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F. Anstey. The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
HORACE VENTIMORE RECEIVES A COMMISSION
CHAPTER II
A CHEAP LOT
CHAPTER III
AN UNEXPECTED OPENING
CHAPTER IV
AT LARGE
CHAPTER V
CARTE BLANCHE
CHAPTER VI
EMBARRAS DE RICHESSES
CHAPTER VII
"GRATITUDE—A LIVELY SENSE OF FAVOURS TO COME"
CHAPTER VIII
BACHELOR'S QUARTERS
CHAPTER IX
"PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS"
CHAPTER X
NO PLACE LIKE HOME!
CHAPTER XI
A FOOL'S PARADISE
CHAPTER XII
THE MESSENGER OF HOPE
CHAPTER XIII
A CHOICE OF EVILS
CHAPTER XIV
"SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
CHAPTER XV
BLUSHING HONOURS
CHAPTER XVI
A KILLING FROST
CHAPTER XVII
HIGH WORDS
CHAPTER XVIII
A GAME OF BLUFF
THE EPILOGUE
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F. Anstey
Published by Good Press, 2019
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But when he was out in the fresh air, walking westward to his club, he found himself wondering more and more what could have possessed him to throw away a guinea—when he had few enough for legitimate expenses—on an article of such exceedingly problematical value.
