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Title: The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6

Author: Eugene Sue

Illustrators: G. Mercier
Bicknell
Leon Poiteau
Adrian Marcel

Release Date: September 22, 2010 [EBook #33804]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "_'Cecily! Cecily!' Murmured a Voice_"
Original Etching by Adrian Marcel]

+The Mysteries of Paris.+

_ILLUSTRATED WITH ETCHINGS
BY MERCIER, BICKNELL, POITEAU,
AND ADRIAN MARCEL._

_BY EUGENE SUE_

_IN SIX VOLUMES
VOLUME V._

_PRINTED FOR
FRANCIS A. NICCOLLS & CO.
BOSTON_

+Edition de Luxe+

_This edition is limited to one thousand copies,
of which this is_

No.______

CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE
I. THE PRESENTATION 11
II. MURPHY AND POLIDORI 35
III. THE CLERK'S OFFICE 57
IV. AVOID TEMPTATION 69
V. LA FORCE 99
VI. PIQUE-VINAIGRE 114
VII. MAITRE BOULARD 139
VIII. FRANCOIS GERMAIN 148
IX. THE LIONS' DEN 169
X. THE STORY-TELLER 193
XI. GRINGALET AND CUT-IN-HALF 211

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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"'CECILY! CEC