*CONTENTS*
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*BOOK THE FIRST*
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I. The Grand Chamberlain II. The Pageant in the Navona III. On the Palatine IV. The Wanton Court of Theodora V. The Wager VI. John of the Catacombs VII. The Vision of San Pancrazio VIII. Castel San Angelo IX. The Sermon in the Ghetto X. The Sicilian Dancer XI. Nilus of Gaeta XII. Red Falernian XIII. Dead Leaves XIV. The Phantom at the Shrine XV. The Death Watch XVI. The Conclave
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I. The Meeting II. The Queen of Night III. The Elixir of Love IV. The Secret of the Tomb V. The Grottos of Egeria VI. Beyond the Grave VII. Ara Coeli VIII. The Gothic Tower IX. The Snare of the Fowler X. The Temple of Neptune XI. The Incantation XII. The Hermitage of Nilus XIII. The Lion of Basalt XIV. The Last Tryst XV. The Storm of Castel San Angelo XVI. The Forfeit XVII. Nemesis XVIII. Vale Roma
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I. Paterno II. Memories III. The Consummation IV. The Angel of the Agony V. Return
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*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS*
"Was Stephania not overacting her part?" (_See page_ 311) _Frontispiece_
"Looking up from the task he was engaged in"
"Persisting in his endeavour to remove her mask"
"The haunting memories of Stephania"
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*Book the First*
*The Truce of God*
"As I came through the desert, thus it was As I came through the desert: All was black, In heaven no single star, on earth no track; A brooding hush without a stir or note, The air so thick it clotted in my throat. And thus for hours; then some enormous things Swooped past with savage cries and clanking wings; But I strode on austere; No hope could have no fear." --_James Thomson_.
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