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Anthony Trollope. An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
Table of Contents
Volume I
Introduction
Chapter I. Scroope Manor
Chapter II. Fred Neville
Chapter III. Sophie Mellerby
Chapter IV. Jack Neville
Chapter V. Ardkill Cottage
Chapter VI. I'll go bail she likes it
Chapter VII. Father Marty's Hospitality
Chapter VIII. I didn't want you to go
Chapter IX. Fred Neville Returns to Scroope
Chapter X. Fred Neville's Scheme
Chapter XI. The Wisdom of Jack Neville
Chapter XII. Fred Neville Makes a Promise
Volume II
Chapter I. From Bad to Worse
Chapter II. Is she to be your wife?
Chapter III. Fred Neville Receives a Visitor at Ennis
Chapter IV. Neville's Success
Chapter V. Fred Neville Is Again Called Home to Scroope
Chapter VI. The Earl of Scroope Is in Trouble
Chapter VII. Sans Reproche
Chapter VIII. Loose about the World
Chapter IX. At Liscannor
Chapter X. At Ardkill
Chapter XI. On the Cliffs
Chapter XII. Conclusion
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Anthony Trollope
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The young man arrived and was received with kindest greetings. Two horses had preceded him, so that he might find himself mounted as soon as he chose after his arrival, and two others were coming. This was all very well, but his aunt was a little hurt when he declared his purpose of going down to the stables just as she told him that Sophia Mellerby was in the house. He arrived on the 23rd at 4 p.m., and it had been declared that he was to hunt on the morrow. It was already dark, and surely he might have been content on the first evening of his arrival to abstain from the stables! Not a word had been said to Sophie Mellerby of Lady Scroope's future hopes. Lady Scroope and Lady Sophia would each have thought that it was wicked to do so. But the two women had been fussy, and Miss Mellerby must have been less discerning than are young ladies generally, had she not understood what was expected of her. Girls are undoubtedly better prepared to fall in love with men whom they have never seen, than are men with girls. It is a girl's great business in life to love and to be loved. Of some young men it may almost be said that it is their great business to avoid such a catastrophe. Such ought not to have been the case with Fred Neville now;—but in such light he regarded it. He had already said to himself that Sophie Mellerby was to be pitched at his head. He knew no reason—none as yet—why he should not like Miss Mellerby well enough. But he was a little on his guard against her, and preferred seeing his horses first. Sophie, when according to custom, and indeed in this instance in accordance with special arrangement, she went into Lady Scroope's sitting-room for tea, was rather disappointed at not finding Mr. Neville there. She knew that he had visited his uncle immediately on his arrival, and having just come in from the park she had gone to her room to make some little preparation for the meeting. If it was written in Fate's book that she was to be the next Lady Scroope, the meeting was important. Perhaps that writing in Fate's book might depend on the very adjustment which she was now making of her hair.
"He has gone to look at his horses," said Lady Scroope, unable not to shew her disappointment by the tone of her voice.
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