Chapter I: Front Matter

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HIS HONOUR, AND A LADY

BOOKS BY MRS. EVERARD COTES

(SARA JEANNETTE DUNCAN).

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=His Honour, and a Lady.=

Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

=The Story of Sonny Sahib.=

Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.

=Vernon’s Aunt.=

With many Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.

=A Daughter of To-Day.=

A Novel. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

=A Social Departure.=

HOW ORTHODOCIA AND I WENT ROUND THE WORLD BY OURSELVES. With 111
Illustrations by F. H. TOWNSEND. 12mo. Paper, 75 cents; cloth,
$1.75.

=An American Girl in London.=

With 80 Illustrations by F. H. TOWNSEND. 12mo. Paper, 75 cents;
cloth, $1.50.

=The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib.=

With 37 Illustrations by F. H. TOWNSEND. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

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New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 72 Fifth Avenue.

The situation made its voiceless demand.
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HIS HONOUR, AND
A LADY

BY

MRS. EVERARD COTES

(SARA JEANNETTE DUNCAN)

AUTHOR OF A SOCIAL DEPARTURE, AN AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON,
A DAUGHTER OF TO-DAY, VERNON’S AUNT,
THE STORY OF SONNY SAHIB, ETC.

NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1896

COPYRIGHT, 1895, 1896,
BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The situation made its voiceless demand _Frontispiece_

“She seems to be sufficiently entertained” 21

There was a moment’s pause 83

Notwithstanding, it was gay enough 150

“What do I know about the speech”! 215

She drove back 305

HIS HONOUR, AND A LADY.