Tie
1103CHAPTER III THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND
94Chapter Eight Post-Haste across Europe
1104CHAPTER IV HOW THE GERMANS ARE PREPARING FOR INVASION
95Chapter Nine In the Izak Platz
1105CHAPTER V THE SECRET OF THE NEW BRITISH AEROPLANE
96Chapter Ten The Spider’s Web
1106CHAPTER VI THE SECRET OF THE NEW ARMOUR-PLATES
97Chapter Eleven The Cell below the River
1107CHAPTER VII THE SECRET OF THE IMPROVED "DREADNOUGHT"
98Chapter Twelve A Subterranean Drama
1108CHAPTER VIII THE GERMAN PLOT AGAINST ENGLAND
99Chapter Thirteen Graven on the Wall
1109CHAPTER IX THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN
100Chapter Fourteen En Route for the Mines
1110CHAPTER X THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES
101Chapter Fifteen An Ominous Incident
1111CHAPTER XI THE PERIL OF LONDON
102Chapter Sixteen Facing the Inevitable
1112CHAPTER XII HOW GERMANY FOMENTS STRIFE
103Chapter Seventeen The Terrace, Richmond
1113CHAPTER XIII OUR WIRELESS SECRETS
104Chapter Eighteen Under the Stars
1114CHAPTER XIV PLAYING A DESPERATE GAME
105Chapter Nineteen False!
1115Preface An Explanation
106Chapter Twenty A Mystery Still
1116Chapter One Introduces the Stranger
107Chapter Twenty One Storms of Fate
1117Chapter Two Describes the Doctor’s Doings
108Chapter Twenty Two The Verge of a Discovery
1118Chapter Three Shows One of the Fragments
109Chapter Twenty Three The Dead Woman’s Picture
1119Chapter Four Concerns a Consultation
110Chapter Twenty Four Doubts and Fears
1120Chapter Five Spreads the Net
111Chapter Twenty Five A Midnight Search
1121Chapter Six Gives Expert Opinion
112Chapter Twenty Six Queer Straits
1122Chapter Seven In which the Professor Exhibits Cunning
113Chapter Twenty Seven A Guiltless Crime
1123Chapter Eight Presents another Curious Problem
114Chapter Twenty Eight The Clique
1124Chapter Nine Concerns “The Other Man”
115Chapter Twenty Nine Monsieur’s Opinion
1125Chapter Ten Fact or Fiction
116Chapter Thirty The Eleventh Hour
1126Chapter Eleven The Great God Gold
117Chapter Thirty One By whose Hand?
1127Chapter Twelve Describes an Important Discovery
118Chapter Thirty Two Rays of Hope
1128Chapter Thirteen Shows a Face in the Night
119Chapter Thirty Three Vera’s Secret
1129Chapter Fourteen In which Owen Becomes Anxious
120Chapter Thirty Four A Strange Disclosure
1130Chapter Fifteen Reveals the Rivals
121Chapter Thirty Five The Vantage-Ground of Truth
1131Chapter Sixteen Owen Learns the Truth
122Chapter Thirty Six Conclusion
1132Chapter Seventeen Contains an Expert Theory
123Chapter One Ali Ben Hafiz
1133Chapter Eighteen Shows the Enemy’s Tactics
124Chapter Two The Omen of the Camel’s Hoof
1134Chapter Nineteen Is about the Doctor
125Chapter Three Entrapped
1135Chapter Twenty The Inquisitor
126Chapter Four A Veiled Face
1136Chapter Twenty One The Falling of the Shadow
127Chapter Five Zoraida’s Pledge
1137Chapter Twenty Two Increases the Mystery
128Chapter Six The Man with a Secret
1138Chapter Twenty Three His Ugliness at Pembridge Gardens
129Chapter Seven A Forgotten Tragedy
1139Chapter Twenty Four A Page in Piccadilly
130Chapter Eight The Fight in the Meskam
1140Chapter Twenty Five The Girl and the Man
131Chapter Nine Uzanne, the Outcast
1141Chapter Twenty Six In which a Desperate Game is Played
132Chapter Ten Humours from the Desert
1142Chapter Twenty Seven Explains Frank’s Attitude
133Chapter Eleven The City of the Sun
1143Chapter Twenty Eight Describes certain Curious Events
134Chapter Twelve An Oath to Messoudia
1144Chapter Twenty Nine Which Solves a Problem
135Chapter Thirteen Night in the Harem
1145Chapter Thirty Closed Doors
136Chapter Fourteen Seeking the Unknown
1146Chapter Thirty One Exposes the Conspiracy
137Chapter Fifteen At the Shrine of Darkness
1147Chapter Thirty Two Reveals the Cipher Record
138Chapter Sixteen The Crescent of Glorious Wonders
1148Chapter Thirty Three In the Night
139Chapter Seventeen Strange Confidences
1149Chapter Thirty Four “Silence for Silence!”
140Chapter Eighteen A Hidden Tragedy
1150Chapter Thirty Five Shows Further Complications
141Chapter Nineteen Dead Fingers
1151Chapter Thirty Six The Victim of Shame
142Chapter Twenty After the Fâtiha
1152Chapter Thirty Seven Reveals a Woman’s Face
143Chapter Twenty One A Startling Revelation
1153Chapter Thirty Eight Contains a Surprise
144Chapter Twenty Two Mákita’s Enemies
1154Chapter Thirty Nine Is the Conclusion
145Chapter Twenty Three The Treasure of Askiá
1155PROLOGUE
146Chapter Twenty Four Slave of the Sultan
1156CHAPTER ONE BESIDE STILL WATERS
147Chapter Twenty Five The Eunuch’s Scimitar
1157CHAPTER TWO TOLD IN THE NIGHT
148Chapter Twenty Six In the Courts of Love
1158CHAPTER THREE THE CLERGYMAN FROM HAMPSHIRE
149Chapter Twenty Seven The False Cadi
1159CHAPTER FOUR THE PERIL BEYOND
150Chapter Twenty Eight On the Pinnacle of Al Arâf
1160CHAPTER FIVE THE DARK HOUSE IN BAYSWATER
151Chapter Twenty Nine Labakan
1161CHAPTER SIX A GHASTLY TRUTH
152Chapter Thirty The Hall of the Great Death
1162CHAPTER SEVEN THE FLAME OF THE CANDLE
153Chapter Thirty One Kaylúlah
1163CHAPTER EIGHT PRESENTS ANOTHER PROBLEM
154Chapter Thirty Two The Ghuzzat of the Senousya
1164CHAPTER NINE FACE TO FACE
155Chapter Thirty Three A Penalty of Beauty
1165CHAPTER TEN CONTAINS A FURTHER SURPRISE
156Chapter Thirty Four Under the Green Banner
1166CHAPTER ELEVEN WHAT THE POLICE KNEW
157Chapter Thirty Five Betrayed!
1167CHAPTER TWELVE THE WORD OF A WOMAN
158Chapter Thirty Six The Bond of Blood
1168CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE DEATH KISS
159Chapter Thirty Seven By the Drum of Nâr
1169CHAPTER FOURTEEN OF THINGS UNMENTIONABLE
160Chapter Thirty Eight Hadj Absalam’s Decree
1170CHAPTER FIFTEEN FORBIDDEN LOVE
161Chapter Thirty Nine Mohammed Ben Ishak
1171CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE MAN IN GOLD PINCE-NEZ
162Chapter Forty The Key to the Mystery
1172CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE MAN IN THE STREET
163Chapter Forty One Through Rose Mists
1173CHAPTER EIGHTEEN PROOF POSITIVE
164Chapter Forty Two Vagaries of Vision
1174CHAPTER NINETEEN THROUGH THE MISTS
165Chapter Forty Three The Great White Diadem
1175CHAPTER TWENTY THE STRANGER IN THE RUE DE RIVOLI
166Chapter Forty Four Le Commencement de la Fin
1176CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE DESCRIBES AN UNWELCOME VISIT
167Chapter Forty Five The Price of Silence
1177CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO MORE MYSTERY
168Chapter Forty Six Some Amazing Facts
1178CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE IN FULL CRY
169Chapter Forty Seven Conclusion
1179CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR AN UNFORTUNATE SLIP
170Chapter One Handfast
1180CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE MORE STRANGE FACTS
171Chapter Two The Charing Cross Mystery
1181CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX “SOME SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS”
172Chapter Three In Bohemia
1182CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN A CONTRETEMPS
173Chapter Four The Nectar of Death
1183CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT THE FRENCHMAN MAKES A STATEMENT
174Chapter Five Under St. Clement Danes
1184CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE FURTHER REVELATIONS
175Chapter Six Valérie Dedieu
1185CHAPTER THIRTY CONCLUSION
176Chapter Seven Aut Tace, aut Pace
1186CHAPTER I IN WHICH THERE IS OPEN CONFESSION
177Chapter Eight Under Seal
1187CHAPTER II IN WHICH A LADY IS CONCERNED
178Chapter Nine Denizens of Soho
1188CHAPTER III IN WHICH I DISCLOSE A SECRET
179Chapter Ten Deadly Pair
1189CHAPTER IV IN WHICH I EARN A BIG FEE
180Chapter Eleven The Fourth Passenger
1190CHAPTER V IN WHICH MY LOVE-AFFAIR IS EXPLAINED
181Chapter Twelve “A Crooked Bit of Business”
1191CHAPTER VI IN WHICH I OBLIGE A LADY
182Chapter Thirteen Studio Secrets
1192CHAPTER VII IN WHICH A RISKY COUP IS DESCRIBED
183Chapter Fourteen On Cornish Cliffs
1193CHAPTER VIII IN WHICH A PROBLEM IS PRESENTED
184Chapter Fifteen Queen of the Silent Kingdom
1194CHAPTER IX IN I ATTEND WHICH AN ECCENTRIC PATIENT
185Chapter Sixteen Dolly’s Indiscretion
1195CHAPTER X IN WHICH I SILENCE AN ENEMY
186Chapter Seventeen Laroche
1196CHAPTER XI IN WHICH I ATTEND A STRANGE CASE
187Chapter Eighteen Lips Forsworn
1197CHAPTER XII IN WHICH A PATIENT GROWS CONFIDENTIAL
188Chapter Nineteen A Strange Compact
1198CHAPTER XIII IN WHICH MRS. AUBERON'S SECRET IS REVEALED
189Chapter Twenty Winged Hours
1199CHAPTER XIV IN WHICH THE AVENUE ROAD MYSTERY IS EXPLAINED
190Chapter Twenty One Purely Fin de Siècle
1200CHAPTER XV IN WHICH I MAKE A LITTLE PRESENT
191Chapter Twenty Two The Pretty Artist’s Model
1201CHAPTER XVI IN WHICH A RED-HAIRED LADY SHEDS TEARS
192Chapter Twenty Three Without the Queen’s Proctor
1202CHAPTER XVII IN WHICH I AM DISCOVERED!
193Chapter Twenty Four Truth in Masquerade
1203Chapter One Describes a Man and his Secret
194Chapter Twenty Five Shekels of Judas
1204Chapter Two Contains Several Surprises
195Chapter Twenty Six And You — A Clergyman
1205Chapter Three What Mr Arnold Left Behind
196Chapter Twenty Seven Silken Sackcloth
1206Chapter Four The Man with the Red Cravat
197Chapter Twenty Eight At La Nouvelle
1207Chapter Five The Sign of the Gloves
198Chapter Twenty Nine Gilded Sorrow
1208Chapter Six The Quick and the Dead
199Chapter Thirty The Englishman of the Boulevard Haussmann
1209Chapter Seven Dawnay Makes Confession
200Chapter Thirty One A Wanderer
1210Chapter Eight The Story of the Cylinder
201Chapter Thirty Two Gabrielle Debriège
1211Chapter Nine Reveals Guy’s Suspicions
202Chapter Thirty Three La Petite Hirondelle
1212Chapter Ten The Evil of the Ten Plagues
203Chapter Thirty Four Dregs of Life
1213Chapter Eleven A Sensation in the County
204Chapter Thirty Five Devil’s Dice
1214Chapter Twelve The Cry in the Night
205Chapter Thirty Six Conclusion
1215Chapter Thirteen One Point is Made Clear
206CHAPTER I A ROMANCE!
1216Chapter Fourteen Contains Another Suggestion
207CHAPTER II OMAR'S SLAVE
1217Chapter Fifteen Contains some Fresh Facts
208CHAPTER III OUTWARD BOUND
1218Chapter Sixteen The Sign of the Hand
209CHAPTER IV A STRANGE PROMISE
1219Chapter Seventeen A Further Problem
210CHAPTER V THE GIANT'S FINGER
1220Chapter Eighteen I Make a Discovery
211CHAPTER VI THE ROYAL JUJUS
1221Chapter Nineteen Falling Shadows
212CHAPTER VII SAMORY'S STRONGHOLD
1222Chapter Twenty The Man with the Crimson Button
213CHAPTER VIII THE SECRET OF THE QUEEN
1223Chapter Twenty One More Mystery
214CHAPTER IX CONDEMNED TO THE TORTURE
1224Chapter Twenty Two The Secret of Harvey Shaw
215CHAPTER X ZOMARA
1225Chapter Twenty Three “A Foreigner”
216CHAPTER XI THE HUMAN SACRIFICE
1226Chapter Twenty Four A Woman’s Word
217CHAPTER XII IN THE SACRED GROVE
1227Chapter Twenty Five In the Night
218CHAPTER XIII THE WAY OF THE THOUSAND STEPS
1228Chapter Twenty Six Contains an Ominous Message
219CHAPTER XIV FOES
1229Chapter Twenty Seven In the Balance
220CHAPTER XV A NATURAL GRAVE
1230Chapter Twenty Eight Another Revelation
221CHAPTER XVI WORDS OF FIRE
1231Chapter Twenty Nine Discloses Shaw’s Secret
222CHAPTER XVII A SALUTE OF BULLETS
1232Chapter Thirty The Third of November
223CHAPTER XVIII THE MYSTERIOUS REALM
1233Chapter Thirty One The Truth Concerning Arnold
224CHAPTER XIX THE CITY IN THE CLOUDS
1234Chapter Thirty Two A Heart’s Secret
225CHAPTER XX THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN
1235Chapter Thirty Three Plot and Counter-Plot
226CHAPTER XXI A FIGURE IN THE SHADOW
1236Chapter Thirty Four What the Cylinder Contained
227CHAPTER XXII TO THE UNKNOWN
1237Chapter Thirty Five Conclusion
228CHAPTER XXIII UNDER THE VAMPIRE'S WING
1238Chapter One The Madcap
229CHAPTER XXIV THE FLAMING MOUTH
1239Chapter Two An Audience of the Emperor
230CHAPTER XXV LIOLA
1240Chapter Three Contains Certain Confidences
231CHAPTER XXVI THE FIRST BLOW
1241Chapter Four Concerns Madame de Rosen
232CHAPTER XXVII BY THE NAYA'S ORDERS
1242Chapter Five The Man in Pince-Nez
233CHAPTER XXVIII THE FIGHT FOR THE EMERALD THRONE
1243Chapter Six Relates a Sensation
234CHAPTER XXIX A MYSTERY
1244Chapter Seven Tells Tragic Truths
235CHAPTER XXX TREASURE AND TREASON
1245Chapter Eight Describes a Mysterious Incident
236CHAPTER XXXI A SPY'S STARTLING STORY
1246Chapter Nine The Little Grand Duchess
237CHAPTER XXXII WAR
1247Chapter Ten Reveals Two Facts
238CHAPTER XXXIII THE HAREM SLAVE
1248Chapter Eleven His Excellency General Markoff
239CHAPTER XXXIV LIOLA'S DISCOVERY
1249Chapter Twelve Watchers in the Night
240CHAPTER XXXV INTO THE MIST
1250Chapter Thirteen The Catspaw
241CONCLUSION
1251Chapter Fourteen Such is the Law
242Chapter One Queen of the Unknown
1252Chapter Fifteen A Statement by the Informer
243Chapter Two Sin or Secret?
1253Chapter Sixteen Incognita!
244Chapter Three Ghosts of the Past
1254Chapter Seventeen Her Highness is Outspoken
245Chapter Four A Deepening Mystery
1255Chapter Eighteen Shows Hartwig’s Anxiety
246Chapter Five Dora’s Engagement
1256Chapter Nineteen Orders in Cipher
247Chapter Six The Countess of Fyneshade
1257Chapter Twenty The Land of No Return
248Chapter Seven On Life’s Quicksands
1258Chapter Twenty One Hot Haste across Asia
249Chapter Eight Secret Understanding
1259Chapter Twenty Two In the Night
250Chapter Nine Who is Her Ladyship?
1260Chapter Twenty Three Identification!
251Chapter Ten Tattle and Tragedy
1261Chapter Twenty Four The Journey’s End
252Chapter Eleven The Locked Room
1262Chapter Twenty Five Luba Makes a Statement
253Chapter Twelve In Strict Confidence
1263Chapter Twenty Six Not in the Newspapers
254Chapter Thirteen Between the Dances
1264Chapter Twenty Seven At Tzarskoie-Selo
255Chapter Fourteen The Deeper Indiscretion
1265Chapter Twenty Eight The Emperor’s Favourite
256Chapter Fifteen Beneath the Rouge
1266Chapter Twenty Nine Presents another Problem
257Chapter Sixteen The Mysterious Mr Markwick
1267Chapter Thirty Reveals the Gulf
258Chapter Seventeen Attack and Defence
1268Chapter Thirty One The Painful Truth
259Chapter Eighteen A Revelation and its Price
1269Chapter Thirty Two At What Cost!
260Chapter Nineteen The Earl’s Suspicions
1270Chapter Thirty Three Describes a Momentous Audience
261Chapter Twenty An Evening’s Amusement
1271Chapter Thirty Four The Emperor’s Command
262Chapter Twenty One Grindlay’s Tactics
1272Chapter Thirty Five “From Our Own Correspondent”
263Chapter Twenty Two A House of Shadows
1273Chapter Thirty Six Describes To-day
264Chapter Twenty Three In Silent Company
1274Chapter One The Nile Travellers
265Chapter Twenty Four A Confession
1275Chapter Two Arouses Certain Suspicions
266Chapter Twenty Five Most Remarkable
1276Chapter Three In the Holy of Holies
267Chapter Twenty Six The Fugitive
1277Chapter Four Contains a Bitter Truth
268Chapter Twenty Seven Mabel’s Penitence
1278Chapter Five A Surprise
269Chapter Twenty Eight A Promise
1279Chapter Six More Concerning the Stranger
270Chapter Twenty Nine Reconciliation
1280Chapter Seven The Night of the Golden Pig
271Chapter Thirty One Thousand Pounds
1281Chapter Eight The Great Ghelardi
272Chapter Thirty One The Scent of Violets
1282Chapter Nine At Downing Street
273Chapter Thirty Two The Secret
1283Chapter Ten Some Curious Stories
274Chapter Thirty Three A Family Council
1284Chapter Eleven Strictly Incognita
275Chapter Thirty Four Guilt
1285Chapter Twelve The King’s Confidences
276Chapter Thirty Five Conclusion
1286Chapter Thirteen His Majesty’s Secret
277Chapter One A State Secret
1287Chapter Fourteen Is Mainly Problematical
278Chapter Two “The Nook”
1288Chapter Fifteen Behind the Throne
279Chapter Three A Mystery
1289Chapter Sixteen Her Royal Highness
280Chapter Four The Click of the Telegraph
1290Chapter Seventeen The Cipher Dispatch
281Chapter Five Lord Warnham’s Admission
1291Chapter Eighteen Told in the Café Métropole
282Chapter Six The Veil
1292Chapter Nineteen At the Court Ball
283Chapter Seven Ella’s Suspicions
1293Chapter Twenty Reveals Hubert’s Secret
284Chapter Eight “I Dare Not!”
1294Chapter Twenty One A Confidential Report
285Chapter Nine The Bond of Secrecy
1295Chapter Twenty Two “The Thrush”
286Chapter Ten England’s Peril
1296Chapter Twenty Three Her Highness’s Warning
287Chapter Eleven Beck’s Prophecy
1297Chapter Twenty Four Room Number 164
288Chapter Twelve An Important Dispatch
1298Chapter Twenty Five Government Secrets
289Chapter Thirteen A Statement to the Press
1299Chapter Twenty Six Gathering Clouds
290Chapter Fourteen Sonia
1300Chapter Twenty Seven Reveals an Intrigue
291Chapter Fifteen Beyond Recall
1301Chapter Twenty Eight The Eyewitness
292Chapter Sixteen Advice Gratis
1302Chapter Twenty Nine Reveals the Bondage
293Chapter Seventeen A Spy’s Story
1303Chapter Thirty Mijoux Flobecq
294Chapter Eighteen Some Surprises
1304Chapter Thirty One The Bond Revealed
295Chapter Nineteen A Blade of Grass
1305Chapter Thirty Two Through the Night
296Chapter Twenty Undercurrents of Diplomacy
1306Chapter Thirty Three Spreading the Net
297Chapter Twenty One In Kensington Gardens
1307Chapter Thirty Four The Truth is Told
298Chapter Twenty Two To Err is Human
1308CHAPTER I IS MAINLY MYSTERIOUS
299Chapter Twenty Three A Terrible Truth
1309CHAPTER II CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER
300Chapter Twenty Four Strictly Confidential
1310CHAPTER III DESCRIBES TWO INQUIRIES
301Chapter Twenty Five The Man of the Hour
1311CHAPTER IV DESCRIBES A TORN CARD
302Chapter Twenty Six A Mission and its Sequel
1312CHAPTER V SECRETS OF STATE
303Chapter Twenty Seven Cosmopolitans
1313CHAPTER VI THE SAFE-BREAKERS
304Chapter Twenty Eight Her Imperial Highness
1314CHAPTER VII THE DOWNWARD PATH
305Chapter Twenty Nine The Seal of Silence
1315CHAPTER VIII REVEALS THE GRIM TRUTH
306Chapter Thirty Honour among Thieves
1316CHAPTER IX IN THE NIGHT
307Chapter Thirty One Due East
1317CHAPTER X HONOUR AMONG THIEVES
308Chapter Thirty Two On the Frontier
1318CHAPTER XI THE VOW
309Chapter Thirty Three Bad Company
1319CHAPTER XII THE FATE OF “THE AMERICAN”
310Chapter Thirty Four Outcast
1320CHAPTER XIII SISTERS IN SILENCE
311Chapter Thirty Five Confession
1321CHAPTER XIV JEAN LEARNS THE TRUTH
312Chapter Thirty Six The Thrall
1322CHAPTER XV HIS LORDSHIP’S VISITOR
313Chapter Thirty Seven Conclusion
1323CHAPTER XVI JEAN HAS A SURPRISE
314Preface
1324CHAPTER XVII THE DARKENING HORIZON
315Prologue
1325CHAPTER XVIII LORD BRACONDALE’S CONFESSION
316Chapter One The Blast of the Onbeia
1326CHAPTER XIX THE GARDEN OF LOVE
317Chapter Two Sun and Silence
1327CHAPTER XX CROOKED CONFIDENCES
318Chapter Three Azala
1328CHAPTER XXI THE GREEN TABLE
319Chapter Four The Mark of the Asps
1329CHAPTER XXII DISCLOSES A SCHEME
320Chapter Five The Black Eunuch
1330CHAPTER XXIII THE FALLING SHADOW
321Chapter Six Rage and Remorse
1331CHAPTER XXIV THE BLOW
322Chapter Seven The White City
1332CHAPTER XXV TO PAY THE PRICE
323Chapter Eight Veiled Men of the Desert
1333CHAPTER XXVI A CHILD’S QUESTION
324Chapter Nine An Audience of the Khalifa
1334CHAPTER XXVII THE INTRUDER
325Chapter Ten By Imperial Request
1335CHAPTER XXVIII THE CLOSED BOX
326Chapter Eleven Tiamo the Dwarf
1336CHAPTER XXIX DEADLY PERIL
327Chapter Twelve Mysteries of Eblis
1337CHAPTER XXX THE WHITE LIE
328Chapter Thirteen The Prism of Destiny
1338CHAPTER I CURIOSITY IS AROUSED
329Chapter Fourteen A Sign Afar
1339CHAPTER II THE ANGEL FACES
330Chapter Fifteen Tales of the Story-Tellers
1340CHAPTER III A HAMPSTEAD MYSTERY
331Chapter Sixteen A Secret of State
1341CHAPTER IV IN FULL CRY
332Chapter Seventeen Flight
1342CHAPTER V HUGESSON GASTRELL AT HOME
333Chapter Eighteen The Alarm
1343CHAPTER VI THE HOUSE IN GRAFTON STREET
334Chapter Nineteen Mohammed El-Arewa
1344CHAPTER VII OSBORNE'S STORY
335Chapter Twenty The Father of the Blue Hand
1345CHAPTER VIII MORE SUSPICIONS
336Chapter Twenty One In the Wilderness
1346CHAPTER IX THE SNARE
337Chapter Twenty Two Zu, the Bird-God
1347CHAPTER X NARRATES A CONFESSION
338Chapter Twenty Three The Forest of Perpetual Night
1348CHAPTER XI CONCERNS MRS. STAPLETON
339Chapter Twenty Four A Pagan Land
1349CHAPTER XII THE BROAD HIGHWAY
340Chapter Twenty Five Avisibba
1350CHAPTER XIII THE BARON
341Chapter Twenty Six The Ivory-Raiders
1351CHAPTER XIV IN THE MISTS
342Chapter Twenty Seven Ngalyema
1352CHAPTER XV THE MODERN VICE
343Chapter Twenty Eight Pigmies of the Forest
1353CHAPTER XVI SECRETS OF DUSKY FOWL
344Chapter Twenty Nine Facing Malec
1354CHAPTER XVII IS SUSPICIOUS
345Chapter Thirty A Prophecy
1355CHAPTER XVIII CONTAINS ANOTHER SURPRISE
346Chapter Thirty One On the Horizon
1356CHAPTER XIX "IN THE PAPERS"
347Chapter Thirty Two The Great Sin
1357CHAPTER XX PRESTON AGAIN
348Chapter Thirty Three Where Dwelt the Devourer
1358CHAPTER XXI A CHANNEL MYSTERY
349Chapter Thirty Four The Land of the No Return
1359CHAPTER XXII THE THIN-FACED STRANGER
350Chapter Thirty Five A Visitant from the Mists
1360CHAPTER XXIII RELATES A QUEER ADVENTURE
351Chapter Thirty Six The Torture-Wheel
1361CHAPTER XXIV IN STRANGE COMPANY
352Chapter Thirty Seven Ea
1362CHAPTER XXV THE GLITTERING UNDERWORLD
353Chapter Thirty Eight Istar
1363CHAPTER XXVI "THAT WOMAN!"
354Chapter Thirty Nine Foretokens
1364CHAPTER XXVII THE FOUR FACES
355Chapter Forty The Festival of Tammuz
1365CHAPTER XXVIII THE FACES UNMASKED
356Chapter Forty One The Temple of Love
1366CONCLUSION
357Chapter Forty Two Crooked Paths
1367CHAPTER I INTRODUCES A GENTLEMAN
358Chapter Forty Three Doom
1368CHAPTER II THE SCENT
359Chapter Forty Four The Talisman
1369CHAPTER III DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE
360Chapter Forty Five Conclusion
1370CHAPTER IV "DEAR OLD DIG"
361Chapter One Zertho
1371CHAPTER V "TIME WILL PROVE"
362Chapter Two A Beggar on Horseback
1372CHAPTER VI THE PIECE OF CONVICTION
363Chapter Three “We must not Marry!”
1373CHAPTER VII FATAL FINGERS
364Chapter Four Hairpins
1374CHAPTER VIII CONTAINS FURTHER EVIDENCE
365Chapter Five Captain Brooker’s Objection
1375CHAPTER IX DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN
366Chapter Six Outsiders
1376CHAPTER X CHERCHEZ LA FEMME
367Chapter Seven The Missing Mariette
1377CHAPTER XI IN WHICH AN ALLEGATION IS MADE
368Chapter Eight The Promenade des Anglais
1378CHAPTER XII PHRIDA MAKES CONFESSION
369Chapter Nine The Way of Transgressors
1379CHAPTER XIII THE FUGITIVE'S SECRET
370Chapter Ten Mask and Domino
1380CHAPTER XIV REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION
371Chapter Eleven Monte Carlo
1381CHAPTER XV AN EFFACED IDENTITY
372Chapter Twelve Liane’s Secret
1382CHAPTER XVI REVEALS ANOTHER ENIGMA
373Chapter Thirteen Lip-Salve
1383CHAPTER XVII CONCERNS MRS. PETRE
374Chapter Fourteen A Woman’s Story
1384CHAPTER XVIII DISCLOSES THE TRAP
375Chapter Fifteen Held in Bondage
1385CHAPTER XIX THE SEAL OF SILENCE
376Chapter Sixteen The Golden Hand
1386CHAPTER XX FROM THE TOMB
377Chapter Seventeen The House of the Wicked
1387CHAPTER XXI RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT
378Chapter Eighteen Sinned Against
1388CHAPTER XXII "MARIE BRACQ!"
379Chapter Nineteen The Miniature
1389CHAPTER XXIII LOVE'S CONFESSION
380Chapter Twenty At Cross Lane
1390CHAPTER XXIV OFFICIAL SECRECY
381Chapter Twenty One Red and Black
1391CHAPTER XXV FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ
382Chapter Twenty Two Conclusion
1392CHAPTER XXVI SHOWS EXPERT METHODS
383Preface Author’s Note
1393CHAPTER XXVII EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED
384Chapter One London’s Deligh
1394CHAPTER XXVIII FURTHER ADMISSIONS
385Chapter Two This Crucifix
1395CHAPTER XXIX THE SELLER OF SHAWLS
386Chapter Three Woman’s World
1396CHAPTER XXX FACE TO FACE
387Chapter Four Not Counting the Cost
1397CHAPTER XXXI SHOWS THE TRUTH-TELLER
388Chapter Five The Bony-Faced Man
1398CHAPTER XXXII IS THE CONCLUSION
389Chapter Six Two Mysteries
1399Chapter One Concerns a Visitor
390Chapter Seven What Ash Knew
1400Chapter Two Contains Certain Revelations
391Chapter Eight Within Grasp
1401Chapter Three The Name of “Smithson”
392Chapter Nine Mrs Popejoy’s Statement
1402Chapter Four Further Mystery
393Chapter Ten In Duddington
1403Chapter Five Puts Certain Questions
394Chapter Eleven Purely Confidential
1404Chapter Six The House in the Square
395Chapter Twelve “You! Of All Men!”
1405Chapter Seven Treading among Shadows
396Chapter Thirteen The Old Love and the New
1406Chapter Eight More Mystery
397Chapter Fourteen Jack Yelverton’s Confession
1407Chapter Nine The Gentleman Named Paulton
398Chapter Fifteen A Strange Assertion
1408Chapter Ten Relates a Strange Incident
399Chapter Sixteen Rocks among Pebbles
1409Chapter Eleven Contains some Strange News
400Chapter Seventeen After Business Hours
1410Chapter Twelve Gossip from the Sunshine
401Chapter Eighteen The Chalice
1411Chapter Thirteen In the Web
402Chapter Nineteen The Result of the Compact
1412Chapter Fourteen The Perfume
403Chapter Twenty One Man’s Hand
1413Chapter Fifteen Within an Ace
404Chapter Twenty One Silence
1414Chapter Sixteen The Harvest of Fire
405Chapter Twenty Two To Seek the Truth
1415Chapter Seventeen Found in the Débris
406Chapter Twenty Three In the Shadow
1416Chapter Eighteen In which the Mask is Raised
407Chapter Twenty Four The Evil-Doers
1417Chapter Nineteen More Revelations
408Chapter Twenty Five Conclusion
1418Chapter Twenty Concerns a Mysterious Light
409Chapter One Aliens
1419Chapter Twenty One Contains a Further Surprise
410Chapter Two The Silver Greyhound
1420Chapter Twenty Two A Secret is Disclosed
411Chapter Three One of a Crowd
1421Chapter Twenty Three Contains Another Revelation
412Chapter Four “The Major”
1422Chapter Twenty Four A Further Tangle
413Chapter Five Tristram at Home
1423Chapter Twenty Five Towards the Truth
414Chapter Six In Tuscany
1424Chapter Twenty Six Mr Smithson again
415Chapter Seven Doctor Malvano
1425Chapter Twenty Seven In the Shadow
416Chapter Eight Her Ladyship’s Secret
1426Chapter Twenty Eight The Unknown To-morrow
417Chapter Nine Beneath the Red, White, and Blue
1427Chapter Twenty Nine A Strange Truth is Told
418Chapter Ten The Mystery of Gemma
1428Chapter Thirty Contains the End
419Chapter Eleven Silence is Best
1429Chapter One The Waters of the Meuse
420Chapter Twelve A Word with His Excellency
1430Chapter Two The Rising Cloud
421Chapter Thirteen A Discovery in Ebury Street
1431Chapter Three The Heart’s Desire
422Chapter Fourteen The Doctor’s Story
1432Chapter Four The Man from Cologne
423Chapter Fifteen The Shadow
1433Chapter Five Bursting of the Storm
424Chapter Sixteen “Traitors Die Slowly”
1434Chapter Six In the Trenches before Liège
425Chapter Seventeen Smayle’s Dilemma
1435Chapter Seven In the Eagle’s Claws
426Chapter Eighteen What Lady Marshfield Knew
1436Chapter Eight The Double Face
427Chapter Nineteen A Secret Despatch
1437Chapter Nine The Kaiser’s Secret Agent
428Chapter Twenty “The Gobbo”
1438Chapter Ten The Hôtel de L’Épée
429Chapter Twenty One At Lyddington
1439Chapter Eleven This Word of the Uhlan
430Chapter Twenty Two The Unknown
1440Chapter Twelve The Fugitives
431Chapter Twenty Three A Ruler of Europe
1441Chapter Thirteen Before the Storm
432Chapter Twenty Four By Stealth
1442Chapter Fourteen Held by the Enemy
433Chapter Twenty Five A Woman’s Diplomacy
1443Chapter Fifteen Betrays the Traitor
434Chapter Twenty Six The Palazza Funaro
1444Chapter Sixteen The Fire of Fate
435Chapter Twenty Seven On the Night Wind
1445Chapter Seventeen In Deadly Peril
436Chapter Twenty Eight The Trick of a Trickster
1446Chapter Eighteen The Gulf of Shadows
437Chapter Twenty Nine Entrapped
1447CHAPTER I BESIDE STILL WATERS
438Chapter Thirty “I Bear Witness!”
1448CHAPTER II THE MAN GOING NORTH
439Chapter Thirty One Fiori d’Arancio
1449CHAPTER III MAINLY ABOUT MYRA
440Preface Author’s Note
1450CHAPTER IV THE BLACK BLOW
441Chapter One The City of the Seven Shadows
1451CHAPTER V IS MORE MYSTERIOUS
442Chapter Two A Sappho of the Sand
1452CHAPTER VI CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA
443Chapter Three The Secret of Sâ
1453CHAPTER VII THE CHEMIST’S ROCK
444Chapter Four The Three Dwarfs of Lebo
1454CHAPTER VIII MISTS OF UNCERTAINTY
445Chapter Five The Coming of Allah
1455CHAPTER IX THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO
446Chapter Six The Evil of the Thousand Eyes
1456CHAPTER X THE SECRET OF THE ROCK
447Chapter Seven The Gate of Hell
1457CHAPTER XI HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED
448Chapter Eight The Queen of the Silent Kingdom
1458CHAPTER XII WHO IS HILDERMAN?
449Chapter Nine The Father of the Hundred slaves
1459CHAPTER XIII THE RED-HAIRED MAN
450Chapter Ten The Mystery of Afo
1460CHAPTER XIV A FURTHER MYSTERY
451Chapter Eleven The Throne of the Great Torture
1461CHAPTER XV CONCERNS AN ILLUSTRATED PAPER
452Chapter One Why This is Written
1462CHAPTER XVI DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS
453Chapter Two The Bracelet and the Palm
1463CHAPTER XVII SOME GRAVE FEARS
454Chapter Three The House with the Portico
1464CHAPTER XVIII THE TRUTH REVEALED
455Chapter Four The Woman
1465Chapter One The Man of the Moment
456Chapter Five The Unseen
1466Chapter Two The Suspicions of Elise
457Chapter Six Hand and Heart
1467Chapter Three The House in Wimpole Street
458Chapter Seven The Mystery is Increased
1468Chapter Four His Dying Words
459Chapter Eight The Stranger
1469Chapter Five Certain Curious Facts
460Chapter Nine From the Unknown
1470Chapter Six Reveals the Victim
461Chapter Ten The Girl in Blue
1471Chapter Seven The Spider’s Web
462Chapter Eleven The Fourteenth of October
1472Chapter Eight Toilers of the North Sea
463Chapter Twelve “It is his!”
1473Chapter Nine To “Number 70 Berlin”
464Chapter Thirteen The Enchantment of a Face
1474Chapter Ten The Khaki Cult
465Chapter Fourteen A Revelation
1475Chapter Eleven The Enemy’s Cipher
466Chapter Fifteen What I Saw
1476Chapter Twelve On Thin Ice
467Chapter Sixteen The Inner Room
1477Chapter Thirteen Towards the Brink
468Chapter Seventeen The Marble Hand
1478Chapter Fourteen Held by the Enemy
469Chapter Eighteen Mystery Inexplicable
1479Chapter Fifteen The Working of “Number 70”
470Chapter Nineteen My Unknown Wife’s Story
1480Chapter Sixteen The Catspaw
471Chapter Twenty How Many Yesterdays?
1481Chapter Seventeen The Super-Spy
472Chapter Twenty One Gedge Tells the Truth
1482Chapter Eighteen Tom Small Receives Visitors
473Chapter Twenty Two Broken Threads
1483Chapter Nineteen Days of Darkness
474Chapter Twenty Three I Make a Discovery
1484Chapter Twenty Told at Dawn
475Chapter Twenty Four The Master Hand
1485Foreword
476Chapter Twenty Five The Person who Knew
1486Chapter One The Rift in the Clouds
477Chapter Twenty Six Edna Makes a Proposal
1487Chapter Two Our Invincible Navy
478Chapter Twenty Seven More Scheming
1488Chapter Three The Coming Victory on Land
479Chapter Twenty Eight Two Words
1489Chapter Four Our Mastery of the Air
480Chapter Twenty Nine The Enigma
1490Chapter Five Britain’s Unshakable Resolve
481Chapter Thirty Conclusion
1491Chapter Six The Terror in Germany
482Chapter One The Mystery Man
1492Chapter Seven Germany’s Bankrupt Future
483Chapter Two The Penny in Paper
1493Chapter Eight The Invisible Hand
484Chapter Three An Appointment
1494Chapter Nine Compulsory Service Britain’s Master-Stroke
485Chapter Four The Three Cards
1495Chapter Ten Germany’s Colossal Blunders
486Chapter Five The Second Woman
1496Chapter Eleven Victory with Honour
487Chapter Six What I Saw in the Park
1497Chapter Twelve “Never Again”
488Chapter Seven Eva Glaslyn
1498Chapter One Concerns a Girl in Black
489Chapter Eight Some Remarkable Evidence
1499Chapter Two Presents a Curious Problem
490Chapter Nine The Love of Long Ago
1500Chapter Three The Fatal Fingers
491Chapter Ten On the Silent Highway
1501Chapter Four Reveals Certain Confidences
492Chapter Eleven Beauty at the Helm
1502Chapter Five The Mystery of the White Room
493Chapter Twelve The Deformed Man’s Statement
1503Chapter Six In the Southern Land of Adventure
494Chapter Thirteen Dick Becomes Mysterious
1504Chapter Seven Who was the Apache?
495Chapter Fourteen This Hapless World
1505Chapter Eight The Doctor’s Double Personality
496Chapter Fifteen The Near Beyond
1506Chapter Nine Foiled by the Work of a Modern Detective
497Chapter Sixteen In the City
1507Chapter Ten The Mystery of some Disappearances
498Chapter Seventeen A Visit from Boyd
1508Chapter Eleven The Tragedy of a Fateful Joy-Ride
499Chapter Eighteen “You will never Know — Never!”
1509Chapter Twelve The Second Burglary at Aldborough Park
500Chapter Nineteen Eva Makes a Confession
1510Chapter Thirteen Into a Trap and Out of it
501Chapter Twenty A Night Adventure
1511Chapter Fourteen Haunted by the Spirit of the River
502Chapter Twenty One Under the Leaden Seal
1512Chapter Fifteen Raife’s Resolve
503Chapter Twenty Two In Defiance of the Law
1513Chapter Sixteen The Mysterious Stab in the Dark
504Chapter Twenty Three Her Ladyship
1514Chapter Seventeen Mr Muirhead and Hilda Discover Raife’s Identity
505Chapter Twenty Four The Truth Revealed
1515Chapter Eighteen A Shadow on Raife’s Courtship
506Chapter Twenty Five Conclusion
1516Chapter Nineteen Gilda Receives a Staggering Blow
507Prologue
1517Chapter Twenty The Most Momentous Occasion of Hilda’s Life
508Chapter One Mainly about People
1518Chapter Twenty One Raife’s Jealousy Ends Disastrously
509Chapter Two The Third Finger
1519Chapter Twenty Two Another Mysterious Visitor in the Night
510Chapter Three Concerning a Compact
1520Chapter Twenty Three On the Trail. The Finding of the Reticule
511Chapter Four The Note of Interrogation
1521Chapter Twenty Four How the Grand Coup was Planned
512Chapter Five Outward Bound
1522Chapter Twenty Five The Beginning of the Revenge
513Chapter Six Captain Banfield Explains
1523Chapter Twenty Six Sir Raife Remington, Baronet and Burglar
514Chapter Seven My New Patient
1524Chapter Twenty Seven The Origin of the Vendetta
515Chapter Eight What Happened to me
1525Chapter Twenty Eight Conclusion
516Chapter Nine A Maze of Mystery
1526CHAPTER I PRESENTS A PROBLEM
517Chapter Ten The Major
1527CHAPTER II IS MAINLY ASTONISHING
518Chapter Eleven Voices of the Night
1528CHAPTER III SHOWS LIGHTS FROM THE MIST
519Chapter Twelve The Morning After
1529CHAPTER IV OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS
520Chapter Thirteen I Practise a New Profession
1530CHAPTER V IN WHICH THE SHADOW FALLS
521Chapter Fourteen A Theory
1531CHAPTER VI MYSTERY INEXPLICABLE
522Chapter Fifteen The Grey House
1532CHAPTER VII TELLS OF TWO MEN
523Chapter Sixteen The Veiled Lady
1533CHAPTER VIII REMAINS AN ENIGMA
524Chapter Seventeen In Peril
1534CHAPTER IX DESCRIBES A NIGHT-VIGIL
525Chapter Eighteen The Mystery of the Morning-Room
1535CHAPTER X CONTAINS A CLUE
526Chapter Nineteen Hoefer’s Strange Methods
1536CHAPTER XI THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH
527Chapter Twenty The Chill Hand
1537CHAPTER XII LOLA
528Chapter Twenty One Two Hearts
1538CHAPTER XIII RELATES A STRANGE STORY
529Chapter Twenty Two A Savant at Home
1539CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN CONFESSION IS MADE
530Chapter Twenty Three A Counter-Plot
1540CHAPTER XV CONFIRMS CERTAIN SUSPICIONS
531Chapter Twenty Four Face to Face
1541CHAPTER XVI "WHERE THE TWO C'S MEET"
532Chapter Twenty Five The Woman in Black
1542CHAPTER XVII REVEALS ANOTHER PLOT
533Chapter Twenty Six Husband and Wife
1543CHAPTER XVIII DONE IN THE NIGHT
534Chapter Twenty Seven The Tempter
1544CHAPTER XIX RECORDS FURTHER FACTS
535Chapter Twenty Eight Sought Out
1545CHAPTER XX ANOTHER DISCOVERY IS MADE
536Chapter Twenty Nine Put to the Test
1546CHAPTER XXI EXPLAINS LOLA'S FEARS
537Chapter Thirty “La Gioia”
1547CHAPTER XXII THE ROAD OF RICHES
538Chapter Thirty One Conclusion
1548CHAPTER XXIII FOLLOWS THE ELUSIVE JULES
539CHAPTER I — UNDER ORDERS
1549CHAPTER XXIV MAKES A STARTLING DISCLOSURE
540CHAPTER II — JUDITH
1550CHAPTER XXV IS MORE MYSTERIOUS
541CHAPTER III — THE SHADOW
1551CHAPTER XXVI HOT-FOOT ACROSS EUROPE
542CHAPTER IV — THE FACE AND THE MASK
1552CHAPTER XXVII OPENS A DEATH-TRAP
543CHAPTER V — THE STATEMENT OF ANN PRIMROSE
1553CHAPTER XXVIII DESCRIBES A CHASE
544CHAPTER VI — IN CYPHER
1554CHAPTER XXIX THE HOUSE IN HAMPSTEAD
545CHAPTER VII — HER MAJESTY'S AMBASSADOR
1555CHAPTER XXX NARRATES A STARTLING AFFAIR
546CHAPTER VIII — A MASTER STROKE
1556CHAPTER XXXI "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE"
547CHAPTER IX — AT THE STATE BALL
1557CHAPTER XXXII THE TENTS OF UNGODLINESS
548CHAPTER X — HER HIGHNESS'S CONFIDENCE
1558CHAPTER XXXIII DISCLOSES A STRANGE TRUTH
549CHAPTER XI — WILES AND WISDOM
1559CHAPTER XXXIV CONCERNS TO-DAY
550CHAPTER XII — A DESPATCH FROM DOWNING-STREET
1560Chapter One Over a “Gasper”
551CHAPTER XIII — THE ROSE OF LOVE
1561Chapter Two The Murder-Machines
552CHAPTER XIV — THE EVIL OF THE HAPSBOURGS
1562Chapter Three The Brown Deal Box
553CHAPTER XV — AN AFFINITY OF SOULS
1563Chapter Four Concerns the Secret
554CHAPTER XVI — SECRET SERVICE
1564Chapter Five The Raid on London
555CHAPTER XVII — THE KING'S MESSAGE
1565Chapter Six Theed’s Strange Story
556CHAPTER XVIII — A VOICE IN THE NIGHT
1566Chapter Seven Reveals a Plot
557CHAPTER XIX — MELANIE'S FEAR
1567Chapter Eight Some Suspicions
558CHAPTER XX — AT THE BRITISH LEGATION
1568Chapter Nine Contains More Curious Facts
559CHAPTER XXI — WHAT JUDITH KNEW
1569Chapter Ten The Tunnel Mystery
560CHAPTER XXII — THE PRINCESS ASKS A FAVOUR
1570Chapter Eleven The Signalman’s Story
561CHAPTER XXIII — EVEN MORE CURIOUS
1571Chapter Twelve Reveals an Astounding Fact
562CHAPTER XXIV — CONFESSION
1572Chapter Thirteen The Leopard’s Eyes
563CHAPTER XXV — CONCLUSION
1573Chapter Fourteen False or True?
564Chapter One His Excellency
1574Chapter Fifteen Concerns Harold Hale
565Chapter Two Two Enigmas
1575Chapter Sixteen At Holly Farm
566Chapter Three Yolande
1576Chapter Seventeen Not Counting the Cost
567Chapter Four A Curious Story
1577Chapter Eighteen The Tri-Coloured Rings
568Chapter Five La Comtesse
1578Chapter Nineteen Flashes in the Night
569Chapter Six A Piece of Plain Paper
1579Chapter Twenty Those “Eyes!”
570Chapter Seven By a Thread
1580Chapter Twenty One Roseye’s Secret
571Chapter Eight The Old Love
1581Chapter Twenty Two More Devil’s Work
572Chapter Nine At the Elysée
1582Chapter Twenty Three The “L39”
573Chapter Ten Confession
1583Preface About Gerry Sant
574Chapter Eleven Deane Speaks his Mind
1584Chapter One Espionage in Piccadilly
575Chapter Twelve The English Tea-Shop
1585Chapter Two Spying on Spies
576Chapter Thirteen The Spy’s Report
1586Chapter Three Berlin’s Secret Code
577Chapter Fourteen Smart Paris
1587Chapter Four The Hidden Hand in Britain
578Chapter Fifteen Across the Channel
1588Chapter Five The Perfumed Card
579Chapter Sixteen Dawn
1589Chapter Six In the “Personal” Column
580Chapter Seventeen Edith Austin
1590Chapter Seven The Elusive Van Rosen
581Chapter Eighteen By Day and by Night
1591Chapter Eight “One of the Naturalised”
582Chapter Nineteen Whispered Words
1592Chapter Nine The Secret of the Perfume
583Chapter Twenty From Downing Street to Paris
1593Chapter Ten The Mystery of Blind Heinrich
584Chapter Twenty One The Sister Arts
1594Chapter Eleven An Air Raid on London
585Chapter Twenty Two Perfume and Politics
1595Chapter Twelve The Secret of the Ribbon
586Chapter Twenty Three Princess Léonie
1596Chapter Thirteen How Berlin Obtains Information
587Chapter Twenty Four In the Forest of Fontainebleau
1597Chapter Fourteen The Great Submarine Plot
588Chapter Twenty Five England’s Enemies
1598Chapter Fifteen The Real Mr Engström
589Chapter Twenty Six A Woman’s Heart
1599Chapter Sixteen In a Tight Corner
590Chapter Twenty Seven The Unexpected
1600Chapter Seventeen “The Plot Revealed”
591Chapter Twenty Eight On the Crooked Way
1601Chapter Eighteen The Mysterious Cylinders
592Chapter Twenty Nine Kaye is Puzzled
1602Chapter Nineteen Spy’s Letter Deciphered
593Chapter Thirty Knights of Industry
1603Chapter Twenty A Message from the Herrengasse
594Chapter Thirty One The Red Ass
1604Chapter Twenty One The Admiral’s Secret
595Chapter Thirty Two Betrayal
1605Chapter One Concerning Sheila Monkton
596Chapter Thirty Three Which Contains a Surprise
1606Chapter Two The Discovery in Chesterfield Street
597Chapter Thirty Four At Bordighera
1607Chapter Three The Whispered Name
598Chapter Thirty Five In which Edith Speaks Plainly
1608Chapter Four The Man who Knew
599Chapter Thirty Six The Secret
1609Chapter Five Contains some Curious Facts
600Chapter Thirty Seven Conclusion
1610Chapter Six Just Too Late
601Chapter One Is mainly about a Man
1611Chapter Seven The Mysterious Mrs Saxton
602Chapter Two Concerns Claudia’s Caprice
1612Chapter Eight The Man from Boundary Road
603Chapter Three In which Dudley Chisholm is Frank
1613Chapter Nine Rumours in London
604Chapter Four Reveals a Peccant Passion
1614Chapter Ten In the Lobby of the House
605Chapter Five Describes an English Home
1615Chapter Eleven Mainly Concerns Mr Stent
606Chapter Six In which the Colonel grows Mysterious
1616Chapter Twelve The Occupier of Forest View
607Chapter Seven Unites Reality with Romance
1617Chapter Thirteen Contains Further Discoveries
608Chapter Eight Shows a Politician and a Policy
1618Chapter Fourteen The Cipher of the Two C’s
609Chapter Nine Defines the Dazzling Degradation
1619Chapter Fifteen In which Smeaton Makes a Discovery
610Chapter Ten Makes Plain a Woman’s Duty
1620Chapter Sixteen Who was Monkton’s Enemy?
611Chapter Eleven Discloses an Ugly Truth
1621Chapter Seventeen The Room of Secrets
612Chapter Twelve Is Distinctly Enigmatical
1622Chapter Eighteen Another Mystery
613Chapter Thirteen Takes Dudley by a By-Path
1623Chapter Nineteen Still Another Club
614Chapter Fourteen Which Demands Explanation
1624Chapter Twenty A Conference at Downing Street
615Chapter Fifteen Is told in the Grass Country
1625Chapter Twenty One Shades of Soho
616Chapter Sixteen Suggests a Double Problem
1626Chapter Twenty Two One Fact is Established
617Chapter Seventeen Recounts Curious Circumstances
1627Chapter Twenty Three Which Makes One Fact Plain
618Chapter Eighteen Introduces an Interesting Person
1628Chapter Twenty Four The Mystery of the Maid-Servant
619Chapter Nineteen A Man of Secrets Speaks
1629Chapter Twenty Five Still More Mystery
620Chapter Twenty Throws Light on the Past
1630Chapter Twenty Six The Secret Picture
621Chapter Twenty One Sows Seeds of Suspicion
1631Chapter Twenty Seven The Story of the Portraits
622Chapter Twenty Two Requires Solution
1632Chapter Twenty Eight In the Mists
623Chapter Twenty Three Records some Matters of Fact
1633Chapter Twenty Nine Contains many Surprises
624Chapter Twenty Four Contrasts Two Loves
1634Chapter Thirty The Mystery Solved
625Chapter Twenty Five In which the Stranger states his Mission
1635CHAPTER I IN WHICH CERTAIN SUSPICIONS ARE EXCITED
626Chapter Twenty Six Shows Signori of the Suburbs
1636CHAPTER II THE COMING OF A STRANGER
627Chapter Twenty Seven Which asks a Question
1637CHAPTER III INTRODUCES DOCTOR WEIRMARSH
628Chapter Twenty Eight Confesses the Truth
1638CHAPTER IV REVEALS TEMPTATION
629Chapter Twenty Nine Confides a Motive and a Mystery
1639CHAPTER V IN WHICH ENID ORLEBAR IS PUZZLED
630Chapter Thirty Tells a Strange Tale
1640CHAPTER VI BENEATH THE ELASTIC BAND
631Chapter Thirty One Contains the Conclusion
1641CHAPTER VII CONCERNING THE VELVET HAND
632CHAPTER I INTRODUCES AMBLER JEVONS
1642CHAPTER VIII PAUL LE PONTOIS
633CHAPTER II “A VERY UGLY SECRET”
1643CHAPTER IX THE LITTLE OLD FRENCHWOMAN
634CHAPTER III THE COURTENAYS
1644CHAPTER X IF ANYONE KNEW
635CHAPTER IV A NIGHT CALL
1645CHAPTER XI CONCERNS THE PAST
636CHAPTER V DISCLOSES A MYSTERY
1646CHAPTER XII REVEALS A CURIOUS PROBLEM
637CHAPTER VI IN WHICH I MAKE A DISCOVERY
1647CHAPTER XIII THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MALTWOOD
638CHAPTER VII THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY
1648CHAPTER XIV WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN
639CHAPTER VIII AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE
1649CHAPTER XV THREE GENTLEMEN FROM PARIS
640CHAPTER IX SHADOWS
1650CHAPTER XVI THE ORDERS OF HIS EXCELLENCY
641CHAPTER X WHICH PUZZLES THE DOCTORS
1651CHAPTER XVII WALTER GIVES WARNING
642CHAPTER XI CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS
1652CHAPTER XVIII THE ACCUSERS
643CHAPTER XII I RECEIVE A VISITOR
1653CHAPTER XIX IN WHICH A TRUTH IS HIDDEN
644CHAPTER XIII MY LOVE
1654CHAPTER XX IN WHICH A TRUTH IS TOLD
645CHAPTER XIV IS DISTINCTLY CURIOUS
1655CHAPTER XXI THE WIDENED BREACH
646CHAPTER XV I AM CALLED FOR CONSULTATION
1656CHAPTER XXII CONCERNING THE BELLAIRS AFFAIR
647CHAPTER XVI REVEALS AN ASTOUNDING FACT
1657CHAPTER XXIII THE SILENCE OF THE MAN BARKER
648CHAPTER XVII DISCUSSES SEVERAL MATTERS
1658CHAPTER XXIV WHAT THE DEAD MAN LEFT
649CHAPTER XVIII WORDS OF THE DEAD
1659CHAPTER XXV AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS
650CHAPTER XIX JEVONS GROWS MYSTERIOUS
1660CHAPTER XXVI WHICH IS "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL"
651CHAPTER XX MY NEW PATIENT
1661CHAPTER XXVII THE RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
652CHAPTER XXI WOMAN’S WILES
1662CHAPTER XXVIII THE SECRET OF THE LONELY HOUSE
653CHAPTER XXII A MESSAGE
1663CHAPTER XXIX CONTAINS SOME STARTLING STATEMENTS
654CHAPTER XXIII THE MYSTERY OF MARY
1664CHAPTER XXX REVEALS A WOMAN'S LOVE
655CHAPTER XXIV ETHELWYNN IS SILENT
1665CHAPTER XXXI IN WHICH SIR HUGH TELLS HIS STORY
656CHAPTER XXV FORMS A BEWILDERING ENIGMA
1666CHAPTER XXXII CONCLUSION
657CHAPTER XXVI AMBLER JEVONS IS BUSY
1667Prologue
658CHAPTER XXVII MR. LANE’S ROMANCE
1668Chapter One
659CHAPTER XXVIII “POOR MRS. COURTENAY”
1669Chapter Two
660CHAPTER XXIX THE POLICE ARE AT FAULT
1670Chapter Three
661CHAPTER XXX SIR BERNARD’S DECISION
1671Chapter Four
662CHAPTER XXXI CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH
1672Chapter Five
663Preface From the Author to the Reader
1673Chapter Six
664Chapter One The Stranger in Manchester
1674Chapter Seven
665Chapter Two Contains Certain Mysterious Facts
1675Chapter Eight
666Chapter Three In Which a Strange Story is Told
1676Chapter Nine
667Chapter Four Which Traverses Dangerous Ground
1677Chapter Ten
668Chapter Five In which the Mystery Becomes Considerably Increased
1678Chapter Eleven
669Chapter Six Concerns Three Capital A’s
1679Chapter Twelve
670Chapter Seven The Mysterious Foreigner
1680Chapter Thirteen
671Chapter Eight In which the Truth is Spoken
1681Chapter Fourteen
672Chapter Nine The House of Silence
1682Chapter Fifteen
673Chapter Ten The Man of Secrets
1683Chapter Sixteen
674Chapter Eleven Which Explains the Peril of Mabel Blair
1684Chapter Seventeen
675Chapter Twelve Mr Richard Dawson
1685Chapter Eighteen
676Chapter Thirteen Burton Blair’s Secret is Revealed
1686Chapter Nineteen
677Chapter Fourteen Gives an Expert Opinion
1687Chapter Twenty
678Chapter Fifteen Certain Things we Found at Mayvill
1688Chapter Twenty One
679Chapter Sixteen In which Two Curious Facts are Established
1689Chapter Twenty Two
680Chapter Seventeen Merely Concerns a Stranger
1690Chapter Twenty Three
681Chapter Eighteen The Crossways at Owston
1691CHAPTER I
682Chapter Nineteen Which Contains a Clue
1692CHAPTER II
683Chapter Twenty The Reading of the Record
1693CHAPTER III
684Chapter Twenty One “Worse than Death”
1694CHAPTER IV
685Chapter Twenty Two The Mystery of a Night’s Adventure
1695CHAPTER V
686Chapter Twenty Three Which is in Many Ways Amazing
1696CHAPTER VI
687Chapter Twenty Four Contains a Terrible Disclosure
1697CHAPTER VII
688Chapter Twenty Five The Sacred Name
1698CHAPTER VIII
689Chapter Twenty Six Face to Face
1699CHAPTER IX
690Chapter Twenty Seven The Directions of His Eminence
1700CHAPTER X
691Chapter Twenty Eight Describes a Startling Discovery
1701CHAPTER XI
692Chapter Twenty Nine In which a Strange Tale is Told
1702CHAPTER XII
693Chapter Thirty The Motive and the Moral
1703CHAPTER XIII
694Chapter Thirty One Conclusion
1704CHAPTER XIV
695Chapter One The Advent of the Stranger
1705CHAPTER XV
696Chapter Two Concerns Lady Lolita
1706CHAPTER XVI
697Chapter Three Which is a Mystery
1707CHAPTER XVII
698Chapter Four Wherein a Strange Story is Told
1708CHAPTER XVIII
699Chapter Five Reveals Three Curious Facts
1709CHAPTER XIX
700Chapter Six For Love of Lolita
1710CHAPTER XX
701Chapter Seven Is Full of Mystery
1711CHAPTER XXI
702Chapter Eight Wherein I Make Certain Discoveries
1712CHAPTER XXII
703Chapter Nine Tells Some Strange Truths
1713CHAPTER XXIII
704Chapter Ten The Earl of Stanchester Speaks his Mind
1714CHAPTER XXIV
705Chapter Eleven Certain Questions and their Answers
1715CHAPTER XXV
706Chapter Twelve Love and Lolita
1716CHAPTER XXVI
707Chapter Thirteen The Young Countess Makes a Statement
1717CHAPTER XXVII
708Chapter Fourteen Concerns a Gay Woman
1718CHAPTER I CONCERNS A MAN IN WHITE
709Chapter Fifteen The Track of the Truth
1719CHAPTER II WHO IS MRS. BRAYBOURNE?
710Chapter Sixteen The Story of Mr Thomas Hayes
1720CHAPTER III THE "GAME" — AND ITS PLAYERS
711Chapter Seventeen Which Concerns a Guest at the Hall
1721CHAPTER IV PROGRESS OF THE PLOT
712Chapter Eighteen Which Teaches the Value of Silence
1722CHAPTER V CONTAINS A NOTE OF ALARM
713Chapter Nineteen Face to Face
1723CHAPTER VI THE LOCKED ROOM IN HAMMERSMITH
714Chapter Twenty Richard Keene Makes a Revelation
1724CHAPTER VII WHAT HAPPENED IN BRIDGE PLACE
715Chapter Twenty One The Saints’ Garden
1725CHAPTER VIII ON LOCH LOMOND
716Chapter Twenty Two The Sign to the Unknown
1726CHAPTER IX A GENTLEMAN NAMED GREIG
717Chapter Twenty Three Contains a Disclosure
1727CHAPTER X MORE MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
718Chapter Twenty Four Introduces a Man with a History
1728CHAPTER XI SPREADING THE NET
719Chapter Twenty Five Whereby Richard Keene is Surprised
1729CHAPTER XII THE PERSON FROM UPSTAIRS
720Chapter Twenty Six Refers to Certain Ugly Facts
1730CHAPTER XIII RELATES A STRANGE CONVERSATION
721Chapter Twenty Seven Which Tells of a Heart’s Desire
1731CHAPTER XIV ON SATURDAY NIGHT
722Chapter Twenty Eight What! Saw in the Night
1732CHAPTER XV CARRIES THE MYSTERY FARTHER
723Chapter Twenty Nine Is Still More Mysterious
1733CHAPTER XVI BAITING THE TRAP
724Chapter Thirty A Ray of Light
1734CHAPTER XVII "NEWS" FROM LANCASTER GATE
725Chapter Thirty One Gives the Keyword
1735CHAPTER XVIII THE COUP AND ITS CONSEQUENCE
726Chapter Thirty Two Weston Expresses Certain Fears
1736CHAPTER XIX WHAT HAPPENED TO GERALD
727Chapter Thirty Three Reveals some Secrets
1737CHAPTER XX THE ROOM OF EVIL
728Chapter Thirty Four The Affair in Sibberton Park
1738CHAPTER XXI LOST DAYS
729Chapter Thirty Five The Truth
1739CHAPTER XXII FROM OUT THE PAST
730Chapter Thirty Six Containing the Conclusion
1740CHAPTER XXIII THE CRY IN THE NIGHT
731Preface A Word Before Reading
1741CHAPTER XXIV HARD PRESSED
732Chapter One How Don José Baited His Trap
1742CHAPTER XXV THE RECLUSE
733Chapter Two Lot Eighty-Two
1743CHAPTER XXVI "GET RID OF THE GIRL!"
734Chapter Three I Determine to Go Forward
1744CHAPTER XXVII "THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROW"
735Chapter Four The House at Hampstead
1745CHAPTER XXVIII AT THE WINDOW
736Chapter Five Introduces the Hunchback
1746CHAPTER XXIX ON THIN ICE
737Chapter Six The Sacred Secret
1747CHAPTER XXX THROUGH THE DARKNESS
738Chapter Seven In Stanton Street
1748CONCLUSION
739Chapter Eight Some Grave Suspicions
1749FIRST CHAPTER THE SUICIDE’S CHAIR
740Chapter Nine The Hunchback Tries a New Ruse
1750SECOND CHAPTER CONCERNS A GUILTY SECRET
741Chapter Ten The Lady from Mexico
1751THIRD CHAPTER IN THE NIGHT
742Chapter Eleven What Happened to us
1752FOURTH CHAPTER WHAT THE DOSSIER CONTAINED
743Chapter Twelve What the Papers Said
1753FIFTH CHAPTER ON THE HOG’S BACK
744Chapter Thirteen The Two Brothers
1754SIXTH CHAPTER FACING THE UNKNOWN
745Chapter Fourteen Which Contains a Fresh Development
1755SEVENTH CHAPTER FROM DARK TO DAWN
746Chapter Fifteen In Search of the Secret
1756EIGHTH CHAPTER THE WHITE CAVALIER
747Chapter Sixteen Above the Clouds
1757NINTH CHAPTER CONCERNS THE SPARROW
748Chapter Seventeen The Mysteries of St. Bruno’s
1758TENTH CHAPTER A LESSON IN ARGOT
749Chapter Eighteen London Again
1759ELEVENTH CHAPTER MORE ABOUT THE SPARROW
750Chapter Nineteen Reveals the Secret of the Order
1760TWELFTH CHAPTER THE STRANGER IN BOND STREET
751Chapter Twenty More Mystery
1761THIRTEENTH CHAPTER POISONED LIPS
752Chapter Twenty One The Use of the Image
1762FOURTEENTH CHAPTER RED DAWN
753Chapter Twenty Two The Jesuits’ Cipher
1763FIFTEENTH CHAPTER THE NAMELESS MAN
754Chapter Twenty Three In which Further Facts are Deciphered
1764SIXTEENTH CHAPTER THE ESCROCS OF LONDON
755Chapter Twenty Four Reveals a Scheme
1765SEVENTEENTH CHAPTER ON THE SURREY HILLS
756Chapter Twenty Five Held in Bondage
1766EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER THE MAN WITH THE BLACK GLOVE
757Chapter Twenty Six The Words of Father Ganton
1767NINETEENTH CHAPTER THE SPARROW
758Chapter Twenty Seven At the Present Moment
1768TWENTIETH CHAPTER THE MAN WHO KNEW
759Chapter One Which Mainly Concerns a Hunchback
1769TWENTY-FIRST CHAPTER THE MAN WITH MANY NAMES
760Chapter Two The Priest and the Book
1770TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTER CLOSING THE NET
761Chapter Three In which the Prior is Mysterious
1771TWENTY-THIRD CHAPTER WHAT LISETTE KNEW
762Chapter Four By the Tideless Sea
1772TWENTY-FOURTH CHAPTER FRIEND OR ENEMY?
763Chapter Five Shows Something Suspicious
1773TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTER THE MAN CATALDI
764Chapter Six The Opening of the Book
1774TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTER LISETTE’S DISCLOSURES
765Chapter Seven Forbidden Folios
1775TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER THE INQUISITIVE MR. SHRIMPTON
766Chapter Eight Concerns a Woman’s Serfdom
1776TWENTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER THE SPARROW’S NEST
767Chapter Nine Doctor Pellegrini’s Opinion
1777TWENTY-NINTH CHAPTER THE STORY OF MADEMOISELLE
768Chapter Ten Across Europe
1778CONCLUSION
769Chapter Eleven The Old Lady from Paris
1779Prologue
770Chapter Twelve The Sign of the Bear Cub
1780Chapter One
771Chapter Thirteen What the Watchers Saw
1781Chapter Two
772Chapter Fourteen The Counsel of Friends
1782Chapter Three
773Chapter Fifteen The Old Monk’s Secret
1783Chapter Four
774Chapter Sixteen Continues the Record
1784Chapter Five
775Chapter Seventeen Contains Forbidden Knowledge
1785Chapter Six
776Chapter Eighteen Lady Judith Speaks
1786Chapter Seven
777Chapter Nineteen The Hand and the Glove
1787Chapter Eight
778Chapter Twenty Walter Wyman Rejoins me
1788Chapter Nine
779Chapter Twenty One We Make Preliminary Investigation
1789Chapter Ten
780Chapter Twenty Two What Happened at Crowland
1790Chapter Eleven
781Chapter Twenty Three Tactics of the Enemy
1791Chapter Twelve
782Chapter Twenty Four Forestalled
1792Chapter Thirteen
783Chapter Twenty Five What the Buried Chest Contained
1793Chapter Fourteen
784Chapter Twenty Six A Discovery in Harpur Street
1794Chapter Fifteen
785Chapter Twenty Seven If you Knew the Truth
1795Chapter Sixteen
786Chapter Twenty Eight The Stranger in Black
1796Chapter Seventeen
787Chapter Twenty Nine Some Explanations
1797Chapter Eighteen
788Chapter Thirty Humours of a House Party
1798Chapter Nineteen
789Chapter Thirty One Under the Gallows Knob
1799Chapter Twenty
790Chapter Thirty Two The Major Makes a Statement
1800Chapter Twenty One
791Chapter Thirty Three Will the Sun Shine?
1801Chapter Twenty Two
792Chapter Thirty Four The Red Bull of the Borgias
1802Chapter Twenty Three
793Chapter Thirty Five What we Found at Threave
1803Chapter Twenty Four
794Chapter Thirty Six Shows the Actual Spot at Crowland
1804Chapter Twenty Five
795Chapter Thirty Seven In which I Enter the House of Mystery
1805CHAPTER I PRIVATE AND PERSONAL
796Chapter Thirty Eight The Room of the Bear Cub
1806CHAPTER II ROOM NUMBER 88
797Chapter Thirty Nine Contains Lord Glenelg’s Story
1807CHAPTER III THE MAN WITH THE HUMP
798Chapter Forty By which the Book Remains open
1808CHAPTER IV THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS
799CHAPTER I HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE
1809CHAPTER V CONCERNS MR. BLUMENFELD
800CHAPTER II WHY THE SAFE WAS OPENED
1810CHAPTER VI AT THREE-EIGHTEEN A.M.
801CHAPTER III THE HOUSE "OVER THE WATER"
1811CHAPTER VII LITTLE LADY LYDBROOK
802CHAPTER IV IN WHICH THE MYSTERY INCREASES
1812CHAPTER VIII THE CAT’S TOOTH
803CHAPTER V CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES
1813CHAPTER IX LOLA IS AGAIN SUSPICIOUS
804CHAPTER VI THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUDS
1814CHAPTER X THE PAINTED ENVELOPE
805CHAPTER VII CONTAINS A SURPRISE
1815CHAPTER XI THE GENTLEMAN FROM ROME
806CHAPTER VIII LIFE'S COUNTER-CLAIM
1816CHAPTER XII THE SILVER SPIDER
807CHAPTER IX STRANGE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE
1817CHAPTER XIII ABDUL HAMID’S JEWELS
808CHAPTER X I SHOW MY HAND
1818CHAPTER XIV THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K’AN
809CHAPTER XI THE CASTLE OF THE TERROR
1819CHAPTER XV OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY
810CHAPTER XII "THE STRANGLER"
1820CHAPTER XVI THE MAN WHO WAS SHY
811CHAPTER XIII A DOUBLE GAME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
1821CHAPTER XVII THE SIGN OF NINETY-NINE
812CHAPTER XIV HER HIGHNESS IS INQUISITIVE
1822PROLOGUE IS ABOUT MYSELF
813CHAPTER XV JUST OFF THE STRAND
1823CHAPTER THE FIRST INTRODUCES OSWALD DE GEX
814CHAPTER XVI MARKED MEN
1824CHAPTER THE SECOND THE SISTER’S STORY
815CHAPTER XVII THE TRUTH ABOUT THE "LOLA"
1825CHAPTER THE THIRD WHO WAS GABRIELLE ENGLEDUE?
816CHAPTER XVIII CONTAINS ELMA'S STORY
1826CHAPTER THE FOURTH FACING THE MUSIC
817CONCLUSION
1827CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE CITY OF THE LILY
818Chapter One The Cat’s-Paw
1828CHAPTER THE SIXTH ANOTHER PUZZLE
819Chapter Two Friends of her Excellency
1829CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE MILLIONAIRE’S APPREHENSIONS
820Chapter Three In which Mary Reveals Certain Suspicions
1830CHAPTER THE EIGHTH LITTLE MRS. CULLERTON
821Chapter Four Contains a Mystery
1831CHAPTER THE NINTH SOME PLAIN SPEAKING
822Chapter Five Is Mainly about a Woman
1832CHAPTER THE TENTH MONSIEUR SUZOR AGAIN
823Chapter Six Discloses Certain Strange Facts
1833CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH THE ABSOLUTE FACTS
824Chapter Seven An Afternoon at Thornby
1834CHAPTER THE TWELFTH “RED, GREEN AND GOLD!”
825Chapter Eight The Traitor
1835CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH SOME INTERESTING REVELATIONS
826Chapter Nine His Excellency Learns the Truth
1836CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH THE GATE OF THE SUN
827Chapter Ten “For Mary’s Sake”
1837CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH THE INTRUDER
828Chapter Eleven The Secret Agent
1838CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH ANOTHER STRANGE DISCLOSURE
829Chapter Twelve Concerns some Curious Instructions
1839CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH WHAT THE PROFESSOR FOUND
830Chapter Thirteen The Villa San Donato
1840CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH MORE ABOUT THE MYSTERY-MAN
831Chapter Fourteen In the Silence of Night
1841CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH THE TRACK OF DESPUJOL
832Chapter Fifteen The Peril of a Nation
1842CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH MADEMOISELLE JACQUELOT
833Chapter Sixteen Father and Daughter
1843CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST AT THE HÔTEL LUXEMBOURG
834Chapter Seventeen The Sazarac Affair
1844CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND GABRIELLE AT HOME
835Chapter Eighteen Counting the Cost
1845CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD THE DEATH-DRUG
836Chapter Nineteen The Sacrifice
1846CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH YET ANOTHER MYSTERY
837Chapter Twenty Tells the Truth
1847CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH WHAT THE VALET KNEW
838Chapter Twenty One The Ear of the Minister
1848CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH MORE ABOUT MATEO SANZ
839Chapter Twenty Two Concerns a Man’s Duty
1849CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH A CURIOUS STORY
840Chapter Twenty Three The Plot
1850CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LOVE THE CONQUEROR
841Chapter Twenty Four In the Chamber of Deputies
1851CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH ANOTHER PLOT
842Chapter Twenty Five Billy Grenfell is Philosophic
1852CONCLUSION
843Chapter Twenty Six A Millionaire’s Tactics
1853Chapter One Concerns a Stranger
844Chapter Twenty Seven Vito is Inquisitive
1854Chapter Two The Rector’s Secret Visitor
845Chapter Twenty Eight “Was Sazarac your Friend?”
1855Chapter Three Which Contains Another Mystery
846Chapter Twenty Nine Around the Throne
1856Chapter Four Lost Days
847Chapter Thirty The Path of the Tempter
1857Chapter Five Through the Ether
848Chapter Thirty One In which a Double Game is Played
1858Chapter Six Mists of Memory
849Chapter Thirty Two The Birth of Love
1859Chapter Seven The Girl Named Edna
850Chapter Thirty Three Mrs Fitzroy’s Governess
1860Chapter Eight Fears and Surprises
851Chapter Thirty Four In Confidence
1861Chapter Nine The Spider’s Nest
852Chapter Thirty Five The Captain is Outspoken
1862Chapter Ten What Mr Sandys Knew
853Chapter Thirty Six In the Twilight Hour
1863Chapter Eleven The House of Mystery
854Chapter Thirty Seven At Orton Court Again
1864Chapter Twelve Rex Rutherford’s Prophecy
855Chapter Thirty Eight “Silence for Silence!”
1865Chapter Thirteen The Hidden Ear
856Chapter Thirty Nine Revelations
1866Chapter Fourteen The Key to a Fortune
857Chapter Forty The Story of Captain Solaro
1867Chapter Fifteen The Master-Stroke
858Chapter Forty One A Woman’s Freedom
1868Chapter Sixteen The Light of Love
859Chapter One Introduces a Man and a Mystery
1869Chapter Seventeen The Ears of the Blind
860Chapter Two Concerns a Silent Secret
1870Chapter Eighteen Wiles of the Wicked
861Chapter Three Tells of a Woman’s Love
1871Chapter Nineteen A Matter of Urgency
862Chapter Four Which is Distinctly Mysterious
1872Chapter Twenty Concerns the Concession
863Chapter Five What a Constable Saw
1873Chapter Twenty One The Blow
864Chapter Six Mentions a Curious Confession
1874Chapter Twenty Two By Stroke of the Pen
865Chapter Seven Contains Several Revelations
1875Chapter Twenty Three A Caller at the Rectory
866Chapter Eight The Pauper of Park Lane
1876Chapter Twenty Four Rutherford Makes a Proposition
867Chapter Nine In which Levi Gives Advice
1877Chapter Twenty Five The Sacrifice
868Chapter Ten Shows a Woman’s Peril
1878Chapter Twenty Six The Unknown Hand
869Chapter Eleven Samuel Statham Makes Confession
1879Chapter Twenty Seven The Death-Trap
870Chapter Twelve In which a Woman’s Honour is at Stake
1880Chapter Twenty Eight A Race for Life
871Chapter Thirteen Describes the Man from Nowhere
1881Chapter Twenty Nine The Coup
872Chapter Fourteen Reveals a Clever Conspiracy
1882Short Stories
873Chapter Fifteen More about Marion
1883Stolen Souls
874Chapter Sixteen On Dangerous Ground
1884The Soul of Princess Tchikhatzoff
875Chapter Seventeen In which a Scot Becomes Anxious
1885The Golden Hand
876Chapter Eighteen The Outsider
1886The Masked Circe
877Chapter Nineteen The Man who Loved
1887The Man with the Fatal Finger
878Chapter Twenty Explains Jean Adam’s Suggestion
1888Santina
879Chapter Twenty One Shows Mr Statham at Home
1889The Woman with a Blemish
880Chapter Twenty Two Tells of the Three
1890The Sylph of the Terror
881Chapter Twenty Three London Lovers
1891One Woman’s Sin
882Chapter Twenty Four Truth or Untruth
1892Vogue La Galère!
883Chapter Twenty Five Two Men and a Woman
1893Fortune’s Fool
884Chapter Twenty Six Which Puts a Serious Question
1894Death-Kisses
885Chapter Twenty Seven In the Web
1895The City in the Sky
886Chapter Twenty Eight Old Sam has a Visitor
1896The Blood-Red Band
887Chapter Twenty Nine In which Marion is Indiscreet
1897A Child of the Sun
888Chapter Thirty The Spider’s Parlour
1898The Count's Chauffeur
889Chapter Thirty One “His Name!”
1899A Move on the "Forty"
890Chapter Thirty Two Man’s Broken Promises
1900A Sentimental Swindle
891Chapter Thirty Three Against the Rules
1901The Story of a Secret
892Chapter Thirty Four The Mysterious Mademoiselle
1902A Run with Rosalie
893Chapter Thirty Five In which there is another Mystery
1903The Six New Novels
894Chapter Thirty Six The Locked Door in Park Lane
1904The Gentleman from London
895Chapter Thirty Seven Max Barclay is Inquisitive
1905The Lady of the Great North Road
896Chapter Thirty Eight Friend or Foe?
1906The Red Rooster
897Chapter Thirty Nine The City of Unrest
1907Concerning the Other Fellow
898Chapter Forty Gives a Clue
1908The Lady in a Hurry
899Chapter Forty One The Gateway of the East
1909I CONCERNS A STRANGE CONSPIRACY
900Chapter Forty Two Advances a Theory
1910II PIERRETTE TELLS HER STORY
901Chapter Forty Three The Lost Beloved
1911III IN WHICH THE COUNT IS PUZZLED
902Chapter Forty Four Tells of a Determination
1912IV IS STILL MORE MYSTERIOUS
903Chapter Forty Five The Impending Blow
1913V WHAT THE REVELLERS REVEALED
904Chapter Forty Six To Learn the Truth
1914VI THE MAN WITH THE LONG NOSE
905Chapter Forty Seven Contains More Mystery
1915VII ON DANGEROUS GROUND
906Chapter Forty Eight Not Counting the Cost
1916VIII IN WHICH THE TRUTH IS EXPLAINED
907Chapter Forty Nine What Lay behind the Door
1917The Bomb-Makers
908Chapter Fifty Face to Face
1918The Devil’s Dice
909Chapter Fifty One Describes Another Surprise
1919The Great Tunnel Plot
910Chapter Fifty Two Contains a Complete Revelation
1920The Hyde Park Plot
911Chapter One A Stranger in Shepherd’s Bush
1921The Explosive Needle
912Chapter Two Touches a Woman’s Honour
1922The Brass Triangle
913Chapter Three Gives some Explanations
1923The Silent Death
914Chapter Four Arouses Certain Suspicions
1924The Gay Triangle
915Chapter Five The Villa Du Lac
1925The Mystery of Rasputin’s Jewels
916Chapter Six The Truth about the Stranger
1926A Race for a Throne
917Chapter Seven Describes some Confidential Documents
1927The Sorcerer of Soho
918Chapter Eight “The Mysterious Mr Miller”
1928The Master Atom
919Chapter Nine Contains a Surprise
1929The Horror of Lockie
920Chapter Ten My Own Confession
1930The Peril of the Préfet
921Chapter Eleven Lucie is Confidential
1931The Message for One Eye Only
922Chapter Twelve In which a Strange Thing Happens
1932Historical Works
923Chapter Thirteen Beneath the Love-Light
1933Preface Why this Book is Written
924Chapter Fourteen Cruel Destiny
1934Chapter One The Cult of the “Sister-Disciples”
925Chapter Fifteen Betrays some Hidden Intrigue
1935Chapter Two Scandals at the Winter Palace
926Chapter Sixteen Introduces Mr Gordon-Wright
1936Chapter Three How Rasputin Poisoned the Tsarevitch
927Chapter Seventeen What Happened in the Night
1937Chapter Four The “Hidden Hand” of Berlin
928Chapter Eighteen Plight and Pursuit
1938Chapter Five Rasputin’s Secret Orders from Berlin
929Chapter Nineteen The Blue Motor-Car
1939Chapter Six Rasputin’s Secret Instructions from Berlin
930Chapter Twenty Reveals the Truth
1940Chapter Seven The Plot to Spread Epidemics in Russia
931Chapter Twenty One The Peril of Ella Murray
1941Chapter Eight The Mock-Monk Unmasked
932Chapter Twenty Two At Dawn
1942Chapter Nine Documentary Evidence of Treachery
933Chapter Twenty Three Children of Circumstance
1943Chapter Ten Discloses the Charlatan’s Wiles
934Chapter Twenty Four “I am not Fit!”
1944Chapter Eleven Bamboozling the Allies
935Chapter Twenty Five By the Tyrrhenian Waters
1945Chapter Twelve The True Story of Rasputin’s End
936Chapter Twenty Six The Home of the Mysterious Englishman
1946TO THE READER
937Chapter Twenty Seven From a Woman’s Lips
1947CHAPTER I rasputin meets the empress
938Chapter Twenty Eight The Voice in the Street
1948CHAPTER II rasputin enters tsarskoe-selo
939Chapter Twenty Nine Contains Another Surprise
1949CHAPTER III the potsdam plot develops
940Chapter Thirty Some Discoveries in Rome
1950CHAPTER IV the murder of stolypin
941Chapter Thirty One The Secret of the Villa Verde
1951CHAPTER V the power behind the throne
942Chapter Thirty Two The Ticking of the Clock
1952CHAPTER VI rasputin in berlin
943Chapter Thirty Three Certain Persons are Inquisitive
1953CHAPTER VII scandal and blackmail
944Chapter Thirty Four Love in Fetters
1954CHAPTER VIII rasputin the actual tsar
945Chapter Thirty Five An Evening at Hyde Park Gate
1955CHAPTER IX the tragedy of madame svetchine
946Chapter Thirty Six Two Mysteries
1956CHAPTER X traitorous work
947Chapter Thirty Seven Needs some Explanation
1957CHAPTER XI poison plots that failed
948Chapter Thirty Eight Tells the Truth
1958CHAPTER XII rasputin and the kaiser
949Chapter Thirty Nine Unites Two Hearts
1959CHAPTER XIII the "perfume of death"
950Chapter Forty Conclusion
1960CHAPTER XIV miliukoff's exposure
951Chapter One Concerns a Proposal of Marriage
1961CHAPTER XV the traitor denounced
952Chapter Two Reveals a Woman’s Secret
1962Preface
953Chapter Three Describes a Man and a Mystery
1963Foreword
954Chapter Four Is Astounding
1964Chapter One A Review of the Spy System
955Chapter Five Which Puzzles both of us
1965Chapter Two Stieber
956Chapter Six Contains a Curious Confession
1966Chapter Three Training
957Chapter Seven In which I Play a Dangerous Game
1967Chapter Four Military Spies
958Chapter Eight Mainly about the Stranger
1968Chapter Five Naval Espionage
959Chapter Nine Strictly in Secret
1969Chapter Six Diplomatic Espionage
960Chapter Ten Explains Certain Important Facts
1970Chapter Seven Communications
961Chapter Eleven Shows a Woman’s Weakness
1971Chapter Eight Women Spies
962Chapter Twelve In the House of the Parhams
1972Chapter Nine General Espionage Work
963Chapter Thirteen Tells of Another Mystery
1973Chapter Ten Agents Provocateurs
964Chapter Fourteen Relates what we Discovered
1974Chapter Eleven Steinhauer’s Work
965Chapter Fifteen By which Sybil Explains Something
1975Chapter Twelve Other Recent Cases. Bibliography
966Chapter Sixteen Friends and Foes
1976Chapter Thirteen Appendix
967Chapter Seventeen Is Extraordinary
1977PREFACE
968Chapter Eighteen Arouses Suspicions Regarding Sybil
1978FOREWORD WHO WERE THE HUNS OF ATTILA?
969Chapter Nineteen Gives a Message to Nello
1979AUTHOR’S NOTE
970Chapter Twenty Contains Another Surprise
1980INTRODUCTION
971Chapter Twenty One What Occurred in Dean’s Yard, Westminster
1981Plain Speaking
972Chapter Twenty Two Is an Echo from Charlton Wood
1982What the Kaiser Said
973Chapter Twenty Three Places Matters in a New Light
1983War Rights
974Chapter Twenty Four Complications and Confessions
1984Uncivilized Warfare
975Chapter Twenty Five Makes Plain a Woman’s Fear
1985I
976Chapter Twenty Six Takes me a Step Further
1986II
977Chapter Twenty Seven The House of Doom
1987III
978Chapter Twenty Eight Brings us Face to Face
1988IV
979Chapter Twenty Nine Lifts the Veil
1989V
980Chapter Thirty In which Sybil Speaks
1990VI
981Chapter Thirty One Contains the Conclusion
1991VII
982Prologue
1992VIII
983Chapter One Concerns a Court Intrigue
1993IX
984Chapter Two Her Imperial Highness
1994X
985Chapter Three The Revelations of a Commoner
1995XI
986Chapter Four His Majesty Cupid
1996XII
987Chapter Five Some Suspicions
1997XIII
988Chapter Six The House of her Enemies
1998XIV
989Chapter Seven A Shameful Truth
1999XV
990Chapter Eight Is Mainly about the Count
2000XVI
991Chapter Nine The Three Strangers
2001XVII
992Chapter Ten The Peril of the Princess
2002THE DAY
993Chapter Eleven Doom or Destiny
2003CHRONICLED BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX
994Chapter Twelve “An Open Scandal!”
2004SECRET NUMBER ONE THE TRAGEDY OF THE LEUTENBERGS
995Chapter Thirteen The Man with the Red Cravat
2005SECRET NUMBER TWO THE CROWN-PRINCE'S REVENGE
996Chapter Fourteen In Secret
2006SECRET NUMBER THREE HOW THE KAISER PERSECUTED A PRINCESS
997Chapter Fifteen The Shy Englishman
2007SECRET NUMBER FOUR THE MYSTERIOUS FRAU KLEIST
998Chapter Sixteen Light Fingers
2008SECRET NUMBER FIVE THE GIRL WHO KNEW THE CROWN-PRINCE'S SECRET
999Chapter Seventeen In which “The Mute” is Revealed
2009SECRET NUMBER SIX THE AFFAIR OF THE HUNCHBACKED COUNTESS
1000Chapter Eighteen The Ladybird
2010SECRET NUMBER SEVEN THE BRITISH GIRL WHO BAULKED THE KAISER
1001Chapter Nineteen Leucha Makes Confession
2011SECRET NUMBER EIGHT HOW THE CROWN-PRINCE WAS BLACKMAILED
1002Chapter Twenty The Hermit of Hammersmith
2012SECRET NUMBER NINE THE CROWN-PRINCE'S ESCAPADE IN LONDON
1003Chapter Twenty One Love and “The Ladybird”
2013SECRET NUMBER TEN HOW THE KAISER ESCAPED ASSASSINATION
1004Chapter Twenty Two Shows Hinckeldeym’s Tactics
2014Béla Kiss
1005Chapter Twenty Three Secret Instructions
2015I
1006Chapter Twenty Four Romance and Reality
2016II
1007Chapter Twenty Five Some Ugly Truths
2017III
1008Chapter Twenty Six Place and Power
2018IV
1009Chapter Twenty Seven A Woman’s Words
2019V
1010Chapter Twenty Eight Conclusion
