TO
MY MOTHER AND FATHER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I—THE KING AND HIS FAVOURITE 1
II—THE KING HIS COUNCILLORS 10
III—CHRISTOPHER DART 19
IV—FLUSHING 30
V—MYNHEER DE STAAL 42
VI—RODERICK DART 51
VII—WILLIAM OF ORANGE 56
VIII—THE AMIABLE MR. MILWARD PERPLEXED 67
IX—THE KING OF ENGLAND 76
BOOK II—THE WAYS DIVERGE
I—JANUARY, 1669 85
II—THE OFFER 97
III—HER LADYSHIP 110
IV—HER LADYSHIP’S PERPLEXITY 116
V—LADY CREWE 120
VI—THE PRICE 126
VII—THE FIRST SEED OF DOUBT 132
VIII—MADAME 141
IX—THE GROWTH OF THE SEED 153
X—MAY, 1670 160
XI—UNREST 168
BOOK III—QUO VADIS?
I—WHITEHALL 177
II—THE HUSBAND 184
III—THE CHALLENGE 194
IV—PROGRESSION 202
V—THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUIS 211
VI—THE KING HIS WILL 224
VII—THE HAND OF FATE 232
VIII—THE AMIABLE MR. MILWARD AGAIN 242
IX—DISILLUSIONMENT 252
X—THE BITTER HOUR 264
BOOK IV—THE ONE PART
I—THE NEW MASTER 275
II—THE COMING OF WILLIAM 285
III—LA KEROUALLE 296
IV—THE MEETING 304
V—DISCORD 310
VI—THE DECISION 320
VII—THE REVENGE 323
VIII—THE HAVEN 326
BOOK V—THE OTHER PART
I—THE TRIPLE GAME 339
II—THE SCHEMERS 347
III—AGITATIONS 353
IV—THE KING HIS TRIUMPH 360
V—PLOTS 365
VI—MONMOUTH 375
VII—FEBRUARY, 1685 383
VIII—THE LOSING GAME 392
IX—THE SUNDERLANDS 399
X—THE SHOT 407
XI—THE GREAT ROXHYTHE 412