The Companions of Jehu

The Companions of Jehu

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THE COMPANIONS OF JEHU
BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS

CONTENTS
An Introductory Word to the Reader. Prologue--The City of Avignon. I.
A Table d'Hôte. II. An Italian Proverb. III. The Englishman. IV. The
Duel. V. Roland. VI. Morgan. VII. The Chartreuse of Seillon. VIII.
How the Money of the Directory was Used. IX. Romeo and Juliet X.
The Family of Roland. XI. Château des Noires-Fontaines. XII.
Provincial Pleasures. XIII. The Wild-Boar. XIV. An Unpleasant
Commission. XV. The Strong-Minded Man. XVI. The Ghost. XVII.
Investigations. XVIII. The Trial. XIX. The Little House in the Rue de
la Victoire. XX. The Guests of General Bonaparte. XXI. The Schedule
of the Directory. XXII. The Outline of a Decree. XXIII. Alea Jacta Est.
XXIV. The Eighteenth Brumaire. XXV. An Important Communication.
XXVI. The Ball of the Victims. XXVII. The Bear's Skin. XXVIII.
Family Matters. XXIX. The Geneva Diligence. XXX. Citizen Fouché's
Report. XXXI. The Son of the Miller of Guerno. XXXII. White and
Blue. XXXIII. The Law of Retaliation. XXXIV. The Diplomacy of
Georges Cadoudal. XXXV. A Proposal of Marriage. XXXVI.
Sculpture and Painting. XXXVII. The Ambassador. XXXVIII. The
Two Signals. XXXIX. The Grotto of Ceyzeriat. XL. A False Scent.
XLI. The Hôtel de la Poste. XLII. The Chambéry Mail-Coach. XLIII.
Lord Grenville's Reply. XLIV. Change of Residence. XLV. The
Follower of Trails. XLVI. An Inspiration. XLVII. A Reconnoissance.

XLVIII. In which Morgan's Presentiments are Verified. XLIX.
Roland's Revenge. L. Cadoudal at the Tuileries. LI. The Army of the
Reserves. LII. The Trial. LIII. In which Amélie Keeps Her Word. LIV.
The Confession. LV. Invulnerable. LVI. Conclusion.

AN INTRODUCTORY WORD TO THE READER
Just about a year ago my old friend, Jules Simon, author of "Devoir,"
came to me with a request that I write a novel for the "Journal pour
Tous." I gave him the outline of a novel which I had in mind. The
subject pleased him, and the contract was signed on the spot.
The action occurred between 1791 and 1793, and the first chapter
opened at Varennes the evening of the king's arrest.
Only, impatient as was the "Journal pour Tous," I demanded a fortnight
of Jules Simon before beginning my novel. I wished to go to Varennes;
I was not acquainted with the locality, and I confess there is one thing I
cannot do; I am unable to write a novel or a drama about localities with
which I am not familiar.
In order to write "Christine" I went to Fontainebleau; in writing "Henri
III." I went to Blois; for "Les Trois Mousquetaires" I went to Boulogne
and Béthune; for "Monte-Cristo" I returned to the Catalans and the
Château d'If; for "Isaac Laquedem" I revisited Rome; and I certainly
spent more time studying Jerusalem and Corinth from a distance than if
I had gone there.
This gives such a character of veracity to all that I write, that the
personages whom I create become eventually such integral parts of the
places in which I planted them that, as a consequence, many end by
believing in their actual existence. There are even some people who
claim to have known them.
In this connection, dear readers, I am going to tell you something in
confidence--only do not repeat it. I do not wish to injure honest fathers
of families who live by this little industry, but if you go to Marseilles
you will be shown there the house of Morel on the Cours,