Lady Maude's Mania
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Fenn George Manville. Lady Maude's Mania
Chapter One. A High Family
Chapter Two. No Cards
Chapter Three. Down in the Country – The Angel
Chapter Four. Cloudy
Chapter Five. Back in Town – the Demon
Chapter Six. Not at Home
Chapter Seven. Down Below
Chapter Eight. Family Matters
Chapter Nine. Love me, Love my Dog
Chapter Ten. Love’s Messengers
Chapter Eleven. The Exile
Chapter Twelve. La Belle Alliance
Chapter Thirteen. Sir Grantley is Agitated
Chapter Fourteen. Lady Maude’s Hair comes off
Chapter Fifteen. Lady Barmouth receives Information
Chapter Sixteen. Music hath Charms
Chapter Seventeen. Lady Barmouth puts down her foot
Chapter Eighteen. The Chance looks bad
Chapter Nineteen. Tom and the Tartar
Chapter Twenty. Tom Expresses his Opinion
Chapter Twenty One. Sad Proceedings
Chapter Twenty Two. Lady Maude goes Mad
Chapter Twenty Three. Tom Diphoos stays out Late
Chapter Twenty Four. Tom assumes Command
Chapter Twenty Five. In Pursuit
Chapter Twenty Six. On the Track
Chapter Twenty Seven. An Encounter
Chapter Twenty Eight. The Reinforcement
Chapter Twenty Nine. On the Brink
Chapter Thirty. Light on the Scene
Chapter Thirty One. Tom picks a Bone
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The crossing-sweeper, in a special uniform of rags turned up with mud, had made liberal use of his broom wherever it was not wanted, and now stood in front of Lord Barmouth’s house in an attitude as if to draw attention, like a label, to his work – as if in fact morally writing fecit.
Everything had been done to give éclat to the proceedings, while in addition to the presents which had been on view, fair Italia sent music to lend a charm to the wedding; for Luigi Malsano, the handsome dark performer upon the last newly-improved organ, stood at the edge of the pavement and ground, and smiled – smiled till his fine white teeth glistened in the midst of his great black beard, and every now and then took off his soft felt hat, displayed his long black curls, and rolled his eyes at Dolly Preen, the fair, fresh, country lassie – the young ladies’ maid; for Dolly was looking out of the window in company with Justine, her ladyship’s attendant, to see the return of the carriages, and the latter exclaimed —
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The breakfast went on amidst the pleasant tinkle of glass and plate, the conversation grew louder, there was the frequent pop of champagne corks, and the various couples grew too much engrossed to notice what took place with their neighbours.
“Maude,” said Charley Melton at last, “if you were put to the test, should you give up any one you loved, and accept a comparative stranger because he could do as that man has done – load you with diamonds?”
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