What a Man Wills

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Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey. What a Man Wills

What a Man Wills

Table of Contents

Chapter One

At the Dying of the Year

Chapter Two

The Girl Who Wished for Money

Chapter Three

The Girl who Wished for Adventure

Chapter Four

The Man Who Waited for Love

Chapter Five

The Girl who Wished for Power

Chapter Six

The Man who Wished for Comfort

Chapter Seven

The Girl who Asked for Happiness

Chapter Eight

The Man who Wished for Danger

Chapter Nine

The Man who Wished for Success

Chapter Ten

The Girl who Wished for Work

Chapter Eleven

The After Years

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George de Horne Mrs. Vaizey

Published by Good Press, 2021

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“Who’s the Ogre?” asked Claudia of her companion as she watched the entrance of the big, lumbering man, who still carried his dress clothes with an air of discomfort. She shuddered daintily. “He looks like, ‘The better to eat you, my dear.’ Such teeth oughtn’t to be allowed! Has he any eyes? They are so buried in fat that one can’t see. It’s very inconsiderate of Lady Rollo to give us such shocks! If he comes over here, I shall scream!”

“That’s Biggs, the Australian millionaire, the third richest man in the world, so they say. He is an ugly beggar, and as glum as he’s ugly. Doesn’t appear to get much fun out of his pile! There’s no need to be introduced to him, Miss Berrington, if you’d rather not. Shall we go and hide in the conservatory?”

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