Chapter XL

HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE By Frances Hodgson Burnett ILLUSTRATED

CONTENTS Chapter Page I. The Fifth Day Of April, 1676 1 II. "He Is The King" 13 III. Sir Jeoffry Wildairs 26 IV. "God Have Mercy On Its Evil Fortunes" 35 V. My Lord Marquess Plunges Into The Thames 55 VI. "No; She Has Not Yet Come To Court" 65 VII. "'Tis Clo Wildairs, Man—All The County Knows The Vixen" 77 VIII. In Which My Lady Betty Tantillion Writes Of A Scandal 92 IX. Sir John Oxon Lays A Wager At Cribb's Coffee House 107 X. My Lord Marquess Rides To Camylott 119 XI. "It Might Have Been—It Might Have Been!" 133 XII. In Which Is Sold A Portrait 141 XIII. "Your—Grace!" 158 XIV. "For All Her Youth—There Is No Other Woman Like Her" 179 XV. "And 'Twas The Town Rake And Beauty—Sir John Oxon" 190 XVI. A Rumour 197 XVII. As Hugh De Mertoun Rode 217 XVIII. A Night In Which My Lord Duke Did Not Sleep 235 XIX. "Then You Might Have Been One Of Those—" 248 XX. At Camylott 261 XXI. Upon The Moor 274 XXII. My Lady Dunstanwolde Is Widowed 299 XXIII. Her Ladyship Returns To Town 319 XXIV. Sir John Oxon Returns Also 337 XXV. To-Morrow 351 XXVI. A Dead Rose 363 XXVII. "'Twas The Night Thou Hidst The Package In The Wall" 381 XXVIII. Sir John Rides Out Of Town 394 XXIX. At The Cow At Wickben 405 XXX. On Tyburn Hill 423 XXXI. Their Graces Keep Their Wedding Day At Camylott 440 XXXII. In The Turret Chamber—And In Camylott Wood 457 ILLUSTRATIONS "'From this night all men shall kneel—all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" Frontispiece Facing Page "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232

EMILY FOX-SETON By Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated By C.D. Williams

CONTENTS

ROBIN By Frances Hodgson Burnett CONTENTS I II III IV V VI

VII VIII IX X XI XII

XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII

XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV

XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII XXIX XXX

XXXI XXXII XXXIII XXXIV XXXV XXXVI

XXXVII XXXVIII XXXIX XL XLI XLII

THAT LASS O' LOWRIE'S By Frances Hodgson Burnett

CONTENTS THAT LASS O' LOWRIE'S CHAPTER I A Difficult Case CHAPTER II. “Liz” CHAPTER III The Reverend Harold Barholm CHAPTER IV “Love Me, Love My Dog” CHAPTER V Outside the Hedge CHAPTER VI Joan and the Child CHAPTER VII Anice at the Cottage CHAPTER VIII The Wager of Battle CHAPTER IX The News at the Rectory CHAPTER X On the Knoll Road CHAPTER XI Nib and His Master Make a Call CHAPTER XII On Guard CHAPTER XIII Joan and the Picture CHAPTER XIV The Open “Davy” CHAPTER XV A Discovery CHAPTER XVI “Owd Sammy” in Trouble CHAPTER XVII The Member of Parliament CHAPTER XVIII A Confession of Faith CHAPTER XIX Ribbons CHAPTER XX The New Gate-Keeper CHAPTER XXI Derrick's Question CHAPTER XXII Master Landsell's Son CHAPTER XXIII “Cannybles” CHAPTER XXIV Dan Lowrie's Return CHAPTER XXV The Old Danger CHAPTER XXVI The Package Returned CHAPTER XXVII Sammy Craddock's “Manny-ensis.” CHAPTER XXVIII Warned CHAPTER XXIX Lying in Wait CHAPTER XXX The Slip of Paper CHAPTER XXXI The Last Blow CHAPTER XXXII “Turned Methody!” CHAPTER XXXIII Fate CHAPTER XXXIV The Decision CHAPTER XXXV In the Pit CHAPTER XXXVI Alive Yet CHAPTER XXXVII Watching and Waiting CHAPTER XXXVIII Recognition CHAPTER XXXIX A Testimonial CHAPTER XL Going South CHAPTER XLI “A Soart o' Pollygy” CHAPTER XLII Ashley-Wold CHAPTER XLIII Liz Comes Back CHAPTER XLIV Not Yet

THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSÉ By Frances Hodgson Burnett

CONTENTS THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSÉ CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. ILLUSTRATIONS And then She Would Take the Guitar Took Her to the Public Gardens Shook the Small Stray Blossoms out of Her Hair Addressing the President of the Games We Will Make It More Amusing She Leaned Against the Side of The Well Her Hands Still Clasped Behind Her Head Pepita Sat Down on the Threshold Shuddering and Sobbing Like a Beaten Child The Slender Body Breathless and Panting She is a Pretty Young Girl Dios! Dios! he Murmured

THEO A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY By Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PREPARING FOR A JOURNEY CHAPTER II. THE ARRIVAL CHAPTER III. THE MEETING CHAPTER IV. THEO'S DIARY CHAPTER V. THE SEPARATION CHAPTER VI. THEO GOES TO PARIS CHAPTER VII. "PARTING IS SWEET SORROW" CHAPTER VIII. THEO'S FIRST TROUBLE CHAPTER IX. WHAT COMES OF IT ALL

A FAIR BARBARIAN By Frances Hodgson Burnett 1881

CONTENTS A FAIR BARBARIAN. CHAPTER I. MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT. CHAPTER II. "AN INVESTMENT, ANYWAY." CHAPTER III. L'ARGENTVILLE. CHAPTER IV. LADY THEOBALD. CHAPTER V. LUCIA. CHAPTER VI. ACCIDENTAL. CHAPTER VII. "I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF SLOWBRIDGE." CHAPTER VIII. SHARES LOOKING UP. CHAPTER IX. WHITE MUSLIN. CHAPTER X. ANNOUNCING MR. BAROLD. CHAPTER XI. A SLIGHT INDISCRETION. CHAPTER XII. AN INVITATION. CHAPTER XIII. INTENTIONS. CHAPTER XIV. A CLERICAL VISIT. CHAPTER XV. SUPERIOR ADVANTAGES. CHAPTER XVI. CROQUET. CHAPTER XVII. ADVANTAGES. CHAPTER XVIII. CONTRAST. CHAPTER XIX. AN EXPERIMENT. CHAPTER XX. PECULIAR TO NEVADA. CHAPTER XXI. LORD LANSDOWNE. CHAPTER XXII. "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER." CHAPTER XXIII. "MAY I GO?" CHAPTER XXIV. THE GARDEN-PARTY. CHAPTER XXV. "SOMEBODY ELSE." CHAPTER XXVI. "JACK."

LOUISIANA By Frances Hodgson Burnett

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. LOUISIANA CHAPTER II. WORTH CHAPTER III. "HE IS DIFFERENT" CHAPTER IV. A NEW TYPE CHAPTER V. "I HAVE HURT YOU" CHAPTER VI. THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT CHAPTER VII. "SHE AINT YERE" CHAPTER VIII. "NOTHING HAS HURT YOU" CHAPTER IX. "DON'T YE, LOUISIANNY?" CHAPTER X. THE GREAT WORLD CHAPTER XI. A RUSTY NAIL CHAPTER XII. "MEBBE" CHAPTER XIII. A NEW PLAN CHAPTER XIV. CONFESSIONS CHAPTER XV. "IANTHY!" CHAPTER XVI. "DON'T DO NO ONE A ONJESTICE" CHAPTER XVII. A LEAF