"The Line of Love; Dizain des Mariages" by James Branch Cabell. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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James Branch Cabell. The Line of Love; Dizain des Mariages
The Line of Love; Dizain des Mariages
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CHAPTER. THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY. I THE EPISODE CALLED THE WEDDING JEST. II THE EPISODE CALLED ADHELMAR AT PUYSANGE. III THE EPISODE CALLED LOVE-LETTERS OF FALSTAFF. IV THE EPISODE CALLED "SWEET ADELAIS" V THE EPISODE CALLED IN NECESSITY'S MORTAR. VI THE EPISODE CALLED THE CONSPIRACY OF ARNAYE. VII THE EPISODE CALLED THE CASTLE OF CONTENT. VIII THE EPISODE CALLED IN URSULA'S GARDEN. IX THE EPISODE CALLED PORCELAIN CUPS. X THE ENVOI CALLED SEMPER IDEM. THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY
APRIL 30, 1293—MAY 1, 1323
CHAPTER I
APRIL 14, 1355—OCTOBER 23, 1356
CHAPTER II
MARCH 2, 1414
CHAPTER III
SEPTEMBER 29, 1422
CHAPTER IV
JUNE 5, 1455—AUGUST 4, 1462
CHAPTER V
JULY 17, 1484
CHAPTER VI
OCTOBER 6, 1519
CHAPTER VII
MAY 27, 1559
CHAPTER VIII
JUNE 1, 1593
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
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James Branch Cabell
Published by Good Press, 2022
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Then said Dame Adelaide: "That is a true word, Mother. All men get finicky about their food, and think they are the only persons to be considered, and there is no end to it if once you begin to humor them. So there has to be a stand made. Well, and indeed my poor Ralph, too, was all for kissing and pretty talk at first, and I accepted it willingly enough. You know how girls are. They like to be made much of, and it is perfectly natural. But that leads to children. And when the children began to come, I had not much time to bother with him: and Ralph had his farming and his warfaring to keep him busy. A man with a growing family cannot afford to neglect his affairs. And certainly, being no fool, he began to notice that girls here and there had brighter eyes and trimmer waists than I. I do not know what such observations may have led to when he was away from me: I never inquired into it, because in such matters all men are fools. But I put up with no nonsense at home, and he made me a fair husband, as husbands go. That much I will say for him gladly: and if any widow says more than that, Florian, do you beware of her, for she is an untruthful woman."
"Be that as it may," replied Florian, "it is not quite becoming to speak thus of your dead husband. No doubt you speak the truth: there is no telling what sort of person you may have married in what still seems to me unseemly haste to provide me with a successor: but even so, a little charitable prevarication would be far more edifying."
