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Frank Richard Stockton. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht
Mrs. Cliff's Yacht
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
ALONE WITH HER WEALTH
CHAPTER II
WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW
CHAPTER III
MISS NANCY SHOTT
CHAPTER IV
A LAUNCH INTO A NEW LIFE
CHAPTER V
A FUR-TRIMMED OVERCOAT AND A SILK HAT
CHAPTER VI
A TEMPERANCE LARK
CHAPTER VII
MR. BURKE ACCEPTS A RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER VIII
MR. BURKE BEGINS TO MAKE THINGS MOVE IN PLAINTON
CHAPTER IX
A MEETING OF HEIRS
CHAPTER X
THE INTELLECT OF MISS INCHMAN
CHAPTER XI
THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW DINING-ROOM
CHAPTER XII
THE THORPEDYKE SISTERS
CHAPTER XIII
MONEY HUNGER
CHAPTER XIV
WILLY CROUP AS A PHILANTHROPIC DIPLOMATIST
CHAPTER XV
MISS NANCY MAKES A CALL
CHAPTER XVI
MR. BURKE MAKES A CALL
CHAPTER XVII
MRS. CLIFF'S YACHT
CHAPTER XVIII
THE DAWN OF THE GROVE OF THE INCAS
CHAPTER XIX
THE "SUMMER SHELTER"
CHAPTER XX
THE SYNOD
CHAPTER XXI
A TELEGRAM FROM CAPTAIN HORN
CHAPTER XXII
THE "SUMMER SHELTER" GOES TO SEA
CHAPTER XXIII
WILLY CROUP COMES TO THE FRONT
CHAPTER XXIV
CHANGES ON THE "SUMMER SHELTER"
CHAPTER XXV
A NOTE FOR CAPTAIN BURKE
CHAPTER XXVI
"WE'LL STICK TO SHIRLEY!"
CHAPTER XXVII
ON BOARD THE "DUNKERY BEACON"
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE PEOPLE ON THE "MONTEREY"
CHAPTER XXIX
THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA
CHAPTER XXX
THE BATTLE OF THE MERCHANT SHIPS
CHAPTER XXXI
"SHE BACKED!"
CHAPTER XXXII
A HEAD ON THE WATER
CHAPTER XXXIII
11° 30' 19" N. LAT. BY 56° 10' 49" W. LONG
CHAPTER XXXIV
PLAINTON, MAINE
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Frank Richard Stockton
Published by Good Press, 2019
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She got up and walked about the room. She was becoming annoyed, and even a little angry. She resented this intrusion of her wealth upon her. She wanted to rest quietly for a time, to enjoy her home and friends, and not be obliged to think of anything which it was incumbent upon her to do. From the bottom of her heart she wished that her possessions had all been solid gold, or in some form in which they could not increase, expand, or change in any way until she gave them leave. Then she would live for a week or two, as she used to live, without thought of increment or responsibilities, until she was ready to begin the life of a rich woman and to set in motion the currents of her exuberant income.
But she could not change the state of affairs. The system of interest had been set in motion, and her income was flowing in upon her hour by hour, day by day, steadily and irresistibly, and her mind could not be at rest until she had done something—at least, planned something—which would not only prevent her from being overwhelmed and utterly discouraged, but which would enable her to float proudly, on this grand current of absolute power, over the material interests of the world.
