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The
CUP OF FURY
A Novel of Cities and Shipyards
BY
RUPERT HUGHES
Author of
“WE CAN’T HAVE EVERYTHING”
“THE UNPARDONABLE SIN” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
HENRY RALEIGH
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HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
THE CUP OF FURY Copyright, 1919, by Harper & Brothers D-T |
ILLUSTRATIONS
“It would be nice to be married,” Marie Louise reflected, “if one could stay single at the same time.” | |
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He tried to swing her to the pommel, but she fought herself free and came to the ground and was almost trampled. | 3 |
“This is the life for me. I’ve been a heroine and a war-worker about as long as I can.” | 75 |
“‘It’s beautiful overhead if you’re going that way,’” Davidge quoted. He set out briskly, but Marie Louise hung back. “Aren’t you afraid to push on when you can’t see where you’re going?” she demanded. | 91 |
There was something hallowed and awesome about it all. It had a cathedral majesty. | 166 |
How quaint a custom it is for people who know each other well and see each other in plain clothes every day to get themselves up with meticulous skill in the evening like Christmas parcels for each other’s examination. | 235 |
“So I have already done something more for Germany. That’s splendid. Now tell me what else I can do.” Nicky was too intoxicated with his success to see through her thin disguise. | 270 |
Nobody recognized the lily-like beauty of Miss Webling in the smutty-faced passer-boy crouching at Sutton’s elbow. | 282 |
BOOK I
IN LONDON
THE CUP OF FURY