Contents
Walter Besant
CHAP.
PAGE
Prologue
1
I.
MY LORD'S LEVEE
15
II.
THE LADY ANASTASIA
29
III.
THE "SOCIETY" OF LYNN
34
IV.
THE GRAND DISCOVERY
42
V.
THE PORT OF LYNN
48
VI.
THE MAID OF LYNN
55
VII.
THE POET
64
VIII.
THE OPENING OF THE SPA
70
IX.
SENT TO THE SPA
83
X.
"OF THE NICEST HONOUR"
97
XI.
THE HUMOURS OF THE SPA
104
XII.
THE CAPTAIN'S AMBITION
112
XIII.
MOLLY'S FIRST MINUET
120
XIV.
MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE
127
XV.
THE CARD ROOM
133
XVI.
HIS LORDSHIP'S INTENTIONS
141
XVII.
"IN THE LISBON TRADE"
147
XVIII.
THE WITCH
157
XIX.
A TRUE FRIEND
163
XX.
FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
172
XXI.
MOLLY'S SECOND APPEARANCE
178
XXII.
THE ABDUCTION
185
XXIII.
WHICH WAY TO FOLLOW?
196
XXIV.
THE PUNISHMENT
201
XXV.
A GRATEFUL MIND
209
XXVI.
THE LAST STEP BUT ONE
217
XXVII.
THE EXPECTED BLOW
224
XXVIII.
WARNING
231
XXIX.
THE ARDENT LOVER
238
XXX.
THE SECRET
246
XXXI.
THE "SOCIETY" AGAIN
254
XXXII.
A RESPITE
262
XXXIII.
A WEDDING
270
XXXIV.
A NEW COMPACT
278
XXXV.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
287
XXXVI.
THE DAY OF FATE
293
XXXVII.
THE BUBBLE AND THE SKY ROCKET
306
XXXVIII.
THE OPINION OF COUNSEL
312
XXXIX.
THE FRUITS OF SUBMISSION
320
XL.
ON MY RETURN
332
XLI.
THE FIRST AND THE SECOND CONFEDERATE
345
XLII.
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