Chapter I: Front Matter

MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES

RECENT FICTION

By A. CONAN DOYLE.

A Duet. 6s.

By GRANT ALLEN.

An African Millionaire. 6s.
Linnet. 6s.

By FREDERIC BRETON.

True Heart. 6s.
'God Save England!' 6s.

By M. P. SHIEL.

Contraband of War. 6s.
The Yellow Danger. 6s.

By GRAMMONT HAMILTON.

The Mayfair Marriage. 6s.

By HALDANE MACFALL.

The Wooings of Jezebel Pettyfer. 6s.

By F. C. CONSTABLE.

Aunt Judith's Island. 6s.
Morgan Hailsham. 6s.

By FRANK NORRIS.

Shanghaied. 3s. 6d.

By MARIE CONNOR LEIGHTON and ROBERT LEIGHTON.

Convict 99. 3s. 6d.
Michael Dred, Detective. 3s. 6d.

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London: GRANT RICHARDS, 1899

MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES

BY GRANT ALLEN

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE

London GRANT RICHARDS 9 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C.

1899

_Printed April 1899_ _Reprinted July 1899_

CONTENTS

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1. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CANTANKEROUS OLD LADY 1

2. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUPERCILIOUS _ATTACHE_ 29

3. THE ADVENTURE OF THE INQUISITIVE AMERICAN 59

4. THE ADVENTURE OF THE AMATEUR COMMISSION AGENT 85

5. THE ADVENTURE OF THE IMPROMPTU MOUNTAINEER 115

6. THE ADVENTURE OF THE URBANE OLD GENTLEMAN 141

7. THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNOBTRUSIVE OASIS 170

8. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEA-GREEN PATRICIAN 199

9. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAGNIFICENT MAHARAJAH 225

10. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CROSS-EYED Q.C. 252

11. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ORIENTAL ATTENDANT 281

12. THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNPROFESSIONAL DETECTIVE 305

ILLUSTRATIONS

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All agog to teach the higher mathematics _Frontispiece_

I am going out, simply in search of adventure 5

Oui, Madame; Merci Beaucoup, Madame 8

Excuse me, I said, but I think I can see a way out of your
difficulty 10

A most urbane and obliging Continental gentleman 17

Persons of Miladi's temperament are always young 20

That succeeds? the shabby-looking man muttered 24

I put her hand back firmly 30

He cast a hasty glance at us 35

Harold, you viper, what do you mean by trying to avoid me? 37

Circumstances alter cases, he murmured 43

Miss Cayley, he said, you are playing with me 50

I rose of a sudden, and ran down the hill 54

I was going to oppose you and Harold 56

He kept close at my heels 63

I was pulled up short by a mounted policeman 64

Seems I didn't make much of a job of it 66

Don't scorch, miss; don't scorch 78

How far ahead the first man? 82

I am here behind you, Herr Lieutenant 83

Let them boom or bust on it 86

His open admiration was getting quite embarrassing 91

Minute inspection 96

I felt a perfect little hypocrite 99

She invited Elsie and myself to stop with her 103

The Count 107

I thought it kinder to him to remove it altogether 110

Inch by inch he retreated 113

Never leave a house to the servants, my dear! 118

I may stay, mayn't I? 123

I advanced on my hands and knees to the edge of the precipice 129

I gripped the rope and let myself down 132

I rolled and slid down 136

There's enterprise for you 145

Painting the sign-board 148

The urbane old gentleman 150

He went on dictating for just an hour 153

He bowed to us each separately 156

I waited breathless 164

What, you here! he cried 168

He read them, cruel man, before my very eyes 174

'Tis Doctor Macloghlen, he answered 177

Too much Nile 181

Emphasis 184

Riding a camel does not greatly differ from sea-sickness 186

Her agitation was evident 189

Crouching by the rocks sat our mysterious stranger 194

An odd-looking young man 201

He turned to me with an inane smile 205

Nothing seemed to put the man down 210

Yah don't catch me going so fah from Newmarket 214

Wasn't Fra Diavolo also a composah? 216

Take my word for it, you're staking your money on the wrong
fellah 220

I am the Maharajah of Moozuffernuggar 227

Who's your black friend? 232

A tiger-hunt is not a thing to be got up lightly 238

It went off unexpectedly 245

I saw him now the Oriental despot 248

It's I who am the winnah! 250

He wrote, I expect you to come back to England and marry me 254

It was endlessly wearisome 256

The cross-eyed Q.C. begged him to be very careful 262

I was a grotesque failure 265

The jury smiled 270

The question requires no answer, he said 272

I reeled where I sat 279

The messenger entered 284

He took a long, careless stare at me 291

I beckoned a porter 293

You can't get out here, he said, crustily 296

We told our tale 298

I have found a clue 303

I've held the fort by main force 306

Never! he answered. Never! 308

We shall have him in our power 312

Victory! 316

You wished to see me, sir? 320

Well, this is a fair knock-out, he ejaculated 325

Harold, your wife has bested me 329