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The Prologue 6

Word Count: 1386    |    Released on: 18/11/2017

fts in the clouds began to grow br

e town and the milestone before the sky darkened again. Objects by the wayside grew shadowy and dim. A few drops of rain began to fall. The milestone, as she kne

ight not have passed the milestone

in the clouds. She waited. Low and faint, the sinking moonlight looked its last at the dull earth. In f

rching a ditch that had run dry, formed a bridge leading from the road to the field. Had the field been already chosen as a place of concealment by the police? Nothing was to be s

sented itself to her mind, which I

en country, or by way of the field and the culvert. How could she so place herself as to be sure of warning him, before he fell into th

wasted precious time in trying to arrive at the right decision. A woman,

his appointment, he would hear voices and movements, as a necessary consequence of the arrest, in time to make his escape. Supposing him on the other hand

e field, which looked like a darker shadow, became dimly visible. In another moment it seemed to b

e said, in tones

she answered

for the password. Erroneously judging of her, on his side, as a man, he drew back again. Sir Giles Mountjoy was above the middle heigh

ion of her happiness at having saved him, would have overpowered her discretion, but for a sound that was audible on

per to him: "Sir Giles has

u, whoeve

a hiding-place under the arch, if she could only get down into the dry ditch in time. She was feeling her way to the

The man who had got her blew a w

said; "and let's se

prisoner's face. Amazement petrified the two attendant policemen. The

nancial Holofernes who kept a bank? What account had she to give of herself? How came she to be alone in a desolate field on a rainy night? Instea

elicate wrists by the lantern-light, he put his fetters back in his poc

a constitutional partiality for women, which exhibited the merciful side of justice when a criminal wore a petticoat. "We will tak

he town. They heard her sigh: and, once, the sigh sounded more like a sob;

been the saving of Lord Harry. This accomplished, the free e

equally treacherous and merciless) by which Sir Giles had provided for his own safety, had delayed - perhaps actually prevented - the execution of Lord Harry's humane design. It was possible, horribly possible, t

ivate room at the office - and there he was, with

m alone, to make his report. He left th

our prisoner?"

your h

ch securely

ardon, sir, i

rgeant; it ca

that it was not a boy.

at!

icer repeated -"and a youn

g her

who waits to be brought in. Sh

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Contents

Preface The Prologue 1 The Prologue 2 The Prologue 3 The Prologue 4 The Prologue 5 The Prologue 6 The Prologue 7 The Prologue 8 The Prologue 9 The Prologue 10
The Prologue 11
Chapter 1 The Sour French Wine
Chapter 2 The Man she Refused
Chapter 3 The Registered Packet
Chapter 4 The Game Mountjoy Loses
Chapter 5 The Game Mountjoy Plays a New Card
Chapter 6 The Game Mountjoy Wins
Chapter 7 Doctoring the Doctor
Chapter 8 Her Father's Message
Chapter 9 Mr. Vimpany on Intoxication
Chapter 10 The Mockery of Deceit
Chapter 11 Mrs. Vimpany's Farewell
Chapter 12 Lord Harry's Defence
Chapter 13 Iris at Home
Chapter 14 The Lady's Maid
Chapter 15 Mr. Henley's Temper
Chapter 16 The Doctor in Full Dress
Chapter 17 On Hampstead Heath
Chapter 18 Professional Assistance
Chapter 19 Mr. Henley at Home
Chapter 20 First Suspicions of Iris
Chapter 21 The Parting Scene
Chapter 22 The Fatal Words
Chapter 23 News of Iris
Chapter 24 Lord Harry's Honeymoon
Chapter 25 The Doctor in Difficulties
Chapter 26 London and Paris
Chapter 27 The Bride at Home
Chapter 28 The Maid and the Keyhole
Chapter 29 The Conquest of Mr. Vimpany
Chapter 30 Saxon and Celt
Chapter 31 The School for Husbands
Chapter 32 Good-Bye to Iris
Chapter 33 The Decree of Fate
Chapter 34 My Lord's Mind
Chapter 35 My Lady's Mind
Chapter 36 The Doctor Means Mischief
Chapter 37 The First Quarrel
Chapter 38 Ici on Parle Francais
Chapter 39 The Mystery of the Hospital
Chapter 40 Dire Necessity
Chapter 41 The Man is Found
Chapter 42 The Mettlesome Maid
Chapter 43 Fiction Attempted by My Lord
Chapter 44 Fiction Improved by the Doctor
Chapter 45 Fact Related by Fanny
Chapter 46 Man and Wife
Chapter 47 The Patient and My Lord
Chapter 48 "The Mistress and the Maid"
Chapter 49 The Nurse is Sent Away
Chapter 50 In the Alcove
Chapter 51 What Next
Chapter 52 The Dead Man's Photograph
Chapter 53 The Wife's Return
Chapter 54 Another Step
Chapter 55 The Adventures of a Faithful Maid
Chapter 56 Fanny's Narrative
Chapter 57 At Louvain
Chapter 58 Of Course They Will Pay
Chapter 59 The Consequences of an Advertisement
Chapter 60 On the Eve of a Change
Chapter 61 The Last Discovery
Chapter 62 The Board of Directors
Chapter 63 A Refuge
Chapter 64 The Invincibles
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