xii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



TO FACE PAOE 



DUKE OF WELLIX«TON 229 



ECLAIR 231 



GUSTAVE PIGAXEAU 237 



JEAN SOUPERT 242 



MARGUERITE BOUDET 254 



MARIE VERDIER 256 



MRS. JOHN LAING 259 



PRINCE ARTHUR 263 



ULRICH BRUNNER 269 



CLEOPATRA 277 



MADAME CUSIN 291 



MADAME DE WATTEVILLE 292 



MARECHAL NIEL 297 



THE BRIDE 307 



THREE BUTTONHOLES ,,.,,... 317 



