CHAPTER I. A VOICE AND A FACE IN THE NIGHT.
CHAPTER II. A FAIRY CHANGELING.
CHAPTER III. A DAUGHTER OF PATRICIANS.
CHAPTER IV. THE MARBLE PSYCHE.
CHAPTER V. "I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU."
CHAPTER VI. FAITHLESS AND DEBONAIR.
CHAPTER VII. ALL, ALL IS VANITY.
CHAPTER VIII. THE YOUNG COQUETTE.
CHAPTER IX. POET AND GENTLEMAN.
CHAPTER X. A WASTED WARNING.
CHAPTER XI. THE FOSTER-SISTERS.
CHAPTER XII. BEAUTY BECOMES IMMORTAL.
CHAPTER XIII. "FAITHLESS AND DEBONAIR."
CHAPTER XV. "I WILL BE TRUE FOREVER."
CHAPTER XVI. A BETROTHAL DAY.
CHAPTER XVII. A SHINING MEMORY.
CHAPTER XVIII. A WOMAN AVERSE TO MARRIAGE.
CHAPTER XIX. A PROSPECTIVE PLEASURE FOR DORIS.
CHAPTER XX. "THEY TELL ME, CHILD, THAT YOU ARE REALLY PROMISED IN MARRIAGE."
CHAPTER XXI. HER EYES INVITED HIM.
CHAPTER XXII. "I SHALL NEVER BE A MODEL WOMAN."
CHAPTER XXIII. THE COQUETTE AND THE MAN OF THE WORLD.
CHAPTER XXIV. AN IMPASSIONED WOOING.
CHAPTER XXV. THE FALSE LIPS OF WOMAN.
CHAPTER XXVI. THE LAST HAPPY DAY OF HIS LIFE.
CHAPTER XXVII. HOW SHE WAS TEMPTED.
CHAPTER XXVIII. A WOMAN RESOLVED.
CHAPTER XXIX. THE FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.
CHAPTER XXX. A THORN IN THE GARDEN OF ROSES.
CHAPTER XXXI. "I COULD SOONER PLUNGE A DAGGER IN HIS HEART."
CHAPTER XXXII. "I AM A MAN, AND I WILL HAVE JUSTICE."
CHAPTER XXXIII. THERE IS NO TRUE LOVE EXCEPT THE LOVE OF A MOTHER.
CHAPTER XXXIV. "AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF DREAD HAS IT COME AT LAST?"
CHAPTER XXXV. "I MUST TELL YOU MY SECRET."
CHAPTER XXXVI. LADY ESTELLE'S STORY.
CHAPTER XXXVII. "HE MADE ME BELIEVE THAT I WAS THE WHOLE WORLD TO HIM!"
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE PUNISHMENT OF FOLLY.
CHAPTER XXXIX. A MOTHER'S CONFESSION.
CHAPTER XL. A CLEW AT LAST.
CHAPTER XLI. "I CLAIM YOU AS MY OWN; I WILL NEVER RELEASE YOU!"
CHAPTER XLII. "THIS IS YOUR REVENGE TO HUMILIATE ME."
CHAPTER XLIII. THE COQUETTE'S BLANDISHMENTS.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE NOBLEMAN'S OATH.
CHAPTER XLV. AN APPEAL FOR FORGIVENESS.
CHAPTER XLVI. A THUNDERBOLT IN A DUCAL PALACE.
CHAPTER XLVII. THE DUKE'S PLAN.
CHAPTER XLVIII. AN IMPORTANT LETTER.
CHAPTER XLIX. "WELCOME, MY DAUGHTER, TO YOUR FATHER'S HEART."
CHAPTER L. "ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON KNOWS MY SECRET."
CHAPTER LI. A NOBLEMAN'S GENEROSITY.
CHAPTER LII. "BE KIND TO HER, AS THOUGH YOU WERE HER OWN CHILD."
CHAPTER LIII. A YOUNG LADY PLEASANTLY OCCUPIED.
CHAPTER LIV. "I MUST BEAR IT FOR HIS SAKE."
CHAPTER LV. "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
CHAPTER LVI. "WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, PERHAPS SHE LOVED SOME ONE LIKE ME."
CHAPTER LVII. THE YEARNINGS OF A MOTHER'S HEART.
CHAPTER LVIII. BEFORE THE QUEEN.
CHAPTER LIX. THE NEW BEAUTY DISCUSSED.
CHAPTER LX. DORIS AFFECTS A LITTLE CURIOSITY.
CHAPTER LXI. "I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY, BUT FOR THIS!"
CHAPTER LXII. "I HAVE SEEN SOME ONE LIKE HER."
CHAPTER LXIII. LORD VIVIANNE PERPLEXED.
CHAPTER LXIV. A TERRIBLE TRIAL.
CHAPTER LXV. "IF SHE REFUSES, LET HER BEWARE!"
CHAPTER LXVI. A LITTLE ARTIFICE.
CHAPTER LXVII. A QUIET WEDDING ADVOCATED.
CHAPTER LXVIII. A CLEW AT LAST.
CHAPTER LXIX. LORD VIVIANNE PROPOSES A LITTLE DISCUSSION.
CHAPTER LXX. THE PRICE OF A SECRET.
CHAPTER LXXI. THE COWARD'S THREAT.
CHAPTER LXXII. THE EARL RELUCTANTLY ASSENTS.
CHAPTER LXXIII. THE COUNTESS BECOMES CURIOUS.
CHAPTER LXXIV. A LAST VAIN APPEAL.
CHAPTER LXXV. "HEAVEN SAVE EARLE!"
CHAPTER LXXVI. "I SHALL WAKE UP AND FIND IT A DREAM."
CHAPTER LXXVII. TRYING ON THE WEDDING-DRESS.
CHAPTER LXXVIII. A MIDNIGHT VISITOR.
CHAPTER LXXIX. WHY HE SUSPECTED.
CHAPTER LXXX. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHAPTER LXXXI. THE SILENT BRIDE.
CHAPTER LXXXII. HOW THE NEWS WAS TOLD.
CHAPTER LXXXIII. THE CAPTAIN ASKS STRANGE QUESTIONS.
CHAPTER LXXXIV. A MOTHER'S ANGUISH.
CHAPTER LXXXV. A SURPRISE FOR LORD LINLEIGH.
CHAPTER LXXXVI. HAUNTED BY A DEAD FACE.
CHAPTER LXXXVII. SILENT LOVE REWARDED.
Title: A Fair Mystery
The Story of a Coquette
Author: Bertha M. Clay
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In the numbering of chapters, XIV was omitted in the original book.
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A FAIR MYSTERY
BY
BERTHA M. CLAY
AUTHOR OF "DORA THORNE," "BEYOND PARDON," "LOVE WORKS WONDERS," ETC.
NEW YORK
INTERNATIONAL BOOK COMPANY
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A FAIR MYSTERY.
THE STORY OF A COQUETTE.
BY CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME.
