Maid-At-Arms: A
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共 95 题- THE
- MAID-AT-ARMS
- A Novel
- By
- Robert W. Chambers
- Illustrated by
- Howard Chandler Christy
- TO
- MISS KATHARINE HUSTED
- PREFACE
- R.W.C.
- BROADALBIN,
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE MAID-AT-ARMS
- THE ROAD TO VARICKS'
- I shook my head.
- I glanced at the beautiful Spanish weapon resting across my pommel.
- I looked him over in amazement, then walked past him towards the door.
- I could only stare.
- II
- IN THE HALLWAY
- Suddenly a voice came from above: "Dorothy, come here!"
- III
- COUSINS
- After a moment's silence I said: "Are these your Northern customs?"
- I felt my face growing hot.
- IV
- SIR LUPUS
- A NIGHT AT THE PATROON'S
- A delicate melody and neatly done; yet the verse--
- And, "Fol-de-rol!" roared Captain Campbell, "He gave a piteous groan!"
- I bent my eyes on Walter Butler; he met them with a vacant glare.
- VI
- DAWN
- And a great shout answered him: "The army! Sons of the army!"
- I was silent.
- I was silent.
- VII
- AFTERMATH
- I sat up, horrified. "Who told you that?" I demanded.
- Dorothy, stitching serenely, answered: "I am sure God is fair."
- I looked at Dorothy, incensed without a reason.
- I was silent.
- I looked towards her and she raised her hand, motioning us to come.
- Dorothy looked up shyly. "Don't you believe in the evil-eye?"
- I was not perfectly sure whether I did or not, but I said "No."
- She looked at me, dreamily. "There are none ... that I fear."
- VIII
- RIDING THE BOUNDS
- I had meant to say something. I did not know what.
- I saw him dismounting before his door, but said nothing.
- IX
- HIDDEN FIRE
- I said I did not.
- I thought a moment, then said:
- I turned in my saddle.
- I stopped, meeting her wide eyes.
- TWO LESSONS
- I glared at him, half inclined to laugh.
- XI
- LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
- I knew nothing of Northern Indian lore, and I said so.
- XII
- THE GHOST-RING
- I stared at him angrily. "What put that into your head?" I demanded.
- XIII
- THE MAID-AT-ARMS
- I seated myself beside Dorothy, exchanging a smile with Mount.
- I stood silent and attentive.
- XIV
- ON DUTY
- XV
- THE FALSE-FACES
- XVI
- ON SCOUT
- I opened the first despatch, looking at him keenly.
- XVII
- THE FLAG
- XVIII
- ORISKANY
- XIX
- THE HOME TRAIL
- I replied that I was, and named Murphy, Elerson, and Mount as my scout.
- I described his death in a few words.
- XX
- COCK-CROW
- I said this to Murphy, who laughed and looked at Mount.
- 48 scalps assorted, @ 20 dollars a dozen..............80 dollars.
- XXI
- THE CRISIS
- XXII
- THE END OF THE BEGINNING
- There came a tapping at the door, a shuffle of felt-shod feet--
- THE END