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Мэри Элизабет Брэддон. Lady Audley's Secret / Тайна леди Одли
Chapter I. Lucy
Chapter II. On Board the Argus
Chapter III. Hidden Relics
Chapter IV. In the First Page of “The Times”
Chapter V. The Headstone at Ventnor
Chapter VI. Anywhere, Anywhere out of the World
Chapter VII. After a Year
Chapter VIII. Before the Storm
Chapter IX. After the Storm
Chapter X. Missing
Chapter XI. The Mark upon My Lady's Wrist
Chapter XII. Still Missing
Chapter XIII. Troubled Dreams
Chapter XIV. Phoebe's Suitor
Chapter XV. On the Watch
Chapter XVI. Robert Audley Gets His Conge
Chapter XVII. At the Castle Inn
Chapter XVIII. Robert Receives a Visitor Whom He Had Scarcely Expected
Chapter XIX. The Writing in the Book
Chapter XX. Mrs. Plowson
Chapter XXI. Little Georgey Leaves His Old Home
Chapter XXII. Coming to a Standstill
Chapter XXIII. Clara
Chapter XXIV. George's Letters
Chapter XXV. Retrograde Investigation
Chapter XXVI. So Far and No Farther
Chapter XXVII. Beginning at the Other End
Chapter XXVIII. Hidden in the Grave
Chapter XXIX. In the Lime-walk
Chapter XXX. Preparing the Ground
Chapter XXXI. Phoebe's Petition
Chapter XXXII. The Red Light in the Sky
Chapter XXXIII. The Bearer of the Tidings
Chapter XXXIV. My Lady Tells the Truth
Chapter XXXV. The Hush That Succeeds the Tempest
Chapter XXXVI. Dr. Mosgrave'S Advice
Chapter XXXVII. Buried Alive
Chapter XXXVIII. Ghost-haunted
Chapter XXXIX. That Which the Dying Man Had to Tell
Chapter XL. Restored
Chapter XLI. At Peace
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It lay down in a hollow, rich with fine old timber and luxuriant pastures; and you came upon it through an avenue of limes, bordered on either side by meadows, over the high hedges of which the cattle looked inquisitively at you as you passed, wondering, perhaps, what you wanted; for there was no thorough-fare, and unless you were going to the Court you had no business there at all.
At the end of this avenue there was an old arch and a clock tower, with a stupid, bewildering clock, which had only one hand – and which jumped straight from one hour to the next – and was therefore always in extremes. Through this arch you walked straight into the gardens of Audley Court.
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“Dislike you? No – no!”
“But is there any one else whom you love?”
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