Lucinda

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Hope Anthony. Lucinda

CHAPTER I. THE FACE IN THE TAXI

CHAPTER II. THE SIGNAL

CHAPTER III. A HIGH EXPLOSIVE

CHAPTER IV. THE FOURTH PARTY

CHAPTER V. CATCH WHO CATCH CAN!

CHAPTER VI. VENICE

CHAPTER VII. SELF-DEFENSE

CHAPTER VIII. THE NEEDLEWOMAN

CHAPTER IX. LIKE TO LIKE

CHAPTER X. HER LADYSHIP

CHAPTER XI. DUNDRANNANIZATION

CHAPTER XII. A SECRET VISIT

CHAPTER XIII. AN INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER XIV. FOR AULD LANG SYNE

CHAPTER XV. THE SYSTEM WORKS

CHAPTER XVI. PURPLE – AND FINE LINEN

CHAPTER XVII. REBELLION

CHAPTER XVIII. THE WINNING TICKET

CHAPTER XIX. VIEWS AND WHIMS

CHAPTER XX. LIVING FUNNILY

CHAPTER XXI. PARTIE CARRÉE

CHAPTER XXII. SUITABLE SURROUNDINGS

CHAPTER XXIII. THE BANQUET

CHAPTER XXIV. THE MASCOT

CHAPTER XXV. HOMAGE

CHAPTER XXVI. THE AIR ON THE COAST

CHAPTER XXVII. IN FIVE YEARS

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BY now it was past the half-hour; the arrivals dwindled to a few late stragglers, who were promptly turned away by the beadle; the crowd of onlookers dispersed with smiles, shrugs, and a whistle or two: only a group of reporters stood on the lowest step, talking to one another and glancing at Sir Paget, as though they would like to tackle him but were doubtful of their reception. One did quietly detach himself from the group and walked up to where my uncle stood on the top step. I saw Sir Paget raise his hat, bow slightly, and speak one sentence. The man bowed in return, and rejoined his fellows with a rueful smile; then all of them made off together down the street.

My uncle was a little below middle height, but very upright and spare, so that he looked taller than he was. He had large features – a big, high-peaked nose, wide, thin-lipped mouth, bushy eyebrows, and very keen blue eyes. He bore himself with marked dignity – even with some stiffness towards the world at large, although among intimates he was the most urbane and accessible of men. His long experience in affairs had given him imperturbable composure; even at this moment he did not look the least put out. His manner and speech were modeled on the old school of public men – formal and elaborate when the occasion demanded, but easy, offhand, and familiar in private: to hear him was sometimes like listening to behind-the-scenes utterances of, say, Lord Melbourne or the great Duke which have come down to us in memoirs of their period.

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“As soon as the taxi – the one with the girl in it – had gone by. I had to wait for it to go by. I crossed over to St. James’s Street and stopped to light a cigarette. Just as I was getting out a match, he spoke to me.”

“Where did he come from?”

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