The House of the White Shadows
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Farjeon Benjamin Leopold. The House of the White Shadows
BOOK I. – THE TRIAL OF GAUTRAN
CHAPTER I. ONLY A FLOWER-GIRL
CHAPTER II. THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADVOCATE
CHAPTER III. THE ADVOCATE'S WIFE INSISTS UPON HAVING HER WAY
CHAPTER IV. JACOB HARTRICH, THE BANKER, GIVES HIS REASONS FOR BELIEVING GAUTRAN THE WOODMAN GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF MADELINE
CHAPTER V. FRITZ THE FOOL
CHAPTER VI. MISTRESS AND MAID
CHAPTER VII. A VISIT FROM PIERRE LAMONT-DREAMS OF LOVE
CHAPTER VIII. THE INTERVIEW IN THE PRISON
CHAPTER IX. THE ADVOCATE UNDERTAKES A STRANGE TASK
CHAPTER X. TWO LETTERS-FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND, FROM LOVER TO LOVER
CHAPTER XI. FIRE AND SNOW-FOOL FRITZ INFORMS PIERRE LAMONT WHERE ACTUAL LOVE COMMENCES
CHAPTER XII. THE STRUGGLE OF LOVE AND DUTY
CHAPTER XIII. THE TRIAL OF GAUTRAN
CHAPTER XIV. THE EVIDENCE OF WITNESSES
CHAPTER XV. THE WIDOW JOSEPH GIVES EVIDENCE RESPECTING A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR
CHAPTER XVI. THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROSECUTION
CHAPTER XVII. THE ADVOCATES DEFENCE-THE VERDICT
BOOK II. – THE CONFESSION
CHAPTER I. A LETTER FROM JOHN VANBRUGH
CHAPTER II. A STARTLING INTERRUPTION
CHAPTER III. IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
CHAPTER IV. THE CONFESSION
BOOK III. – THE GRAVE OF HONOUR
CHAPTER I. PREPARATIONS FOR A VISITOR
CHAPTER II. A LOVE STORY OF THE PAST
CHAPTER III. A MOTHER'S TREACHERY
CHAPTER IV. HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER V. THE GATHERING OF THE STORM
CHAPTER VI. THE GRAVE OF HONOUR
CHAPTER VII. HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER VIII. THE COMPACT
CHAPTER IX. MOTHER DENISE HAS STRANGE FANCIES IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER X. CHRISTIAN ALMER'S CHILD-LIFE
CHAPTER XI. BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON
CHAPTER XII. THE LAST MEETING BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER XIII. THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER
BOOK IV. – THE BATTLE WITH CONSCIENCE
CHAPTER I. LAWYER AND PRIEST
CHAPTER II. THE WHITE SHADOW
CHAPTER III. THE WATCH ON THE HILL
CHAPTER IV. THE SILENT VOICE
CHAPTER V. GAUTRAN FINDS A REFUGE
CHAPTER VI. PIERRE LAMONT READS LOVE-VERSES TO FRITZ THE FOOL
CHAPTER VII. MISTRESS AND MAID
CHAPTER VIII. IN THE HOME OF HIS CHILDHOOD
CHAPTER IX. CHRISTIAN ALMER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS
CHAPTER X. A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE WEB
CHAPTER XI. A CRISIS
CHAPTER XII. SELF-JUSTIFICATION
CHAPTER XIII. SHADOWS
CHAPTER XIV. THE ADVOCATE FEARS HE HAS CREATED A MONSTER
CHAPTER XV. GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE
CHAPTER XVI. PIERRE LAMONT SEEKS THE HOSPITALITY OF THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS
CHAPTER XVII. FRITZ THE FOOL RELATES A STRANGE DREAM TO PIERRE LAMONT
BOOK V. – THE DOOM OF GAUTRAN
CHAPTER I. ADELAIDE STRIVES TO PROPITIATE PIERRE LAMONT
CHAPTER II. GAUTRAN SEEKS JOHN VANBRUGH
CHAPTER III. GAUTRAN RESOLVES ON A PLAN OF ESCAPE
CHAPTER IV. HEAVEN'S JUDGMENT
CHAPTER V. FATHER CAPEL DISCOVERS GAUTRAN IN HIS PERIL
CHAPTER VI. THE WRITTEN CONFESSION
BOOK VI. – A RECORD OF THE PAST
CHAPTER I. THE DISCOVERY OF THE MANUSCRIPT
CHAPTER II. CHRISTIAN ALMER'S FATHER
CHAPTER III. A DISHONOURABLE CONCEALMENT
CHAPTER IV. M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED
CHAPTER V. THE THIEF IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VI. THE HIDDEN CRIME
CHAPTER VII. FALSE WIFE, FALSE FRIEND
BOOK VII. – RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER I. JOHN VANBRUGH AND THE ADVOCATE
CHAPTER II. A TERRIBLE REVELATION
CHAPTER III. PAULINE
CHAPTER IV. ONWARD-TO DEATH
CHAPTER V. THE DOOM OF THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS
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Then after a slight pause, the Advocate asked:
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