. The amusements of a man of fashion . REET, COVENT GABDEN. 8^5N 83i a. CONTENTS THE SECOND VOLUME, CHAP. PAGE I. THE TWO LOCKS OF HAIR 1 II. STRAWS ON THE SURFACE 10 III. WATCHING THROUGH THE NIGHT .... 18 IV. AT THE STUDIO 32 V. SIR FREDERICK MORTON MEETS LORD OXENTEN IN TOWN 45 VI. MARY Mortons confession ..... 54 VII. MAGGIE Nicholsons grave 68 VIII. EDITH IN her NEW HOME A MYSTERIOUS SLIP OF PAPER 87 IX. A GIRL WITHOUT A NAME 98 X. MARY MORTON GAINS A NEW INTEREST IN LIFE 121 XI. MARION AND MINNIE 134 XII. THE PROSPECTIVE MISTRESS OF THE GRANGE . 148 CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGH XIII. AN UNEXPECT
. The amusements of a man of fashion . REET, COVENT GABDEN. 8^5N 83i a. CONTENTS THE SECOND VOLUME, CHAP. PAGE I. THE TWO LOCKS OF HAIR 1 II. STRAWS ON THE SURFACE 10 III. WATCHING THROUGH THE NIGHT .... 18 IV. AT THE STUDIO 32 V. SIR FREDERICK MORTON MEETS LORD OXENTEN IN TOWN 45 VI. MARY Mortons confession ..... 54 VII. MAGGIE Nicholsons grave 68 VIII. EDITH IN her NEW HOME A MYSTERIOUS SLIP OF PAPER 87 IX. A GIRL WITHOUT A NAME 98 X. MARY MORTON GAINS A NEW INTEREST IN LIFE 121 XI. MARION AND MINNIE 134 XII. THE PROSPECTIVE MISTRESS OF THE GRANGE . 148 CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGH XIII. AN UNEXPECTED DENOUEMENT 161 XIV. THE SOONER A DAKK PAGE IS TURNED OVER THE BETTER 175 XV. A STRANGE VISITOR 188 XVI. THE AMUSEMENTS OF A MAN OF FASHION . 199 XVII. MRS. LAWRENCE TOUCHES ON AN UNPLEASANT SUBJECT 223 XVIII. TELLS HOW JOHN LAWRENCE LISTENED TO ACONVERSATION NOT MEANT FOR HIM TOHEAR 231 XIX. THE VICAR OF F HAS A SUSPICION THAT IN PRACTISING KNIGHT-ERRANTRY HE HAS BURNT HIS OWN FINGERS . . 242 THE AMUSEMENTS OF A MAN OF CHAPTEE I. THE TWO LOCKS OF HAIR. FEW days after the occur-rences noted in our last chap-ter, Sir Desborough Dentonsat alone in a richly fur-nished London drawing-room. The gayBaronet had been rather serious since hislate visit to the farm. How far this serious-ness might be attributed to the awful cir-cumstances by which that visit was soabruptly brought to a close, or to the dis- VOL. II. 1 THE TWO LOCKS OF HAIR. appointment of an unlawful passion, we willnot pretend to determine; but the slighttouch of thoughtfulness or melancholycertainly suited him remarkably well. Hismobile features—from the full, sensual lip,partly hidden by the dark moustache, to thedaring eye, which, notwithstanding its rov-ing character, was no stranger to a danger-ous tenderness—seemed to borrow a freshgrace from each succeeding change ofexpression. He was turning over thecontents of a large desk. Presently helighted on a little white kid glove. Thewearer must have had
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