A Man of Honor
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Eggleston George Cary. A Man of Honor
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. Mr. Pagebrook gets up and calls an Ancient Lawgiver
CHAPTER II. Mr. Pagebrook is invited to Breakfast
CHAPTER III. Mr. Pagebrook Eats his Breakfast
CHAPTER IV. Mr. Pagebrook learns something about the Customs of the Country
CHAPTER V. Mr. Pagebrook makes Some Acquaintances
CHAPTER VI. Mr. Pagebrook makes a Good Impression
CHAPTER VII. Mr. Pagebrook Learns Several Things
CHAPTER VIII. Miss Sudie makes an Apt Quotation
CHAPTER IX. Mr. Pagebrook Meets an Acquaintance
CHAPTER X. Chiefly Concerning "Foggy."
CHAPTER XI. Mr. Pagebrook Rides
CHAPTER XII. Mr. Pagebrook Dines with his Cousin Sarah Ann
CHAPTER XIII. Concerning the Rivulets of Blue Blood
CHAPTER XIV. Mr. Pagebrook Manages to be in at the Death
CHAPTER XV. Some very Unreasonable Conduct
CHAPTER XVI. What Occurred Next Morning
CHAPTER XVII. In which Mr. Pagebrook Bids his Friends Good-by
CHAPTER XVIII. Mr. Pagebrook Goes to Work
CHAPTER XIX. A Short Chapter, not very interesting, perhaps, but of some Importance in the Story, as the Reader will probably discover after awhile
CHAPTER XX. Cousin Sarah Ann Takes Robert's Part
CHAPTER XXI. Miss Barksdale Expresses some Opinions
CHAPTER XXII. Mr. Sharp Does His Duty
CHAPTER XXIII. Mr. Pagebrook Takes a Lesson in the Law
CHAPTER XXIV. Mr. Pagebrook Cuts himself loose from the Past and Plans a Future
CHAPTER XXV. In which Miss Sudie Acts very Unreasonably
CHAPTER XXVI. In which Miss Sudie Adopts the Socratic Method
CHAPTER XXVII. Mr. Pagebrook Accepts an Invitation to Lunch and another Invitation
CHAPTER XXVIII. Major Pagebrook asserts himself
CHAPTER XXIX. Mr. Barksdale, the Younger, Goes upon a Journey
CHAPTER XXX. The younger Mr. Barksdale Asks to be put upon His Oath
CHAPTER XXXI. Mr. William Barksdale Explains
CHAPTER XXXII. Which Is also The Last
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Mr. Robert Pagebrook was "blue." There was no denying the fact, and for the first time in his life he admitted it as he lay abed one September morning with his hands locked over the top of his head, while his shapely and muscular body was stretched at lazy length under a scanty covering of sheet. He was snappish too, as his faithful serving man had discovered upon knocking half an hour ago for entrance, and receiving a rather pointed and wholly unreasonable injunction to "go about his business," his sole business lying just then within the precincts of Mr. Robert Pagebrook's room, to which he was thus denied admittance. The old servant had obeyed to the best of his ability, going not about his business but away from it, wondering meanwhile what had come over the young gentleman, whom he had never found moody before.
It was clear that Mr. Robert Pagebrook's reflections were anything but pleasant as he lay there thinking, thinking, thinking – resolving not to think and straightway thinking again harder than ever. His disturbance was due to a combination of causes. His muddy boots were in full view for one thing, and he was painfully conscious that they were not likely to get themselves blacked now that he had driven old Moses away. This reminded him that he had showed temper when Moses's meek knock had disturbed him, and to show temper without proper cause he deemed a weakness. Weaknesses were his pet aversion. Weakness found little toleration with him, particularly when the weakness showed itself in his own person, out of which he had been all his life chastising such infirmities. His petulance with Moses, therefore, contributed to his annoyance, becoming an additional cause of that from which it came as an effect.
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The waiter went away bewildered – questioning the sanity of Mr. Bob in all probability; a questioning in which Billy was half inclined to join him.
"What on earth do you mean, Bob, by talking in that way to a waiter who don't know the meaning of one word in five that you use?"
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