Chapter I: Front Matter

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BY

WILLIAM DE MORGAN

AUTHOR OF "JOSEPH VANCE" AND "ALICE-FOR-SHORT"

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NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1908

COPYRIGHT, 1908,

BY

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

_Published February, 1908_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
PAGE
A RETURNED TRAVELLER. NEMESIS IN LIVERMORE'S RENTS, 1808.
EXTRAVAGANCE, AND NO CASH. A PAWNED WATCH, AND A RESIDUUM
OF FOURPENCE 1

CHAPTER II.

A JOURNEY IN THE TWOPENNY TUBE. A VERY NICE GIRL, AND A
NEGOTIATION. AN EXPOSED WIRE, AND AN ELECTROCUTION 10

CHAPTER III.

KRAKATOA VILLA, AND HOW THE ELECTROCUTED TRAVELLER WENT
THERE IN A CAB. A CURIOUS WELCOME TO A PERFECT STRANGER.
THE STRANGER'S LABEL. A CANCELLED MEMORY. BACK LIKE A BAD
SHILLING 16

CHAPTER IV.

HOW THE STRANGER STOPPED ON AT KRAKATOA VILLA. OF THE FREAKS
OF AN EXTINGUISHED MEMORY. OF HOW THE STRANGER GOT A GOOD
APPOINTMENT, BUT NONE COULD SAY WHO HE WAS, NOR WHENCE 35

CHAPTER V.

THE CHRISTMAS AFTER. OF THE CHURCH OF ST. SATISFAX, AND A
YOUNG IDIOT WHO CAME THERE 44

CHAPTER VI.

OF BOXING DAY MORNING AT KRAKATOA VILLA, AND WHAT OBSERVANT
CREATURES FOSSILS ARE 53

CHAPTER VII.

CONCERNING PEOPLE'S PASTS, AND THE SEPARATION OF THE SHEEP
FROM THE GOATS. OF YET ANOTHER MAJOR, AND HOW HE GOSSIPPED
AT HURKARU CLUB. SOME TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION ABOUT AN
ALLEGED DIVORCE 60

CHAPTER VIII.

THE ANTECEDENTS OF ROSALIND NIGHTINGALE, SALLY'S MOTHER. HOW
BOTH CAME FROM INDIA TO ENGLAND, AND TOOK A VILLA ON A
REPAIRING LEASE. SOMEWHAT OF SALLY'S UPBRINGING. SOME MORE
ROPER GOSSIP, AND A CAT LET OUT OF A BAG. A PIECE OF
PRESENCE OF MIND 68

CHAPTER IX.

HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC! MRS.
NIGHTINGALE'S RESOLUTION. BUT, THE RISK! A HARD PART TO
PLAY. THERE WAS ONLY MAMMA FOR THE GIRL! THE GARDEN OF
LONG AGO 82

CHAPTER X.

THE DANGERS OF AN UNKNOWN PAST. NETTLE-GRASPING, AND A
RECURRENCE. WHO AMONG US COURTS CATECHISM ABOUT HIMSELF?
A UNIVERSALLY PROVIDED YOUNG MAN. HOW ABOUT THE POOR OLD
FURNITURE? 95

CHAPTER XI.

MORE GIRLS' CHATTER. SWEEPS AND DUSTMEN. HOW SALLY
DISILLUSIONED MR. BRADSHAW. OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN 105

CHAPTER XII.

WHAT FENWICK AND SALLY'S MOTHER HAD BEEN SAYING IN THE BACK
DRAWING-ROOM. OP. 999. BACK IN THAT OLD GARDEN AGAIN, AND
HOW GERRY COULD NOT SWIM. THE OLD TARTINI SONATA 113

CHAPTER XIII.

OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT MRS. NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY
WOKE UP AND TALKED 131

CHAPTER XIV.

HOW MILLAIS' "HUGUENOT" CAME OF A WALK IN THE BACK GARDEN.
AND HOW FENWICK VERY NEARLY KISSED SALLY 139

CHAPTER XV.

CONCERNING DR. VEREKER AND HIS MAMMA, WHO HAD KNOWN IT ALL
ALONG. HOW SALLY LUNCHED WITH THE SALES WILSONS, AND GOT
SPECULATING ABOUT HER FATHER. HOW TISHY LET OUT ABOUT
MAJOR ROPER. HOW THERE WAS A WEDDING 150

CHAPTER XVI.

OF A WEDDING-PARTY AND AN OLD MAN'S RETROSPECT. A HOPE OF
RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE HEREAFTER. CHARLEY'S AUNT, AND PYRAMUS
AND THISBE. HOW SALLY TRIED TO PUMP THE COLONEL AND GOT
HALF A BUCKETFUL 166

CHAPTER XVII.

SALLY'S LARK, AND HOW SHE TOOK HER MEDICAL ADVISER INTO HER
CONFIDENCE AFTER DIVINE SERVICE 178

CHAPTER XVIII.

OF A SWIMMING-BATH, "ET PRÆTEREA EXIGUUM" 186

CHAPTER XIX.

HOW FENWICK KNEW ALL ABOUT THE MASS. AND HOW BARON
KREUTZKAMMER RECOGNISED MR. HARRISSON. LONDON AGAIN! 191

CHAPTER XX.

MERE DAILY LIFE AT KRAKATOA. BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S
DAUGHTER BY NOW. OF HER VIEWS ABOUT DR. VEREKER, AND OF
TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES 203

CHAPTER XXI.

OF JULIUS BRADSHAW'S INNER SOUL. AND OF THE HABERDASHER
BATTLE AT LADBROKE GROVE ROAD. ON CARPET-STRETCHING, AND
VACCINATION FROM THE CALF. AN AFTER-DINNER INTERVIEW, AND
GOOD RESOLUTIONS. EVASIVE TRAPPISTS 217

CHAPTER XXII.

IT WAS THAT MRS. NIGHTINGALE'S FAULT. A SATISFACTORY CHAP, GERRY!
A TELEGRAM AND A CLOUD. BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA AND FOG.
SALLY GOES TO MAYFAIR. THE OLD SOLDIER HAS NOTICE TO QUIT 236

CHAPTER XXIII.

OF A FOG THAT WAS UP-TO-DATE, AND HOW A FIRE-ENGINE RELIEVED
SALLY FROM A BOY. HOW SALLY GOT IN AT A GENTLEMEN'S CLUB,
AND HOW VETERANS COULD RECOLLECT HER FATHER. BUT THEY KNOW
WHAT SHE CAN BE TOLD, AND WHAT SHE CAN'T. HOW MAJOR ROPER
WOULD GO OUT IN THE FOG 245

CHAPTER XXIV.

HOW MAJOR ROPER MET THAT BOY, AND GOT UPSTAIRS AT BALL
STREET. AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN ASTHMA AND BRONCHITIS. HOW
SALLY PINIONED THE PURPLE VETERAN, AND THERE WAS NO BOY.
HOW THE GOVERNOR DONE HOARCKIN', AND GOT QUALIFIED FOR A
SUBJECT OF PSYCHICAL RESEARCH 260

CHAPTER XXV.

ABOUT SIX MONTHS, AND HOW A CABMAN SAW A GHOST. OF SALLY'S
AND THE DOCTOR'S "MODUS VIVENDI," AND THE SHOOSMITH
FAMILY. HOW SALLY MADE TEA FOR BUDDHA, AND HOW BUDDHA
FORESAW A STEPDAUGHTER. DELIRIUM TREMENS 283

CHAPTER XXVI.

MORNING AT LADBROKE GROVE ROAD, AND FAMILY DISSENSION.
FACCIOLATI, AND A LEGACY. THE LAST CONCERT THIS SEASON.
THE GOODY WILL COME TO IGGULDEN'S. BUT FANCY PROSY IN LOVE! 300

CHAPTER XXVII.

ST. SENNANS-ON-SEA. MISS GWENDOLEN ARKWRIGHT. WOULD ANY
OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY? HOW MRS. IGGULDEN'S COUSIN
SOLOMON SURRENDERED HIS COUCH 310

CHAPTER XXVIII.

HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO
COULDN'T SLEEP. OF THE GRAND DUKE OF HESSE-JUNKERSTADT.
AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD 323

CHAPTER XXIX.

OF A MARRIAGE BY SPECIAL LICENCE. ROSALIND'S COMPARISONS.
OF THE THREE BRIDESMAIDS, AND HOW THE BRIDE WAS A GOOD
SAILOR 331

CHAPTER XXX.

HOW A FORTNIGHT PASSED, AND THE HONEYMOONERS RETURNED.
OF A CHAT ON THE BEACH, AND MISS ARKWRIGHT'S SCIENTIFIC
EXPERIENCE. ALMOST THE LAST, LAST, LAST--MAN'S HEAD! 337

CHAPTER XXXI.

HOW SALLY DIDN'T CONFESS ABOUT THE DOCTOR, AND JEREMIAH CAME
TO ST. SENNANS ONCE MORE 349

CHAPTER XXXII.

HOW SALLY DIVED OFF THE BOAT, AND SHOCKED THE BEACH. OF THE
SENSITIVE DELICACY OF THE OCTOPUS. AND OF DR. EVERETT
GAYLER'S OPINIONS 357

CHAPTER XXXIII.

OF AN INTERMITTENT CURRENT AT THE PIER-END, AND OF DOLLY'S
FORTITUDE. HOW FENWICK PUT HIS HEAD IN THE JAWS OF THE
FUTURE UNAWARES, AND PROSY DIDN'T COME. HOW SALLY AND
HER STEP SAW PUNCH, AND OF A THIN END OF A FATAL WEDGE.
BUT ROSALIND SAW NO COMING CLOUD 366

CHAPTER XXXIV.

OF THE REV. SAMUEL HERRICK AND A SUNSET. THE WEDGE'S
PROGRESS. THE BARON AGAIN, AND THE FLY-WHEEL. HOW FENWICK
KNEW HIS NAME RIGHT, AND ROSALIND DIDN'T. HOW SALLY AND
HER MEDICAL ADVISER WERE NOT QUITE WET THROUGH. HOW HE
HAD MADE HER THE CONFIDANTE OF A LOVE-AFFAIR. OF A GOOD
OPENING IN SPECIALISM. MORE PROGRESS OF THE WEDGE. HOW
GERRY NEARLY MADE DINNER LATE 377

CHAPTER XXXV.

HOW A STONE THROWN DROVE THE WEDGE FURTHER YET. OF A
TERRIBLE NIGHT IN A BIG GALE, AND A DOOR THAT SLAMMED.
THE WEDGE WELL IN 392

CHAPTER XXXVI.

HOW FENWICK AND VEREKER WENT FOR A WALK, AND MORE MEMORIES
CAME BACK. HOW FENWICK WAS A MILLIONAIRE, OR THEREABOUTS.
OF A CLUE THAT KILLED ITSELF. HARRISSON'S AFFAIR NOW!
BOTHER THE MILLIONS! IS NOT LOVE BETTER THAN MONEY? ONLY
FENWICK'S NAME WASN'T HARRISSON NEITHER 399

CHAPTER XXXVII.

OF THE DOCTOR'S CAUTIOUS RESERVE, AND MRS. FENWICK'S STRONG
COMMON-SENSE. AND OF A LADY AT BUDA-PESTH. HOW HARRISSON
WAS ONLY PAST FORGOTTEN NEWSPAPERS TO DR. VEREKER. OF THE
OCTOPUS'S PULSE. HOW THE HABERDASHER'S BRIDE WOULD TRY ON
AT TWO GUAS. A WEEK, AND OF A PLEASANT WALK BACK FROM THE
RAILWAY STATION 416

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

OF AN EXPEDITION AGAINST A GOODY, AND THE WALK BACK TO
LOBJOIT'S. AND THE WALK BACK AGAIN TO IGGULDEN'S. HOW
FENWICK TOOK VEREKER'S CONFIDENCE BY STORM. OF A COLLIER
THAT PUT TO SEA. SUCCESSFUL AMBUSCADE OF THE OCTOPUS.
PROVISIONAL EQUILIBRIUM OF FENWICK'S MIND. WHY BOTHER
ABOUT HORACE? WHY NOT ABOUT PICKWICK JUST AS MUCH? THE
KITTEN WASN'T THERE--CERTAINLY NOT! 431

CHAPTER XXXIX.

HOW MEMORY CREPT BACK AND BACK, AND FENWICK KEPT HIS OWN
COUNSEL. ROSALIND NEED NEVER KNOW IT. OF A JOLLY BIG BLOB
OF MELTED CANDLE, AND SALLY'S HALF-BROTHER. OF FENWICK'S
IMPROVED GOOD SPIRITS 448

CHAPTER XL.

BATHING WEATHER AGAIN, AND A LETTER FROM TISHY BRADSHAW. THE
TRIUMPH OF ORPHEUS. BUT WAS IT EURYDICE OR THE LITTLE
BATTERY? THE REV. MR. HERRICK. OF A REVERIE UNDER A
BATHING-MACHINE, AND OF GWENDOLEN'S MAMMA'S CONNECTING-LINK.
OF DR. CONRAD'S MAMMA'S DONKEY-CHAIR, AND HIS GREAT-AUNT
ELIZA. HOW SALLY AND HE STARTED FOR THEIR LAST WALK AT
ST. SENNANS 457

CHAPTER XLI.

OF LOVE, CONSIDERED AS A THUNDERSTORM, AND OF AGUR, THE SON
OF JAKEH (PROV. XXX.). OF A COUNTRY WALK AND A JUDICIOUSLY
RESTORED CHURCH. OF TWO CLASPED HANDS, AND THEIR
CONSEQUENCES. NOTHING SO VERY REMARKABLE AFTER ALL! 471

CHAPTER XLII.

OF A RECURRENCE FROM "AS YOU LIKE IT," AND HOW FENWICK
DIDN'T. WHY A SAILOR WOULD NOT LEARN TO SWIM. THE BARON
AGAIN. OF A CUTTLE-FISH AND HIS SQUIRT. OF THE POWER OF
_A PRIORI_ REASONING. OF SALLY'S CONFESSION, AND HOW
FENWICK WENT TO A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL 489

CHAPTER XLIII.

OF AN OBSERVANT AND THOUGHTFUL, BUT SNIFFY, WAITER; AND HOW
HE OPENED A NEW BOTTLE OF COGNAC. HOW THE BARON SAW
FENWICK HOME, WITHOUT HIS HAT. AN OLD MEMORY FROM
ROSALIND'S PAST AND HIS. AND THEN FACE TO FACE WITH THE
WHOLE. SLEEP UPON IT! BUT WHAT BECAME OF HIS HORRIBLE BABY? 498

CHAPTER XLIV.

OF A CONTRACT JOB FOR REPAIRS. HOW FENWICK HAD ANOTHER
SLEEPLESS NIGHT AFTER ALL. WHICH IS WHICH, NOW OR TWENTY
ODD YEARS AGO? HOW SALLY FOLLOWED JEREMIAH OUT. WHAT A LOT
OF TALK ABOUT A LIFE-BELT! 513

CHAPTER XLV.

OF CONRAD VEREKER'S REVISION OF PARADISE, AND OF FENWICK'S
HIGH FEVER. OF AN ENGLISH OFFICER WHO WAVERED AT BOMBAY,
AND OF FENWICK'S SURPRISE-BATH IN THE BRITISH CHANNEL. WHY
HE DID NOT SINK. THE "ELLEN JANE" OF ST. SENNANS. ONLY
SALLY IS IN THE WATER STILL. MORE BOATS. FOUND! 524

CHAPTER XLVI.

AN ERRAND IN VAIN, AND HOW DR. CONRAD CAME TO KNOW.
CONCERNING LLOYD'S COFFEE-HOUSE, AND THE BATTLE OF
CAMPERDOWN. MARSHALL HALL'S SYSTEM AND SILVESTER'S. SOCIAL
DISADVANTAGES. A CHAT WITH A CENTENARIAN, AND HOW ROSALIND
CAME TO KNOW. THOMAS LOCOCK OF ROCHESTER. ONE O'CLOCK! 531

CHAPTER XLVII.

WAS IT THE LITTLE GALVANIC BATTERY? THE LAST CHAPTER RETOLD
BY THE PRESS. A PROPER RAILING. BUT THEY _WEREN'T_ DROWNED.
WHAT'S THE FUSS? MASTER CHANCELLORSHIP APPEARS AND VANISHES.
ELECTUARY OF ST. SENNA. AT GEORGIANA TERRACE. A LETTER FROM
SALLY. ANOTHER FROM CONRAD. EVERYTHING VANISHES! 554

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