The Master of the Ceremonies
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Fenn George Manville. The Master of the Ceremonies
Volume One – Chapter One. His House
Volume One – Chapter Two. His Breakfast
Volume One – Chapter Three. The Flickering Flame
Volume One – Chapter Four. Clouds
Volume One – Chapter Five. A Night to be Remembered
Volume One – Chapter Six. A Ghastly Serenade
Volume One – Chapter Seven. After the Storm
Volume One – Chapter Eight. The First Meeting
Volume One – Chapter Nine. Wearing His Mask
Volume One – Chapter Ten. A Small Rescue
Volume One – Chapter Eleven. The Opening of a Vein
Volume One – Chapter Twelve. Mrs Burnett Makes a Call
Volume One – Chapter Thirteen. A Night-Bird Trapped
Volume One – Chapter Fourteen. Something Thrown in the Sea
Volume One – Chapter Fifteen. Miss Clode’s Library
Volume One – Chapter Sixteen. Mrs Dean’s Drive
Volume One – Chapter Seventeen. Miss Dean’s Ponies
Volume One – Chapter Eighteen. Unreasonable Children
Volume One – Chapter Nineteen. Miss Clode’s Hero
Volume One – Chapter Twenty. Barclay’s Tenants
Volume One – Chapter Twenty One. Dick Catches Shrimps
Volume One – Chapter Twenty Two. A Surreptitious Visitor
Volume One – Chapter Twenty Three. Father and Daughter
Volume One – Chapter Twenty Four. Pressed for Money
Volume One – Chapter Twenty Five. A Revelation
Volume One – Chapter Twenty Six. The Money-Lender at Home
Volume One – Chapter Twenty Seven. Fisherman Dick Stares
Volume Two – Chapter One. An Officer and a Gentleman
Volume Two – Chapter Two “Impossible!”
Volume Two – Chapter Three. No Better than a Fiddler
Volume Two – Chapter Four. A Lesson in Pistol Practice
Volume Two – Chapter Five. A Retired Spot for a Bathe
Volume Two – Chapter Six. James Bell is Confidential
Volume Two – Chapter Seven. Miss Clode is Overcome
Volume Two – Chapter Eight. Mrs Barclay is Puzzled
Volume Two – Chapter Nine. An Interested Patron
Volume Two – Chapter Ten. An Elderly Suitor
Volume Two – Chapter Eleven. James Bell’s Decision
Volume Two – Chapter Twelve. In Society
Volume Two – Chapter Thirteen. Major Rockley’s Mistake
Volume Two – Chapter Fourteen. At the Card-Table
Volume Two – Chapter Fifteen. Mrs Burnett’s Seizure
Volume Two – Chapter Sixteen. For her Sister’s Sake
Volume Two – Chapter Seventeen. A Staunch Friend
Volume Two – Chapter Eighteen. A Stormy Scene
Volume Two – Chapter Nineteen. Peace and Sympathy
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty. Private Instructions
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty One. A Walk and a Drive
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Two. Linnell Changes his Mind
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Three. An Exacting Guest
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Four. Too Late
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Five. Mellersh is Convinced
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Six. The End of the Race
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Seven. Richard Linnell thinks he has been a Fool
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Eight. Under a Thick Cloak
Volume Two – Chapter Twenty Nine. A Little Gossip
Volume Two – Chapter Thirty. A Terrible Resurrection
Volume Two – Chapter Thirty One. Claire Takes Steps: so does May
Volume Three – Chapter One. Miss Clode is Mysterious
Volume Three – Chapter Two. Miss Clode Feels that she has done Right
Volume Three – Chapter Three. Mr Barclay is Busy
Volume Three – Chapter Four. Mrs Barclay has her Turn
Volume Three – Chapter Five. The Master of the Ceremonies is Stung
Volume Three – Chapter Six. On the Downs
Volume Three – Chapter Seven “Too Late! Too Late!”
Volume Three – Chapter Eight. The Friend in Need
Volume Three – Chapter Nine. May Begins to See
Volume Three – Chapter Ten. The Storm-Cloud Bursts
Volume Three – Chapter Eleven. After the Storm
Volume Three – Chapter Twelve. From Parade to Prison
Volume Three – Chapter Thirteen. Under Barclay’s Shell
Volume Three – Chapter Fourteen. Fred Denville Forward
Volume Three – Chapter Fifteen. Father and Son
Volume Three – Chapter Sixteen. Blow for Blow
Volume Three – Chapter Seventeen “Surrender!”
Volume Three – Chapter Eighteen. Morton Denville Becomes a Man
Volume Three – Chapter Nineteen. Morton Bears the News Further
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty. Under Pressure
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty One. From Prison to Prison
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Two. Nature’s Temptation
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Three. A Revelation
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Four. The Seller of the Gems
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Five. The Tough Witness
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Six. Brought Home
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Seven. A Long Adieu
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Eight. The Eve of the Finish
Volume Three – Chapter Twenty Nine. A Tale that is Told
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“Ah, my child, you are late,” said the Master of the Ceremonies, as Claire ran to meet him and kissed his cheek. “‘Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.’ It will do the same for you, my child, and add bloom to your cheek, though, of course, we cannot be early in the season.”
“I am a little late, papa dear,” said Claire, ringing a tinkling bell, with the result that Isaac, in his striped jacket and the stiffest of white cravats, entered, closed the door behind him, and then stood statuesque, holding a brightly-polished kettle, emitting plenty of steam.
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“No, Isaac, your mistress will visit her ladyship,” said the MC with dignity. “You can clear away, Isaac – you can clear away.”
Stuart Denville, Esquire, walked to the window and took a pinch of snuff. As soon as his back was turned Isaac grinned and winked at Morton, making believe to capture and carry off the bread and butter; while the lad hastily wrote on a piece of paper:
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