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Fergus Hume. The Yellow Hunchback
The Yellow Hunchback
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Love’s Young Dream
Chapter 2 The Winding-Sheet of the Snow
Chapter 3 The Inquest
Chapter 4 The Will
Chapter 5 Out of the Depths
Chapter 6 An Accusation
Chapter 7 Bad News
Chapter 8 Rupert’s Confession
Chapter 9 A Story of the Past
Chapter 10 Why Rupert Was Struck
Chapter 11 What Polly Had to Say
Chapter 12 More Evidence
Chapter 13 Mrs. Berrow
Chapter 14 Cleopatra’s Testimony
Chapter 15 Cleopatra Has the Laugh
Chapter 16 In the Slums
Chapter 17 Ruth’s Grandmother
Chapter 18 The Rival Lawyers
Chapter 19 Diamond Cut Diamond
Chapter 20 The Manor House Ghost
Chapter 21 Attempting the Impossible
Chapter 22 The Meeting with Mrs. Berrow
Chapter 23 Mr. Felton’s News
Chapter 24 The Second Will
Chapter 25 What Captain Tait Did
Chapter 26 An Amazing Discovery
Chapter 27 The Story of Evan and Ben
Chapter 28 Cleopatra’s Revenge
Chapter 29 A Catastrophe
Chapter 30 Justice
THE END
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Fergus Hume
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“In a way—yes,” he admitted. “He is doing some business for me, and on my way here this evening I called to have a consultation. He had gone home, however, but I understood that he would be again at his office at nine o’clock.” The young man glanced at his watch. “By Jove! I’ll have to go and see him soon. Will your father be at the office also?”
“No.” Alice hesitated, then continued to speak with something of an effort. “I see no reason why I should conceal our poverty from you, Rupert. Mr. Clyde, as I told you, pays father only a small salary.”
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