The Lieutenant-Governor

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Guy Wetmore Carryl. The Lieutenant-Governor

The Lieutenant-Governor

Table of Contents

I

THE FLY ON THE WHEEL

II

THE ODDS AGAINST YOUNG NISBET

III

A FACE IN THE CROWD

IV

AS BETWEEN FRIENDS

V

A BRAND FROM THE BURNING

VI

McGRATH LAUGHS

VII

THE MIRAGE OF POWER

VIII

THE GOVERNOR UNMASKS

IX

THE NINTH PASSES IN REVIEW

X

A QUESTION AND AN ANSWER

XI

YOUNG NISBET FINDS HIS TONGUE

XII

DIOGENES

XIII

THE INSTRUMENT OF FATE

XIV

THE VOICE OF ALLEGHENIA

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Guy Wetmore Carryl

A Novel

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"I always think," said Mrs. Wynyard, "that Dorothy should have had a fairy godmother, to promise that every time she uttered a word of slang a pearl should pop out of her mouth. We should have all been wearing triple strings down to our knees within a week after she learned to talk."

"That settles it!" exclaimed Dorothy. "If you are going to side with the enemy, Aunt Helen, there is nothing left for me to do but to beat a retreat. Come on, Mr. Nisbet, there is rest for the weary in the conservatory—that is, unless you want another cup of tea?"

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