I. THE FIRST DAYS 221
II. ANCIENT LIGHTS 228
III. THE RETURN TO LONDON 237
IV. THE CONFERENCE 243
V. MY OWN PART 257
VI. PREPARATIONS 262
VII. THE SWORD OF THE LORD 271
VIII. THE PREACHERS 291
IX. THE CITIZENS 301
X. SMALL FIGURES ON A GREAT STAGE 312
XI. THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE 317
XII. BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER 330
XIII. ONE SUMMER MORNING 338
XIV. "FOR GOD, OUR RACE, AND DUTY" 343
XV. "SINGLE HEART AND SINGLE SWORD" 352
XVI. HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 360
XVII. THE PENALTY 366
XVIII. THE PEACE 374
XIX. THE GREAT ALLIANCE 383
XX. PEACE HATH HER VICTORIES 389
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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"I SAW THAT QUEEN OF ANCIENT BRITONS AT
THE HEAD OF HER WILD, SHAGGY LEGIONS" _Frontispiece_
THE ROARING CITY 40
"RIVERS USHERED IN MISS CONSTANCE GREY" 114
"I WAS ON MY KNEES AND KISSING THE NERVELESS HAND" 212