# The Vintage

THE VINTAGE
A Romance of the Greek War of Independence. By E. F. BENSON Author of "Limitations" "Dodo" "The Judgment Books" etc. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
"And the wine-press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the wine-press"
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
1898
Copyright, 1898, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved.
THIS ROMANCE
DEALING WITH THE REGENERATION OF HER PEOPLE
IS DEDICATED BY PERMISSION
TO
HER MAJESTY
OLGA
QUEEN OF THE HELLENES
CONTENTS
PART I
THE VINEYARD
| CHAPTER | CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I. | The House on the Road to Nauplia | 3 |
| II. | The Coming of Nicholas Vidalis | 15 |
| III. | The Story of a Brigand | 32 |
| IV. | The Midnight Ordeal | 40 |
| V. | Mistos Picks Cherries for Maria | 57 |
| VI. | The Song from the Darkness | 76 |
| VII. | The Port Dues of Corinth | 88 |
| VIII. | The Mending of the Monastery Roof | 104 |
| IX. | The Singer from the Darkness | 118 |
PART II
THE EVE OF THE GATHERING
| I. | Mitsos Meets His Cousins | 143 |
| II. | Mitsos and Yanni Find a Horse | 157 |
| III. | Mitsos Has the Hysterics | 175 |
| IV. | Yanni Pays a Visit to the Turk | 184 |
| V. | The Vision at Bassae | 212 |
| VI. | Three Little Men Fall Off their Horses | 222 |
| VII. | Mitsos Disarranges a House-roof | 236 |
| VIII. | The Message of Fire | 253 |
PART III
THE TREADING OF THE GRAPES
| I. | Te Deum Laudamus | 271 |
| II. | Two Silver Candlesticks | 289 |
| III. | The Adventure of the Fire-ship | 301 |
| IV. | The Training of the Troops | 317 |
| V. | The Hornets' Nest at Valtetzi | 333 |
| VI. | The Entry of Germanos | 351 |
| VII. | The Rule of the Senate | 373 |
| VIII. | The Song from Tripoli | 383 |
| IX. | Private Nicholas Vidalis | 403 |
| X. | The Fall of Tripoli | 418 |
| XI. | Father and Daughter | 434 |
| XII. | The Search for Suleima | 447 |
| XIII. | Nicholas Goes Home | 459 |
| XIV. | The House on the Road to Nauplia | 471 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| "'COME AND SIT DOWN'" | Frontispiece | Frontispiece |
| "'I AM FATHER ANDRÉA,' HE SHOUTED" | Facing p. | 62 |
| "HALF CARELESSLY SHE THREW INTO THE BOAT THE ROSES SHE HAD PICKED" | {{{1}}}„ | 84 |
| "SHE KISSED HIM LIGHTLY ON THE FOREHEAD" | {{{1}}}„ | 128 |
| "MITSOS SURVEYED HIM WITH EASY INDIFFERENCE" | {{{1}}}„ | 148 |
| "YANNI WAS STRUGGLING IN THE GRASP OF TWO MEN, THE GREEK AND THE TURK" | {{{1}}}„ | 170 |
| "KATSI AND A FINE SELECTION OF COUSINS ACCOMPANIED THE TWO" | {{{1}}}„ | 180 |
| "AFTER SUPPER MITSOS EXPOUNDED" | {{{1}}}„ | 202 |
| "IN THE CENTRE OF THE GREAT CHAMBER STOOD ONE WHOM IT DAZZLED HIS EYES TO LOOK UPON" | {{{1}}}„ | 218 |
| "'AH, BUT IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN!'" | {{{1}}}„ | 246 |
| "MITSOS TORE UP GREAT HANDFULS OF UNDERGROWTH AND THREW THEM ON" | {{{1}}}„ | 266 |
| "MIXED WITH THE NOISE OF THE SINGING, ROSE ONE GREAT SOB OF A THANKFUL PEOPLE BORN AGAIN" | {{{1}}}„ | 286 |
| "BOTH THE BOYS, SEIZING THEIR OARS, ROWED FOR LIFE" | {{{1}}}„ | 312 |
| "CASTING HIMSELF DOWN THERE, IN AN AGONY BITTER SWEET, HE PRAYED" | {{{1}}}„ | 328 ​ |
| "MITSOS, FLYING AT HIM LIKE A WILD-CAT" | {{{1}}}„ | 346 |
| "BORNE IN A CHAIR ON THE SHOULDERS OF FOUR MONKS" | {{{1}}}„ | 356 |
| "HE HAD CLAMBERED UP AND DROPPED DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE" | {{{1}}}„ | 388 |
| "UNBUCKLING HIS SWORD, HE LAID IT ON THE TABLE" | {{{1}}}„ | 410 |
| "YANNI WAS BY HIM WITH A BRILLIANT SMILE ON HIS FACE" | {{{1}}}„ | 420 |
| "'WOULD YOU SLAY ME, FATHER?' SHE CRIED AGAIN" | {{{1}}}„ | 442 |
| "BY AN EFFORT HE RAISED HIMSELF ON HIS ELBOW" | {{{1}}}„ | 462 |
| "'SULEIMA!' CRIED MITSOS" | {{{1}}}„ | 472 |
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