Chapter THE TENTH: Chapter the Eleventh

CHAPTER THE TWELFTH.

CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH.

THIRD SCENE.—LONDON.

CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH.

CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH.

CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH.

FOURTH SCENE.—WINDYGATES.

CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH

CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH.

CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH.

CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH.

FIFTH SCENE.—GLASGOW.

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH.

CHAPTER THE THIRTIETH.

SIXTH SCENE.—SWANHAVEN LODGE.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIRST

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SECOND.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-THIRD.

SEVENTH SCENE.—HAM FARM.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FOURTH.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SIXTH.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SEVENTH.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-EIGHTH.

EIGHTH SCENE—THE PANTRY.

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-NINTH.

NINTH SCENE.—THE MUSIC-ROOM.

CHAPTER THE FORTIETH.

TENTH SCENE—THE BEDROOM.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIRST.

ELEVENTH SCENE.—SIR PATRICK’S HOUSE.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-SECOND.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-THIRD.

TWELFTH SCENE.—DRURY LANE.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-FOURTH.

THIRTEENTH SCENE.—FULHAM.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIFTH.

FOURTEENTH SCENE.—PORTLAND PLACE.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-SIXTH.

FIFTEENTH SCENE.—HOLCHESTER HOUSE.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-SEVENTH.

SIXTEENTH SCENE.—SALT PATCH.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-EIGHTH.

CHAPTER THE FORTY-NINTH.

CHAPTER THE FIFTIETH.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIRST.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SECOND.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-THIRD.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FOURTH.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIFTH.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SIXTH.

CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SEVENTH.

EPILOGUE.

THE BLACK ROBE by Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

BEFORE THE STORY.

FIRST SCENE.—BOULOGNE-SUR-MER.—THE DUEL.

SECOND SCENE.—VANGE ABBEY.—THE FOREWARNINGS

THE STORY.

BOOK THE FIRST.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII

BOOK THE SECOND.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

BOOK THE THIRD.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

BOOK THE FOURTH.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

BOOK THE FIFTH.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

A ROGUE’S LIFE by Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY WORDS.

A ROGUE’S LIFE.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

MISS OR MRS.?

by Wilkie Collins

Contents

FIRST SCENE

SECOND SCENE.

THIRD SCENE.

FOURTH SCENE.

FIFTH SCENE.

SIXTH SCENE.

SEVENTH SCENE.

EIGHTH SCENE.

NINTH SCENE.

TENTH SCENE.

ELEVENTH SCENE.

TWELFTH SCENE.

DOCUMENTARY HINTS, IN CONCLUSION.

THE LAW AND THE LADY

by Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

NOTE:

THE LAW AND THE LADY.

PART I. PARADISE LOST.

CHAPTER I. THE BRIDE’S MISTAKE.

CHAPTER II. THE BRIDE’S THOUGHTS.

CHAPTER III. RAMSGATE SANDS.

CHAPTER IV. ON THE WAY HOME.

CHAPTER V. THE LANDLADY’S DISCOVERY.

CHAPTER VI. MY OWN DISCOVERY.

CHAPTER VII. ON THE WAY TO THE MAJOR.

CHAPTER VIII. THE FRIEND OF THE WOMEN.

CHAPTER IX. THE DEFEAT OF THE MAJOR.

CHAPTER X. THE SEARCH.

CHAPTER XI. THE RETURN TO LIFE.

CHAPTER XII. THE SCOTCH VERDICT.

CHAPTER XIII. THE MAN’S DECISION.

CHAPTER XIV. THE WOMAN’S ANSWER.

PART II. PARADISE REGAINED.

CHAPTER XV. THE STORY OF THE TRIAL. THE PRELIMINARIES.

CHAPTER XVI. FIRST QUESTION—DID THE WOMAN DIE POISONED?

CHAPTER XVII. SECOND QUESTION—WHO POISONED HER?

CHAPTER XVIII. THIRD QUESTION—WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE?

CHAPTER XIX. THE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.

CHAPTER XX. THE END OF THE TRIAL.

CHAPTER XXI. I SEE MY WAY.

CHAPTER XXII. THE MAJOR MAKES DIFFICULTIES.

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV. MISERRIMUS DEXTER—FIRST VIEW.

CHAPTER XXV. MISERRIMUS DEXTER—SECOND VIEW

CHAPTER XXVI. MORE OF MY OBSTINACY.

CHAPTER XXVII. MR. DEXTER AT HOME.

CHAPTER XXVIII. IN THE DARK.

CHAPTER XXIX. IN THE LIGHT.

CHAPTER XXX. THE INDICTMENT OF MRS. BEAULY.

CHAPTER XXXI. THE DEFENSE OF MRS. BEAULY.

CHAPTER XXXII. A SPECIMEN OF MY WISDOM.

CHAPTER XXXIII. A SPECIMEN OF MY FOLLY.

CHAPTER XXXIV. GLENINCH.

CHAPTER XXXV. MR. PLAYMORE’S PROPHECY.

CHAPTER XXXVI. ARIEL.

CHAPTER XXXVII. AT THE BEDSIDE.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. ON THE JOURNEY BACK.

CHAPTER XXXIX. ON THE WAY TO DEXTER.

CHAPTER XL. NEMESIS AT LAST.

CHAPTER XLI. MR. PLAYMORE IN A NEW CHARACTER.

CHAPTER XLII. MORE SURPRISES.

CHAPTER XLIII. AT LAST!

CHAPTER XLIV. OUR NEW HONEYMOON.

CHAPTER XLV. THE DUST-HEAP DISTURBED.

CHAPTER XLVI. THE CRISIS DEFERRED.

CHAPTER XLVII. THE WIFE’S CONFESSION.

CHAPTER XLVIII. WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?

CHAPTER XLIX. PAST AND FUTURE.

CHAPTER L.

THE NEW MAGDALEN

by Wilkie Collins

TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES ALLSTON COLLINS. (9th April, 1873.)

CONTENTS

FIRST SCENE.—The Cottage on the Frontier.

CHAPTER I. THE TWO WOMEN.

CHAPTER II. MAGDALEN—IN MODERN TIMES.

CHAPTER III. THE GERMAN SHELL.

CHAPTER IV. THE TEMPTATION.

CHAPTER V. THE GERMAN SURGEON.

SECOND SCENE.—Mablethorpe House.

CHAPTER VI. LADY JANET’S COMPANION.

CHAPTER VII. THE MAN IS COMING.

CHAPTER VIII. THE MAN APPEARS.

CHAPTER IX. NEWS FROM MANNHEIM.

CHAPTER X. A COUNCIL OF THREE.

CHAPTER XI. THE DEAD ALIVE.

CHAPTER XII. EXIT JULIAN.

CHAPTER XIII. ENTER JULIAN.

CHAPTER XIV. COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE.

CHAPTER XV. A WOMAN’S REMORSE.

CHAPTER XVI. THEY MEET AGAIN.

CHAPTER XVII. THE GUARDIAN ANGEL.

CHAPTER XVIII. THE SEARCH IN THE GROUNDS.

CHAPTER XIX. THE EVIL GENIUS.

CHAPTER XX. THE POLICEMAN IN PLAIN CLOTHES.

CHAPTER XXI. THE FOOTSTEP IN THE CORRIDOR.

CHAPTER XXII. THE MAN IN THE DINING-ROOM.

CHAPTER XXIII. LADY JANET AT BAY.

CHAPTER XXIV. LADY JANET’S LETTER.

CHAPTER XXV. THE CONFESSION

CHAPTER XXVI. GREAT HEART AND LITTLE HEART.

CHAPTER XXVII. MAGDALEN’S APPRENTICESHIP.

CHAPTER XXVIII. SENTENCE IS PRONOUNCED ON HER.

CHAPTER XXIX. THE LAST TRIAL.

EPILOGUE:

THE TWO DESTINIES

By Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

The Prelude.

The Narrative.

GEORGE GERMAINE WRITES, AND TELLS HIS OWN LOVE STORY.

CHAPTER I. GREENWATER BROAD

CHAPTER II. TWO YOUNG HEARTS

CHAPTER III. SWEDENBORG AND THE SIBYL

CHAPTER IV. THE CURTAIN FALLS

CHAPTER V. MY STORY

CHAPTER VI. HER STORY

CHAPTER VII. THE WOMAN ON THE BRIDGE

CHAPTER VIII. THE KINDRED SPIRITS

CHAPTER IX. NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL

CHAPTER X. SAINT ANTHONY’S WELL

CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER XII. THE DISASTERS OF MRS. VAN BRANDT

CHAPTER XIII. NOT CURED YET

CHAPTER XIV. MRS. VAN BRANDT AT HOME

CHAPTER XV. THE OBSTACLE BEATS ME

CHAPTER XVI. MY MOTHER’S DIARY

CHAPTER XVII. SHETLAND HOSPITALITY

CHAPTER XVIII. THE DARKENED ROOM

CHAPTER XIX. THE CATS

CHAPTER XX. THE GREEN FLAG

CHAPTER XXI. SHE COMES BETWEEN US

CHAPTER XXII. SHE CLAIMS ME AGAIN

CHAPTER XXIII. THE KISS

CHAPTER XXIV. IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL’S

CHAPTER XXV. I KEEP MY APPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XXVI. CONVERSATION WITH MY MOTHER

CHAPTER XXVII. CONVERSATION WITH MRS. VAN BRANDT

CHAPTER XXVIII. LOVE AND MONEY

CHAPTER XXIX. OUR DESTINIES PART US

CHAPTER XXX. THE PROSPECT DARKENS

CHAPTER XXXI. THE PHYSICIAN’S OPINION

CHAPTER XXXII. A LAST LOOK AT GREENWATER BROAD

CHAPTER XXXIII. A VISION OF THE NIGHT

CHAPTER XXXIV. BY LAND AND SEA

CHAPTER XXXV. UNDER THE WINDOW

CHAPTER XXXVI. LOVE AND PRIDE

CHAPTER XXXVII. THE TWO DESTINIES

THE WIFE WRITES, AND CLOSES THE STORY.

THE FROZEN DEEP

by Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

First Scene—The Ball-room

Chapter 1.

Chapter 2.

Chapter 3.

Chapter 4.

Between the Scenes—The Landing Stage

Chapter 5.

Second Scene—The Hut of the Sea-mew.

Chapter 6.

Chapter 7.

Chapter 8.

Chapter 9.

Chapter 10.

Chapter 11.

Third Scene—The Iceberg.

Chapter 12.

Fourth Scene—The Garden.

Chapter 13.

Chapter 14.

Chapter 15.

Fifth Scene—The Boat-House.

Chapter 16.

Chapter 17.

Chapter 18.

AFTER DARK

By Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

PREFACE TO “AFTER DARK.”

AFTER DARK.

PROLOGUE TO THE FIRST STORY.

THE TRAVELER’S STORY OF A TERRIBLY STRANGE BED.

PROLOGUE TO THE SECOND STORY.

THE LAWYER’S STORY OF A STOLEN LETTER.

PROLOGUE TO THE THIRD STORY.

THE FRENCH GOVERNESS’S STORY OF SISTER ROSE.

PART FIRST.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

PART SECOND.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

PART THIRD.

CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

EPILOGUE TO THE THIRD STORY.

PROLOGUE TO THE FOURTH STORY.

THE ANGLER’S STORY of THE LADY OF GLENWITH GRANGE.

PROLOGUE TO THE FIFTH STORY.

THE NUN’S STORY OF GABRIEL’S MARRIAGE

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

PROLOGUE TO THE SIXTH STORY.

THE PROFESSOR’S STORY OF THE YELLOW MASK.

PART FIRST.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

PART SECOND.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

PART THIRD.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE EVIL GENIUS
A DOMESTIC STORY

By Wilkie Collins

CONTENTS

BEFORE THE STORY. THE STORY FIRST BOOK.

Chapter I. Mrs. Presty Presents Herself.

Chapter II. The Governess Enters.

Chapter III. Mrs. Presty Changes Her Mind.

Chapter IV. Randal Receives His Correspondence.

Chapter V. Randal Writes to New York.

Chapter VI. Sydney Teaches.

Chapter VII. Sydney Suffers.

Chapter VIII. Mrs. Presty Makes a Discovery.

Chapter IX. Somebody Attends to the Door.

Chapter X. Kitty Mentions Her Birthday.

Chapter XI. Linley Asserts His Authority.

Chapter XII. Two of Them Sleep Badly.

Chapter XIII. Kitty Keeps Her Birthday.

Chapter XIV. Kitty Feels the Heartache.

SECOND BOOK.

Chapter XV. The Doctor.

Chapter XVI. The Child.

Chapter XVII. The Husband.

Chapter XVIII. The Nursemaid.

Chapter XIX. The Captain.

Chapter XX. The Mother-in-Law.

Chapter XXI. The Governess.

THIRD BOOK.

Chapter XXII. Retrospect.

Chapter XXIII. Separation.

Chapter XXIV. Hostility.

Chapter XXV. Consultation.

Chapter XXVI. Decision.

Chapter XXVII. Resolution.

FOURTH BOOK.

Chapter XXVIII. Mr. Randal Linley.

Chapter XXIX. Mr. Sarrazin.

Chapter XXX. The Lord President.

Chapter XXXI. Mr. Herbert Linley.

Chapter XXXII. Miss Westerfield.

Chapter XXXIII. Mrs. Romsey.

Chapter XXXIV. Mrs. Presty.

Chapter XXXV. Captain Bennydeck.

Chapter XXXVI. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.

Chapter XXXVII. Mrs. Norman.

FIFTH BOOK.

Chapter XXXVIII. Hear the Lawyer.

Chapter XXXIX. Listen to Reason.

Chapter XL. Keep Your Temper.

Chapter XLI. Make the Best of It.

Chapter XLII. Try to Excuse Her.

Chapter XLIII. Know Your Own Mind.

Chapter XLIV. Think of Consequences.

Chapter XLV. Love Your Enemies.

Chapter XLVI. Nil Desperandum.

Chapter XLVII. Better Do It Than Wish It Done.

Chapter XLVIII. Be Careful!

Chapter XLIX. Keep the Secret.

Chapter L. Forgiveness to the Injured Doth Belong.

Chapter LI. Dum Spiro, Spero.

Chapter LII. L’homme propose, et Dieu dispose.

Chapter LIII. The Largest Nature, the Longest Love.

Chapter LIV. Let Bygones Be Bygones.

Chapter LV. Leave It to the Child.

BLIND LOVE

by
Wilkie Collins
(completed by Walter Besant)

CONTENTS