Chapter I: Front Matter

THE CLOVEN FOOT

THE CLOVEN FOOT

A Novel

BY THE AUTHOR OF
‘LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,’ ‘AURORA FLOYD,’
ETC.

Stereotyped Edition.

LONDON
JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL
MILTON HOUSE, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET

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CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE

I. The Heir Presumptive 7

II. Jasper Treverton’s Will 19

III. A Mysterious Visitor 24

IV. La Chicot 33

V. A Disappointed Lover 45

VI. La Chicot has her Own Way 51

VII. ‘A Little While such Lips as Thine to Kiss’ 60

VIII. ‘Days that are Over, Dreams that are Done’ 76

IX. ‘And art Thou Come! and art Thou True!’ 86

X. Engaged 94

XI. No Trousseau 102

XII. An Ill-Omened Wedding 107

XIII. The Settlement 117

XIV. ‘You have but to say the Word’ 120

XV. Edward Clare Discovers a Likeness 126

XVI. Shall it be ‘Yes’ or ‘No’? 134

XVII. Murder 140

XVIII. What the Diamonds were Worth 146

XIX. ‘To a Deep Lawny Dell they Came’ 156

XX. The Church near Camelot 163

XXI. Halcyon Days 169

XXII. A Village Iago 174

XXIII. ‘In the Meanwhile the Skies ’gan Rumble Sore’ 183

XXIV. ‘And Purple Light Shone over All’ 188

XXV. The Children’s Party 192

XXVI. A Disinterested Parent 196

XXVII. Desrolles is not Communicative 211

XXVIII. Edward Clare goes on a Voyage of Discovery 217

XXIX. George Gerard 228

XXX. Thou art the Man 233

XXXI. Why don’t You trust Me? 241

XXXII. On His Defence 246

XXXIII. At the Morgue 255

XXXIV. George Gerard in Danger 260

XXXV. On a Voyage of Discovery 268

XXXVI. Kergariou’s Wife 274

XXXVII. The Tenant from Beechampton 280

XXXVIII. Celia’s Lovers 285

XXXIX. On Suspicion 301

XL. Mr. Leopold asks Irrelevant Questions 307

XLI. Mrs. Evitt makes a Revelation 312

XLII. The Undertaker’s Evidence 325

XLIII. An Old Lady’s Diary 332

XLIV. Three Witnesses 338

XLV. The Hunt for Desrolles 341

Epilogue 349

THE CLOVEN FOOT.