The Gypsy Queen's Vow
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May Agnes Fleming. The Gypsy Queen's Vow
CHAPTER I. NIGHT AND STORM
CHAPTER II. MR. TOOSYPEGS
CHAPTER III. THE LOVERS
CHAPTER IV. THE GIPSY’S VOW
CHAPTER V. MOTHER AND SON
CHAPTER VI. THE CHILD-WIFE
CHAPTER VII. THE MOTHER’S DESPAIR
CHAPTER VIII. MR. TOOSYPEGS “TURNS UP” AGAIN
CHAPTER IX. THE SECRET REVEALED
CHAPTER X. THE VOICE OF COMING DOOM
CHAPTER XI. LITTLE ERMINIE
CHAPTER XII. WOMAN’S HATE
CHAPTER XIII. RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER XIV. THE NEW HOME
CHAPTER XV. AFTER MANY DAYS
CHAPTER XVI. MASTER RANTY
CHAPTER XVII. OUR ERMINIE
CHAPTER XVIII. PET’S PERIL
CHAPTER XIX. PLAYING WITH EDGED TOOLS
CHAPTER XX. FIREFLY GOES TO SCHOOL
CHAPTER XXI. PET BEGINS HER EDUCATION
CHAPTER XXII. PET FINISHES HER EDUCATION
CHAPTER XXIII. THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER
CHAPTER XXIV. PET GIVES HER TUTOR A LESSON
CHAPTER XXV. MR. TOOSYPEGS IN DISTRESS
CHAPTER XXVI. PET “RESPECTFULLY DECLINES.”
CHAPTER XXVII. GREEK MEETS GREEK
CHAPTER XXVIII. AN UNLOOKED-FOR LOVER
CHAPTER XXIX. MR. TOOSYPEGS IN DISTRESS AGAIN
CHAPTER XXX. MISS LAWLESS IN DIFFICULTIES
CHAPTER XXXI. THE OUTLAW’S WIFE
CHAPTER XXXII. THE OUTLAW
CHAPTER XXXIII. HOME FROM SEA
CHAPTER XXXIV. FACE TO FACE
CHAPTER XXXV. FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE OUTLAW’S STORY
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE ATTACK
CHAPTER XXXVIII. LADY MAUDE
CHAPTER XXXIX. THE DAWN OF A BRIGHTER DAY
CHAPTER XL. CHIEFLY MATRIMONIAL
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The vehicle that the gipsy had heard approaching was a light wagon drawn by two swift horses. It had two seats capable of holding four persons, though the front seat alone was now occupied.
The first of these (for his age claims the precedence) was a short, stout, burly, thick-set, little man, buttoned up in a huge great-coat, suffering under a severe eruption of capes and pockets. An immense fur cap, that, by its antediluvian looks, might have been worn by Noah’s grandfather, adorned his head, and was pulled so far down on his face that nothing was visible but a round, respectable-looking bottle-nose, and a pair of small, twinkling gray eyes. This individual, who was also the driver, rejoiced in the cognomen of Mr. Bill Harkins, and made it his business to take belated wayfarers to London (either by land or water), when arriving too late for the regular conveyances. On the present occasion his sole freight consisted of a young gentleman with a brilliant-hued carpet-bag, glowing with straw-colored roses and dark-blue lilies, rising from a back-ground resembling London smoke. The young gentleman was a very remarkable young gentleman indeed. He was exceedingly tall and thin, with legs like a couple of pipe-stems, and a neck so long and slender that it reminded you of a gander’s, and made you tremble for the safety of the head balanced on such a frail support. His hair and complexion were both of that indefinite color known to the initiated as “whity brown” – the latter being profusely sprinkled with large yellow freckles, and the former as straight and sleek as bear’s grease could make it. For the rest, he was characterized by nothing in particular, but for being the possessor of a pair of large, pale-blue eyes, not remarkable for either brilliancy or expression, and for wearing the meekest possible expression, of countenance. He might have been eighteen years old, as far as years went; but his worldly wisdom was by no means equal to his years.
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“Hey? ‘A fool and his money’ – hum! What’ll you give?”
“There’s a crown.”
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