PART I

FAILURE

THE MAKING OF A BEAU SABREUR

CHAP. PAGE
I “OUT OF THE DEPTHS I RISE” 13

II UNCLE 18

III THE BLUE HUSSAR 23

IV A PERFECT DAY 40

V BECQUE–AND RAOUL D’AURAY DE REDON 48

VI AFRICA 63

VII ZAGUIG 75

VIII FEMME SOUVENT VARIE 102

IX THE TOUAREG–AND “DEAR IVAN” 117

X MY ABANDONED CHILDREN 127

XI THE CROSS OF DUTY 138

XII THE EMIR AND THE VIZIER 146

XIII “CHOOSE” 160

XIV A SECOND STRING 168

XV “MEN HAVE THEIR EXITS . . .” 181

XVI FOR MY LADY 198