Chapter I: Front Matter

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

GUY DEVERELL
ALL IN THE DARK
THE WYVERN MYSTERY
THE COCK AND ANCHOR
WYLDER'S HAND
THE WATCHER
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ROSE AND THE KEY
TENANTS OF MALLORY
WILLING TO DIE
GOLDEN FRIARS
THE EVIL GUEST

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BY
J. S. LE FANU

Downey & Co.
12 York St.
Covent Garden.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. MORTLAKE HALL, 1

II. MARTHA TANSEY, 7

III. MR. LONGCLUSE OPENS HIS HEART, 13

IV. MONSIEUR LEBAS, 17

V. A CATASTROPHE, 22

VI. TO BED, 26

VII. FAST FRIENDS, 31

VIII. CONCERNING A BOOT, 38

IX. THE MAN WITHOUT A NAME, 43

X. THE ROYAL OAK, 48

XI. THE TELEGRAM ARRIVES, 55

XII. SIR REGINALD ARDEN, 62

XIII. ON THE ROAD, 68

XIV. MR. LONGCLUSE'S BOOT FINDS A TEMPORARY ASYLUM, 72

XV. FATHER AND SON, 79

XVI. A MIDNIGHT MEETING, 84

XVII. MR. LONGCLUSE AT MORTLAKE HALL, 91

XVIII. THE PARTY IN THE DINING-ROOM, 96

XIX. IN MRS. TANSEY'S ROOM, 103

XX. MRS. TANSEY'S STORY, 108

XXI. A WALK BY MOONLIGHT, 115

XXII. MR. LONGCLUSE MAKES AN ODD CONFIDENCE, 120

XXIII. THE MEETING, 125

XXIV. MR. LONGCLUSE FOLLOWS A SHADOW, 129

XXV. A TETE-A-TETE, 133

XXVI. THE GARDEN AT MORTLAKE, 137

XXVII. WINGED WORDS, 141

XXVIII. STORIES ABOUT MR. LONGCLUSE, 147

XXIX. THE GARDEN PARTY, 153

XXX. HE SEES HER, 158

XXXI. ABOUT THE GROUNDS, 161

XXXII. UNDER THE LIME-TREES, 167

XXXIII. THE DERBY, 171

XXXIV. A SHARP COLLOQUY, 174

XXXV. DINNER AT MORTLAKE, 179

XXXVI. MR. LONGCLUSE SEES A LADY'S NOTE, 183

XXXVII. WHAT ALICE COULD SAY, 188

XXXVIII. GENTLEMEN IN TROUBLE, 192

XXXIX. BETWEEN FRIENDS, 196

XL. AN INTERVIEW IN THE STUDY, 199

XLI. VAN APPOINTS HIMSELF TO A DIPLOMATIC POST, 203

XLII. DIPLOMACY, 206

XLIII. A LETTER AND A SUMMONS, 209

XLIV. THE REASON OF ALICE'S NOTE, 213

XLV. COLLISION, 219

XLVI. AN UNKNOWN FRIEND, 224

XLVII. BY THE RIVER, 229

XLVIII. SUDDEN NEWS, 232

XLIX. VOWS FOR THE FUTURE, 236

L. UNCLE DAVID'S SUSPICIONS, 239

LI. THE SILHOUETTE, 244

LII. MR. LONGCLUSE EMPLOYED, 248

LIII. THE NIGHT OF THE FUNERAL, 252

LIV. AMONG THE TREES, 258

LV. MR. LONGCLUSE SEES A FRIEND, 262

LVI. A HOPE EXPIRES, 266

LVII. LEVI'S APOLOGUE, 272

LVIII. THE BARON COMES TO TOWN, 276

LIX. TWO OLD FRIENDS MEET AND PART, 281

LX. "SAUL," 286

LXI. A WAKING DREAM, 290

LXII. LOVE AND PLAY, 295

LXIII. PLANS, 300

LXIV. FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER, 304

LXV. BEHIND THE ARRAS, 311

LXVI. A BUBBLE BROKEN, 313

LXVII. BOND AND DEED, 317

LXVIII. SIR RICHARD'S RESOLUTION, 322

LXIX. THE MEETING, 326

LXX. MR. LONGCLUSE PROPOSES, 329

LXXI. NIGHT, 332

LXXII. MEASURES, 336

LXXIII. AT THE BAR OF THE "GUY OF WARWICK," 341

LXXIV. A LETTER, 346

LXXV. BLIGHT AND CHANGE, 351

LXXVI. PHOEBE CHIFFINCH, 356

LXXVII. MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES, 360

LXXVIII. THE CATACOMBS, 364

LXXIX. RESURRECTIONS, 371

LXXX. ANOTHER, 376

LXXXI. BROKEN, 379

LXXXII. DOPPELGANGER, 384

LXXXIII. A SHORT PARTING, 388

LXXXIV. AT MORTLAKE, 393

LXXXV. THE CRISIS, 399

LXXXVI. PURSUIT, 406

LXXXVII. CONCLUSION, 412

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