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George Manville Fenn. Lady Maude's Mania
Lady Maude's Mania
Table of Contents
"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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George Manville Fenn
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“There she is, over in the far corner, talking to the doctor,” said the young man addressed—a bosom friend of the viscount: Charley Melton, the son of a country gentleman with a very small income and no prospects, unless a cousin in the navy should kindly leave this world in his favour, when he would be heir to a title and a goodly domain.
He crossed the room quickly to where Lady Maude was standing, and a curious, conscious look appeared on the girl’s face as he approached. There was a warm rosy hue in her cheeks as their eyes met, and then, happy and palpitating, she let her little fingers press very timidly the strong muscular arm that held them to the side within which beat—beat—beat, rather faster than usual, Charley Melton’s heart, a habit it had had of late when fortune had thrown him close to his companion.
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