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Ouida. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories
Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories
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LADY MARABOUT'S TROUBLES,
OTHER STORIES
By "OUIDA,"
AUTHOR OF "IDALIA," "STRATHMORE," "CHANDOS," "GRANVILLE DE VIGNE," ETC
CECIL CASTLEMAINE'S GAGE,
AND OTHER STORIES
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CECIL CASTLEMAINE'S GAGE;
THE STORY OF A BROIDERED SHIELD
LITTLE GRAND AND THE MARCHIONESS;
OUR MALTESE PEERAGE
LADY MARABOUT'S TROUBLES:
THE WORRIES OF A CHAPERONE. IN THREE SEASONS
SEASON THE FIRST.—THE ELIGIBLE
LADY MARABOUT'S TROUBLES;
THE WORRIES OF A CHAPERONE. IN THREE SEASONS
SEASON THE SECOND—THE OGRE
LADY MARABOUT'S TROUBLES;
THE WORRIES OF A CHAPERONE. IN THREE SEASONS
SEASON THE THIRD.—THE CLIMAX
A STUDY A LA LOUIS QUINZE;
PENDANT TO A PASTEL BY LA TOUR
I
THE FIRST MORNING
II
THE SECOND MORNING
III
MIDNIGHT
"DEADLY DASH."
A STORY TOLD ON THE OFF DAY
THE GENERAL'S MATCH-MAKING
COACHES AND COUSINSHIP
THE STORY OF A CRAYON-HEAD;
A DOUBLED-DOWN LEAF IN A MAN'S LIFE
THE BEAUTY OF VICQ D'AZYR;
"NOT AT ALL A PROPER PERSON."
A STUDY À LA LOUIS QUATORZE:
PENDANT TO A PORTRAIT BY MIGNARD
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Ouida
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Cecil Castlemaine, whom nothing moved, whom nothing softened, bowed her head at the simple question, her heart wrestling sorely, her lips set together in unswerving pride, a mist before her haughty eyes, the broidered shield upon her handkerchief—the shield of her stately and unyielding race—pressed close against her breast.
"You have no word for him, lady?"
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