Contents

CHAPTER I FORTUNE'S BALL

CHAPTER II FRIENDS OR QUONDAM FRIENDS

CHAPTER III MY SCHEME

CHAPTER IV THE VERDICT

CHAPTER V JANE MULLINS

CHAPTER VI THE BERLIN WOOL ROOM

CHAPTER VII THE PAYING GUESTS

CHAPTER VIII THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE

CHAPTER IX THE ARTIST'S EYE

CHAPTER X HER GRACE OF WILMOT

CHAPTER XI WHY DID HE DO IT?

CHAPTER XII TWO EXTREMES

CHAPTER XIII THE UGLY DRESS

CHAPTER XIV ANXIETY

CHAPTER XV DR. READE

CHAPTER XVI GIVE ME YOUR PROMISE

CHAPTER XVII A DASH OF ONIONS

CHAPTER XVIII BUTTERED BREAD

CHAPTER XIX YOU USED TO LOVE US

CHAPTER XX RUINED

CHAPTER XXI MR. PATTENS

CHAPTER XXII THE MAN IN POSSESSION

CHAPTER XXIII ALBERT

CHAPTER XXIV THE BOND

CHAPTER XXV YOU ARE A GOOD MAN

CHAPTER XXVI HAND IN HAND

CHAPTER XXVII TOO LATE

CHAPTER XXVIII THIS DEAR GIRL BELONGS TO US

CHAPTER XXIX HAVE I LOST YOU?

CHAPTER XXX THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY

CHAPTER XXXI THE END CROWNS ALL

Transcriber's Note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

On page 169, "household gods" should possibly be "household goods".

On page 320, "spice of her mind" should possibly be "piece of her mind".