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Buchan John. Mr. Standfast
Mr. Standfast
Table of Contents
PART I
PART II
NOTE
PART I
CHAPTER ONE
The Wicket-Gate
CHAPTER TWO
'The Village Named Morality'
CHAPTER THREE
The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic
CHAPTER FOUR
Andrew Amos
CHAPTER FIVE
Various Doings in the West
CHAPTER SIX
The Skirts of the Coolin
CHAPTER SEVEN
I Hear of the Wild Birds
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Adventures of a Bagman
CHAPTER NINE
I Take the Wings of a Dove
CHAPTER TEN
The Advantages of an Air Raid
CHAPTER ELEVEN
The Valley of Humiliation
PART II
CHAPTER TWELVE
I Become a Combatant Once More
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Adventure of the Picardy Chateau
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Mr. Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
St. Anton
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
I Lie on a Hard Bed
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The Col of the Swallows
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Underground Railway
CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Cage of the Wild Birds
CHAPTER TWENTY
The Storm Breaks in the West
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
How an Exile Returned to His Own People
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
The Summons Comes for Mr. Standfast
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John Buchan
Published by Good Press, 2019
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'I will give You Proof,' she said. 'Three days ago Sir Walter Bullivant and Mr. Macgillivray told you to come here tonight and to wait here for further instructions. You met them in the little smoking-room at the back of the Rota Club. You were bidden take the name of Cornelius Brand, and turn yourself from a successful general into a pacifist South African engineer. Is that correct?'
'You have been restless all evening looking for the messenger to give you these instructions. Set your mind at ease. No messenger is coming. You will get your orders from me.'
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