Chapter I: Front Matter

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ELEANOR’S VICTORY

BY THE AUTHOR OF
“LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “AURORA FLOYD”
ETC. ETC.

Stereotyped Edition

LONDON
JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL
4, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET
1878

[_All rights reserved._]

CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE

I. GOING HOME 5

II. THE ENTRESOL IN THE RUE DE L’ARCHEVÊQUE 12

III. THE STORY OF THE PAST 21

IV. UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW 32

V. WAITING 44

VI. THE BLACK BUILDING BY THE RIVER 53

VII. SUSPENSE 59

VIII. GOOD SAMARITANS 66

IX. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 78

X. HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND 85

XI. RICHARD THORNTON’S PROMISE 95

XII. GILBERT MONCKTON 104

XIII. HAZLEWOOD 109

XIV. THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN 118

XV. LAUNCELOT 124

XVI. THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION 131

XVII. THE SHADOW ON GILBERT MONCKTON’S LIFE 135

XVIII. UNFORGOTTEN 138

XIX. LIKE THE MEMORY OF A DREAM 146

XX. RECOGNITION 154

XXI. ON THE TRACK 159

XXII. IN THE SHIPBROKER’S OFFICE 165

XXIII. RESOLVED 173

XXIV. THE ONE CHANCE 176

XXV. ACCEPTED 186

XXVI. AN INSIDIOUS DEMON 193

XXVII. SLOW FIRES 198

XXVIII. BY THE SUNDIAL 208

XXIX. KEEPING WATCH 212

XXX. AN OLD MAN’S FANCY 217

XXXI. A POWERFUL ALLY 222

XXXII. THE TESTIMONY OF THE SKETCH-BOOK 228

XXXIII. MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S WILL 234

XXXIV. RICHARD’S DISCOVERY 240

XXXV. WHAT HAPPENED AT WINDSOR 243

XXXVI. ANOTHER RECOGNITION 248

XXXVII. LAUNCELOT’S TROUBLES 254

XXXVIII. MR. MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS 261

XXXIX. LAUNCELOT’S COUNSELLOR 265

XL. RESOLVED 270

XLI. A TERRIBLE SURPRISE 277

XLII. IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEAD 284

XLIII. A BRIEF TRIUMPH 289

XLIV. LOST 296

XLV. AT SEA 301

XLVI. LAURA’S TROUBLES 308

XLVII. GETTING OVER IT 314

XLVIII. THE READING OF THE WILL 320

XLIX. DESERTED 326

L. GILBERT’S LETTER 331

LI. MRS. MAJOR LENNARD 339

LII. GOING BACK TO PARIS 345

LIII. MARGARET LENNARD’S DELINQUENCIES 351

LIV. VERY LONELY 363

LV. VICTOR BOURDON GOES OVER TO THE ENEMY 367

LVI. THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS 375

LVII. MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S BEQUEST 385

LVIII. THE DAY OF RECKONING 389

LIX. THE LAST 398

ELEANOR’S VICTORY.