An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay

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Allen Grant. An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay

I. THE EPISODE OF THE MEXICAN SEER

II. THE EPISODE OF THE DIAMOND LINKS

III. THE EPISODE OF THE OLD MASTER

IV. THE EPISODE OF THE TYROLEAN CASTLE

V. THE EPISODE OF THE DRAWN GAME

VI. THE EPISODE OF THE GERMAN PROFESSOR

VII. THE EPISODE OF THE ARREST OF THE COLONEL

VIII. THE EPISODE OF THE SELDON GOLD-MINE

IX. THE EPISODE OF THE JAPANNED DISPATCH-BOX

X. THE EPISODE OF THE GAME OF POKER

XI. THE EPISODE OF THE BERTILLON METHOD

XII. THE EPISODE OF THE OLD BAILEY

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"Let us take a trip to Switzerland," said Lady Vandrift. And any one who knows Amelia will not be surprised to learn that we did take a trip to Switzerland accordingly. Nobody can drive Sir Charles, except his wife. And nobody at all can drive Amelia.

There were difficulties at the outset, because we had not ordered rooms at the hotels beforehand, and it was well on in the season; but they were overcome at last by the usual application of a golden key; and we found ourselves in due time pleasantly quartered in Lucerne, at that most comfortable of European hostelries, the Schweitzerhof.

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"The concierge may know," Isabel suggested, looking over my shoulder.

We asked at his office.

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