The Lieutenant-Governor: A Novel

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Carryl Guy Wetmore. The Lieutenant-Governor: A Novel

I. THE FLY ON THE WHEEL

II. THE ODDS AGAINST YOUNG NISBET

III. A FACE IN THE CROWD

IV. AS BETWEEN FRIENDS

V. A BRAND FROM THE BURNING

VI. McGRATH LAUGHS

VII. THE MIRAGE OF POWER

VIII. THE GOVERNOR UNMASKS

IX. THE NINTH PASSES IN REVIEW

X. A QUESTION AND AN ANSWER

XI. YOUNG NISBET FINDS HIS TONGUE

XII. DIOGENES

XIII. THE INSTRUMENT OF FATE

XIV. THE VOICE OF ALLEGHENIA

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Young Nisbet leaned forward in his chair.

"And I've been thinking," he added, "that perhaps – that perhaps" —

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"I always think," said Mrs. Wynyard, "that Dorothy should have had a fairy godmother, to promise that every time she uttered a word of slang a pearl should pop out of her mouth. We should have all been wearing triple strings down to our knees within a week after she learned to talk."

"That settles it!" exclaimed Dorothy. "If you are going to side with the enemy, Aunt Helen, there is nothing left for me to do but to beat a retreat. Come on, Mr. Nisbet, there is rest for the weary in the conservatory – that is, unless you want another cup of tea?"

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