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CONTENTS.
BOOK I.
CHAPTER
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I. —Cecil Court 5
II. —My Adventure at Wendover 11
III. —The Lady of Wendover again 14
IV. —How Harry had come to drive a Coach all the Way to
Scotland 19V. —I enter the Queen's Guards 24
VI. —Horses for France 27
VII. —What took place by Moonlight in Oatlands Park 31
VIII. —What a Pie contained 36
IX. —I go to Rosemary Lane, and meet with an Ugly Adventure
39X. —A Terrible Personage 44
XI. —The Cavalier in Purple Velvet 50
XII. —The Little Queen 53
XIII. —My Traveling-Companion 57
XIV. —I make the Acquaintance of Mr. Cromwell 62
XV. —A Combat by Moonlight 65
XVI. —Sir Theodore Mayherne 70
XVII. —I visit a Gentleman afterwards famous throughout the
World 72XVIII. —A Moonlight Colloquy, and what followed it 78
XIX. —The Sting of an Insect 83
XX. —Good-by, Sweet-heart! 90
XXI. —How I was compelled for a Time to take no further
Part in Public Affairs 95XXII. —The Portrait of Strafford 100
XXIII. —I return to Cecil Court 105
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BOOK II.
I. —Dreams at Cecil Court 109
II. —A Friend of the King 114
III. —A Friend of the Parliament 117
IV. —A Young Gentleman without Opinions of any Consequence
122V. —I am conducted before Prince Rupert 128
VI. —Swords and Plumes at Cecil Court 135
VII. —Brothers 141
VIII. —I visit the Hague 144
IX. —A Good Wife 147
X. —My Fate 151
BOOK III.
I. —The Adventures of a Queen 155
II. —A Female General 160
III. —Harry and I 167
IV. —I go with Lord Falkland to his House of Great Tew 173
V. —The Last Greeting 178
VI. —Chalgrove 181
VII. —Newbury 188
VIII. —I meet with an Old Acquaintance in Disguise 194
IX. —Angel and Pigmy 199
BOOK IV.
I. —Bedford House in Exeter 204
II. —I am sent with a Flag to Lord Essex 211
III. —Lord Essex 213
IV. —The Fate of a Queen 218
V. —The Courage of a Woman 227
VI. —My Promise 232
VII. —The Last Hope of the King and of the Cecils 237
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VIII. —Back to Cecil Court 242
IX. —I go to Charlecote and meet with an Adventure 244
X. —The Flight from Charlecote 249
XI. —On the Highway 256
XII. —My Parting with Frances Villiers 259
BOOK V.
I. —On the Bridge near Holmby House 262
II. —Tailor turned Soldier 265
III. —The Escape from Hampton Court 268
IV. —Carisbrooke Castle 275
V. —Eikon Basilike 278
VI. —The Plan of Escape 281
VII. —The Hour at Last 285
VIII. —The Scene at Westminster Hall 290
IX. —The Hammering 298
X. —The Walk to Whitehall 303
XI. —The Execution 308
XII. —So went the King white to his Grave 312
XIII. —An Old Cavalier of the King 315
XIV. —The House beside the Highway 319
XV. —Home Again 322
XVI. —A Friend in Need, and Indeed 323
XVII. —Virginia 328
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