Chapter I: Front Matter

NICOLETTE

BARONESS ORCZY

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By BARONESS ORCZY

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CASTLES IN THE AIR
THE FIRST SIR PERCY
LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
FLOWER O’ THE LILY
THE MAN IN GREY
LORD TONY’S WIFE
LEATHERFACE
THE BRONZE EAGLE
A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
THE LAUGHING CAVALIER
“UNTO CÆSAR”
EL DORADO
MEADOWSWEET
THE NOBLE ROGUE
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
PETTICOAT RULE

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NEW YORK

GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

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NICOLETTE
A TALE OF OLD PROVENCE

BY
BARONESS ORCZY

_Author of “The First Sir Percy,” “Flower o’ the Lily,” “Lord Tony’s
Wife,” “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” etc._

NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

_Copyright, 1922,
By George H. Doran Company_

NICOLETTE. I

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I FADED SPLENDOUR 9

II LE LIVRE DE RAISON 30

III THE HONOUR OF THE NAME 56

IV THE DESPATCH 86

V THE SPIRIT OF THE PAST 100

VI ORANGE-BLOSSOM 117

VII TWILIGHT 145

VIII CHRISTMAS EVE 167

IX THE TURNING POINT 187

X WOMAN TO WOMAN 198

XI GREY DAWN 229

XII FATHER 238

XIII MAN TO MAN 253

XIV FATHER AND DAUGHTER 272

XV OLD MADAME 289

XVI VOICES 309

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