A Double Knot

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Fenn George Manville. A Double Knot

Prologue – The Germ. A Daughter of Eve

Volume One – Chapter One. The Story – Years Ago. Cinderella and the Sisters

Volume One – Chapter Two. His Uncle’s Nephew

Volume One – Chapter Three. Captain Millet’s Brother’s Wife

Volume One – Chapter Four. The Remains of a Fall

Volume One – Chapter Five. Dr Stonor’s Patient

Volume One – Chapter Six. Aunt Philippa on Matrimony

Volume One – Chapter Seven. Eccentric Guests

Volume One – Chapter Eight. In Borrowed Plumes

Volume One – Chapter Nine. The Slave of Fortune

Volume One – Chapter Ten. A Dinner for an End

Volume One – Chapter Eleven. Family Matters

Volume Two – Chapter One. The Story – Years Ago – (Continued) Mr Montaigne Establishes a Bond of Sympathy

Volume Two – Chapter Two. Love Paints and Decorates

Volume Two – Chapter Three. Lady Millet’s Choice

Volume Two – Chapter Four. Late in the Field

Volume Two – Chapter Five. A Walk in the Gardens

Volume Two – Chapter Six. The Anchorite is Consulted Again

Volume Two – Chapter Seven. Brought to a Double Head

Volume Two – Chapter Eight. Dick Millet Feels Grown Up

Volume Two – Chapter Nine. Going to Court

Volume Two – Chapter Ten. Glen Declares War

Volume Two – Chapter Eleven. Lady Littletown’s Diplomacy

Volume Two – Chapter Twelve. A Matter-of-Fact Match

Volume Two – Chapter Thirteen. Clotilde is Triumphant

Volume Three – Chapter One. The Story. – Years Ago – (Continued) Gertrude’s Husband

Volume Three – Chapter Two. Police Business

Volume Three – Chapter Three. Potiphar’s Wife

Volume Three – Chapter Four. Glen’s Defender

Volume Three – Chapter Five. The Reward of Perseverance

Volume Three – Chapter Six. The Double Knot

Volume Three – Chapter Seven. Between Sisters

Volume Three – Chapter Eight. Gertrude Takes Sanctuary

Volume Three – Chapter Nine. Lady Henry Grows Calm

Volume Three – Chapter Ten. A Dangerous Enemy

Volume Three – Chapter Eleven. Ruth’s Work Undone

Volume Three – Chapter Twelve. John Huish Gets Back Part of his Brains

Volume Three – Chapter Thirteen. Lord Henry Receives a Telegram

Volume Three – Chapter Fourteen. A Woman’s Work

Volume Three – Chapter Fifteen. Face to Face

Volume Three – Chapter Sixteen. Not Room for Two

Volume Three – Chapter Seventeen. The Family Doctor

Volume Three – Chapter Eighteen. The Events of Two Years

Volume Three – Chapter Nineteen. Last Words

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“Yes, dear; I’ll come directly.”

“Be quiet, Clo. She can’t come yet.”

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It was a brilliant morning in May, but the one window of that dark room received none of the sunshine, for it looked north, over a festive-looking yard or quadrangle, whose stones were mossy and green, kept comfortably damp by their proximity to a basin of water, out of which spurts of water rose from what looked like pieces of black gas-pipe; while three bloated gold and two silver fish swam solemnly round and round, gaping placidly, and staring with apoplectic eyes upwards at the strange phenomenon of what must have seemed to them like a constant shower of rain.

The room was lofty, and panelled in regular compartments, all painted a pale drab, as were also the sides of the floor where the well-worn, indescribable-patterned carpet did not reach; and over this painted portion chair-legs gave uncomfortable scroops.

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