Thereby Hangs a Tale. Volume One

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George Manville Fenn. Thereby Hangs a Tale. Volume One

Thereby Hangs a Tale. Volume One

Table of Contents

A Peep at Tolcarne

In Pall Mall

First Encounters

Rather Unpleasant

The Writer of the Letter

All among the Ferns

Jenkles’s Confession

“Our next meeting.”

Sam Jenkles Prepares for an Expedition

Going the Rounds

The Lion at Home

Hebe

Mishaps

Polly’s troubles

Mrs Jenkles’s Morning Call

Love Minor

Kinks in the Line

Two Scenes

“Sing Heigh—Sing Ho!”

A Ceremonious Call

A Friendly Call

Aunt Matty is Cross

Proposals

An Interview with Barney Sturt

Frank Pratt’s Cross-Examination, and Après

Misunderstanding

Invitations

Before Dinner

After Dinner

Speaking to Papa

Very Dreamy

A Little Confession

A Revelation

With the Owner

In Transition

Mistaken Zeal

Correspondence

New Lodgings

Not Musical

Between Friends

Lady Rea’s State of Mind

Frank a Visitor

A Proposal

In the Woods

The Use of Money

In the Square Called Russell

Netta’s Appeal

Waiting for News

A Visit

At Home

Too Late

Three Months After

A Fellow-Traveller

A Quiet Wedding

Conclusion

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George Manville Fenn

Published by Good Press, 2021

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“Yelp! yelp! yelp!”—a succession of wild shrieks from beneath the antimacassar, out of one side of which lay a thin black tail, in very close proximity to Fin’s pretty little foot, and in an instant Aunt Matty was down upon her knees, talking to and caressing the dog.

“Er-rum!” went Sir Hampton, slowly crossing the hall to his library, followed by Lady Rea; and directly after Miss Matilda hurried away, with her pet in her arms.

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