“SHE SCANNED THE SEA FOR A SAIL” _Frontispiece_
ISLAND OF JERSEY _Facing p._ 1
“‘LET US KNEEL AND PRAY FOR TWO DYING MEN’” 28
“BUONESPOIR LOOKED TO THE PRIMING OF HIS PISTOLS” 70
“SHE WAS IN CURIOUS CONTRAST TO THE QUEEN” 128
“‘HANG FAST TO YOUR HONORS BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH, MY LOR 162
“IT WAS THE QUEEN’S FOOL” 220
“THEY SAW, SMILING AND APPLAUSIVE, THE DUKE’S DAUGHTER AND ANGÈLE” 266
“‘AND WHAT MATTER WHICH IT IS WE WIELD’” 276
[Illustration: _J Hort Scalp_]