'Major Vigoureux' by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a novel that opens with a peculiar conversation between the Commandant and Sergeant Archelaus. Amidst discussions about trousers and presents from the Lord Proprietor, tensions rise as the Commandant questions the propriety of accepting such gifts. As the story unfolds, a change of Lord Proprietor and the disbanding of the garrison bring about a series of humbling and challenging events for Major Vigoureux with the Commandant finding himself facing a conspiracy that threatens the stability of his beloved Islands.