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Jean Ingelow. Fated to Be Free
Fated to Be Free
Table of Contents
CHAPTER. I. A WATCHER OF LILIES II. THE LESSON III. GOLD, THE INCORRUPTIBLE WITNESS IV. SWARMS OF CHILDREN V. OF A FINE MAN AND SOME FOOLISH WOMEN VI. THE SHADOW OF A SHADE VII. AN OLD MAN DIGS A WELL VIII. THEY MEET AN AUTHOR IX. SIGNED "DANIEL MORTIMER."—CANADA X. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES XI. WANTED A DESERT ISLAND XII. VALENTINE XIII. VENERABLE ANCIENTRY XIV. EMILY XV. THE AMERICAN GUEST XVI. WEARING THE WILLOW XVII. AN EASY DISMISSAL XVIII. A MORNING CALL XIX. MR. MORTIMER GOES THROUGH THE TURNPIKE XX. THE RIVER XXI. THE DEAD FATHER ENTREATS XXII. SOPHISTRY XXIII. DANTE AND OTHERS XXIV. SELF-WONDER AND SELF-SCORN XXV. THAT RAINY SUNDAY XXVI. MRS. BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION XVII. THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY XXVIII. MELCOMBE XXIX. UNHEARD-OF LIBERTIES XXX. A CHAPTER OF TROUBLES XXXI. A WOMAN'S SYMPATHY XXII. MR. BRANDON IS MADE THE SUBJECT OF AN HONOURABLE COMPARISON XXXIII. THE TRUE GHOST STORY XXXIV. VALENTINE AND LAURA XXXV. A VISIT TO MELCOMBE XXVI. A PRIVATE CONSULTATION XXXVII. HIS VISITOR. CHAPTER I
A WATCHER OF LILIES
CHAPTER II
THE LESSON
THE LETTER
CHAPTER III
GOLD, THE INCORRUPTIBLE WITNESS
CHAPTER IV
SWARMS OF CHILDREN
CHAPTER V
OF A FINE MAN AND SOME FOOLISH WOMEN
CHAPTER VI
THE SHADOW OF A SHADE
CHAPTER VII
AN OLD MAN DIGS A WELL
"J.S."
CHAPTER VIII
THEY MEET AN AUTHOR
CHAPTER IX
SIGNED "DANIEL MORTIMER."—CANADA
CHAPTER X
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
CHAPTER XI
WANTED A DESERT ISLAND
CHAPTER XII
VALENTINE
CHAPTER XIII
VENERABLE ANCIENTRY
CHAPTER XIV
EMILY
CHAPTER XV
THE AMERICAN GUEST
A TRIBUTE
THE SCHOOLBOY TO HIS DRESS SUIT
G.C
CHAPTER XVI
WEARING THE WILLOW
CHAPTER XVII
AN EASY DISMISSAL
CHAPTER XVIII
A MORNING CALL
CHAPTER XIX
MR. MORTIMER GOES THROUGH THE TURNPIKE
TO G.M. IN HER BRONZE BOOTS
CHAPTER XX
THE RIVER
AUGUSTUS JOHN CONFESSES TO LOSS OF APPETITE
CHAPTER XXI
THE DEAD FATHER ENTREATS
CHAPTER XXII
SOPHISTRY
THE NOBLE TUCK-MAN
"A.J.M."
CHAPTER XXIII
DANTE AND OTHERS
CHAPTER XXIV
SELF-WONDER AND SELF-SCORN
A. BROME
CHAPTER XXV
THAT RAINY SUNDAY
CHAPTER XXVI
MRS. BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION
CHAPTER XXVII
THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY
SOUVENIR OF SOUTH WALES
G.C
SONG OF THE BASEMENT STORY
CHAPTER XXVIII
MELCOMBE
E.B. BROWNING
CHAPTER XXIX
UNHEARD-OF LIBERTIES
CHAPTER XXX
A CHAPTER OF TROUBLES
"CHRISTIAN GRANT."
CHAPTER XXXI
A WOMAN'S SYMPATHY
CHAPTER XXXII
MR. BRANDON IS MADE THE SUBJECT OF AN HONOURABLE COMPARISON
LINES COMPOSED ON RECEIVING A PORTRAIT OF GLADYS WITH BLOB IN HER ARMS
CHAPTER XXXIII
THE TRUE GHOST STORY
CHAPTER XXXIV
VALENTINE AND LAURA
CHAPTER XXXV
A VISIT TO MELCOMBE
CHAPTER XXXVI
A PRIVATE CONSULTATION
"'POEMS BY TWO SCHOOLBOYS.'
CHAPTER XXXVII
HIS VISITOR
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Jean Ingelow
A Novel
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Madam Melcombe shed a few tears. Both her sons looked disturbed, and very ill at ease. She sat down again, and they sat opposite to her. Then there was such a long, awkward pause, and her poor hand trembled so much, that at last, as if in order to give her time to feel more at ease, her younger son began to talk to her of her grand-daughter who lived with her, and of her little great-grandson, Peter Melcombe. He hoped, he said with gravity, that they were well.
There seemed to be nothing else that either of them could think of to say; and presently, helped by the rest their words gave her, Madam Melcombe recovered her self-possession.
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