CONTENTS PREFACE. THE FORTUNES OF GLENCORE CHAPTER I. A LONELY LANDSCAPE CHAPTER II. GLENCORE CASTLE CHAPTER III. BILLY TRAYNOR—POET, PEDLAR, AND PHYSICIAN CHAPTER IV. A VISITOR CHAPTER V. COLONEL HARCOUUT'S LETTER CHAPTER VI. QUEER COMPANIONSHIP CHAPTER VII. A GREAT DIPLOMATIST CHAPTER VIII. THE GREAT MAN'S ARRIVAL CHAPTER IX. A MEDICAL VISIT CHAPTER X. A DISCLOSURE CHAPTER XI. SOME LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF DIPLOMATIC LIFE CHAPTER XII. A NIGHT AT SEA CHAPTER XIII. A “VOW” ACCOMPLISHED CHAPTER XIV. BILLY TRAYNOR AND THE COLONEL CHAPTER XV. A SICK BED CHAPTER XVI. THE “PROJECT” CHAPTER XVII. A TÊTE-À-TÊTE CHAPTER XVIII. BILLY TRAYNOR AS ORATOR CHAPTER XIX. THE CASCINE AT FLORENCE CHAPTER XX. THE VILLA FOSSOMBRONI CHAPTER XXI. SOME TRAITS OF LIFE CHAPTER XXII. AN UPTONIAN DESPATCH CHAPTER XXIII. THE TUTOR AND HIS PUPIL CHAPTER XXIV. HOW A “RECEPTION” COMES TO ITS CLOSE CHAPTER XXV. A DUKE AND HIS MINISTER CHAPTER XXVI. ITALIAN TROUBLES CHAPTER XXVII. CARRARA CHAPTER XXVIII. A NIGHT SCENE CHAPTER XXIX. A COUNCIL OF STATE CHAPTER XXX. THE LIFE THEY LED AT MASSA CHAPTER XXXI. AT MASSA CHAPTER XXXII. THE PAVILION IN THE GARDEN CHAPTER XXXIII. NIGHT THOUGHTS CHAPTER XXXIV. A MINISTER'S LETTER CHAPTER XXXV. HARCOURT'S LODGINGS CHAPTER XXXVI. A FEVERED MIND CHAPTER XXXVII. THE VILLA AT SORRENTO CHAPTER XXXVIII. A DIPLOMATIST'S DINNER CHAPTER XXXIX. A VERY BROKEN NARRATIVE CHAPTER XL. UPTONISM CHAPTER XLI. AN EVENING IN FLORENCE CHAPTER XLIII. MADAME DE SABBLOUKOFF IN THE MORNING CHAPTER XLIII. DOINGS IN DOWNING STREET CHAPTER XLIV. THE SUBTLETIES OF STATECRAFT CHAPTER XLV. SOME SAD REVERIES CHAPTER XLVI. THE FLOOD IN THE MAGRA CHAPTER XLVII. A FRAGMENT OF A LETTER CHAPTER XLVIII. HOW A SOVEREIGN TREATS WITH HIS MINISTER CHAPTER XLIX. SOCIAL DIPLOMACIES CHAPTER L. ANTE-DINNER REFLECTIONS CHAPTER LI. CONFLICTING THOUGHTS CHAPTER LII. MAJOR SCARESBY'S VISIT CHAPTER LIII. A MASK IN CARNIVAL TIME CHAPTER LIV. THE END
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PREFACE. THE FORTUNES OF GLENCORE CHAPTER I. A LONELY LANDSCAPE CHAPTER II. GLENCORE CASTLE CHAPTER III. BILLY TRAYNOR—POET, PEDLAR, AND PHYSICIAN CHAPTER IV. A VISITOR CHAPTER V. COLONEL HARCOUUT'S LETTER CHAPTER VI. QUEER COMPANIONSHIP CHAPTER VII. A GREAT DIPLOMATIST CHAPTER VIII. THE GREAT MAN'S ARRIVAL CHAPTER IX. A MEDICAL VISIT CHAPTER X. A DISCLOSURE CHAPTER XI. SOME LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF DIPLOMATIC LIFE CHAPTER XII. A NIGHT AT SEA CHAPTER XIII. A “VOW” ACCOMPLISHED CHAPTER XIV. BILLY TRAYNOR AND THE COLONEL CHAPTER XV. A SICK BED CHAPTER XVI. THE “PROJECT” CHAPTER XVII. A TÊTE-À-TÊTE CHAPTER XVIII. BILLY TRAYNOR AS ORATOR CHAPTER XIX. THE CASCINE AT FLORENCE CHAPTER XX. THE VILLA FOSSOMBRONI CHAPTER XXI. SOME TRAITS OF LIFE CHAPTER XXII. AN UPTONIAN DESPATCH CHAPTER XXIII. THE TUTOR AND HIS PUPIL CHAPTER XXIV. HOW A “RECEPTION” COMES TO ITS CLOSE CHAPTER XXV. A DUKE AND HIS MINISTER CHAPTER XXVI. ITALIAN TROUBLES CHAPTER XXVII. CARRARA CHAPTER XXVIII. A NIGHT SCENE CHAPTER XXIX. A COUNCIL OF STATE CHAPTER XXX. THE LIFE THEY LED AT MASSA CHAPTER XXXI. AT MASSA CHAPTER XXXII. THE PAVILION IN THE GARDEN CHAPTER XXXIII. NIGHT THOUGHTS CHAPTER XXXIV. A MINISTER'S LETTER CHAPTER XXXV. HARCOURT'S LODGINGS CHAPTER XXXVI. A FEVERED MIND CHAPTER XXXVII. THE VILLA AT SORRENTO CHAPTER XXXVIII. A DIPLOMATIST'S DINNER CHAPTER XXXIX. A VERY BROKEN NARRATIVE CHAPTER XL. UPTONISM CHAPTER XLI. AN EVENING IN FLORENCE CHAPTER XLIII. MADAME DE SABBLOUKOFF IN THE MORNING CHAPTER XLIII. DOINGS IN DOWNING STREET CHAPTER XLIV. THE SUBTLETIES OF STATECRAFT CHAPTER XLV. SOME SAD REVERIES CHAPTER XLVI. THE FLOOD IN THE MAGRA CHAPTER XLVII. A FRAGMENT OF A LETTER CHAPTER XLVIII. HOW A SOVEREIGN TREATS WITH HIS MINISTER CHAPTER XLIX. SOCIAL DIPLOMACIES CHAPTER L. ANTE-DINNER REFLECTIONS CHAPTER LI. CONFLICTING THOUGHTS CHAPTER LII. MAJOR SCARESBY'S VISIT CHAPTER LIII. A MASK IN CARNIVAL TIME CHAPTER LIV. THE END