by Eugène Sue
THE PONIARD'S HILT
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THE FULL SERIES OF
The Mysteries of the People
OR
History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages
By EUGENE SUE
_Consisting of the Following Works:_
THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_. THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_. THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustine and Syomara_. THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_. THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_. THE PONIARID'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan_. THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, The _Monastery of Charolles_. THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine_. THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne_. THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden_. THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World_. THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman_. THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel_. THE IRON TREVET; or Jocelyn the Champion. THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, Joan of Arc. THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer_. THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; or, _The Peasant Code_. THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic_. THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn_.
Published Uniform With This Volume By THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO. 28 CITY HALL PLACE NEW YORK CITY
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THE PONIARD'S HILT
Or
Karadeucq and Ronan
A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres
by
EUGENE SUE
Translated from the Original French by Daniel De Leon
New York Labor News Company, 1907
Copyright, 1908, by theNew York Labor News Co.
INDEX.
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE 3
PART I. THE KORRIGANS.
CHAP. I. ARAIM 9
II. FAIRIES AND HOBGOBLINS 15
III. HEVIN, THE PEDDLER 25
IV. OFF TO THE BAGAUDY! 37
PART II. THE VAGRES.
CHAP. I. "WOLVES'-HEADS" 45
II. BISHOP AND COUNT 49
III. AT THE CHAPEL OF ST. LOUP 61
IV. THE DEMONS! THE DEMONS! 66
V. VAGRES IN JUDGMENT 71
VI. TO THE FASTNESS OF ALLANGE 85
VII. THE VAGRES AT FEAST 101
VIII. THE MIRACLE OF ST. MARTIN 107
IX. LOYSIK AND RONAN 114
X. THE MIRACLE OF ST. CAUTIN 129
PART III. THE BURG OF NEROWEG.
CHAP. I. LEUDES AT HOME 139
II. THE MAHL 151
III. THE SPECTRE OF WISIGARDE 161
IV. THE LION OF POITIERS 170
V. IN THE TREASURE-CHAMBER 184
VI. THE BEAR OF MONT-DORE 194
VII. IN THE ERGASTULA 203
VIII. IN THE BANQUET HALL 211
IX. THE RESCUE 235
X. COUNT AND VAGRE 242
PART IV. GHILDE.
CHAP. I. AT THE HEARTH OF JOEL 251
II. ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY 258
III. THE DEATH OF CHRAM 272
EPILOGUE 281
