Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye
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Reid Mayne. Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I. THE HEROINE
CHAPTER II. THE HERO
CHAPTER III. A CHARON CORRUPTED
CHAPTER IV. ON THE RIVER
CHAPTER V. DANGERS AHEAD
CHAPTER VI. A DUCKING DESERVED
CHAPTER VII. AN INVETERATE NOVEL READER
CHAPTER VIII. A SUSPICIOUS STRANGER
CHAPTER IX. JEALOUS ALREADY
CHAPTER X. THE CUCKOO'S GLEN
CHAPTER XI. A WEED BY THE WYESIDE
CHAPTER XII. A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
CHAPTER XIII. AMONG THE ARROWS
CHAPTER XIV. BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH
CHAPTER XV. A SPIRITUAL ADVISER
CHAPTER XVI. CORACLE DICK
CHAPTER XVII. THE "CORPSE CANDLE."
CHAPTER XVIII. A CAT IN THE CUPBOARD
CHAPTER XIX. A BLACK SHADOW BEHIND
CHAPTER XX. UNDER THE ELM
CHAPTER XXI. A TARDY MESSENGER
CHAPTER XXII. A FATAL STEP
CHAPTER XXIII. A SUSPICIOUS WAIF
CHAPTER XXIV "THE FLOWER OF LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING."
CHAPTER XXV. A FRENCH FEMME DE CHAMBRE
CHAPTER XXVI. THE POACHER AT HOME
CHAPTER XXVII. A MYSTERIOUS CONTRACT
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE GAME OF PIQUE
CHAPTER XXIX. JEALOUS AS A TIGER
CHAPTER XXX. STUNNED AND SILENT
CHAPTER XXXI. A STARTLING CRY
CHAPTER XXXII. MAKING READY FOR THE ROAD
CHAPTER XXXIII. A SLUMBERING HOUSEHOLD
CHAPTER XXXIV "WHERE'S GWEN?"
CHAPTER XXXV. AGAIN THE ENGAGEMENT RING
CHAPTER XXXVI. A MYSTERIOUS EMBARKATION
CHAPTER XXXVII. AN ANXIOUS WIFE
CHAPTER XXXVIII. IMPATIENT FOR THE POST
CHAPTER XXXIX. JOURNEY INTERRUPTED
CHAPTER XL. HUE AND CRY
CHAPTER XLI. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER
CHAPTER XLII. WHAT DOES HE WANT?
CHAPTER XLIII. A GAGE D'AMOUR
CHAPTER XLIV. SUICIDE, OR MURDER
CHAPTER XLV. A PLENTIFUL CORRESPONDENCE
CHAPTER XLVI. FOUND DROWNED
CHAPTER XLVII. A MAN WHO THINKS IT MURDER
CHAPTER XLVIII. ONCE MORE UPON THE RIVER
CHAPTER XLIX. THE CRUSHED JUNIPER
CHAPTER L. REASONING BY ANALYSIS
CHAPTER LI. A SUSPICIOUS CRAFT
CHAPTER LII. MATERNAL SOLICITUDE
CHAPTER LIII. A SACRILEGIOUS HAND
CHAPTER LIV. A LATE TEA
CHAPTER LV. THE NEW MISTRESS OF THE MANSION
CHAPTER LVI. THE GAMBLERS AT LLANGORREN
CHAPTER LVII. AN UNWILLING NOVICE
CHAPTER LVIII. A CHEERFUL KITCHEN
CHAPTER LIX. QUEER BRIC-A-BRAC
CHAPTER LX. A BRACE OF BODY-SNATCHERS
CHAPTER LXI. IN WANT OF HELP
CHAPTER LXII. STILL ALIVE
CHAPTER LXIII. A STRANGE FATHER CONFESSOR
CHAPTER LXIV. A QUEER CATECHIST
CHAPTER LXV. ALMOST A "VERT."
CHAPTER LXVI. THE LAST OF LEWIN MURDOCK
CHAPTER LXVII. A CHAPTER DIPLOMATIC
CHAPTER LXVIII. A QUICK CONVERSION
CHAPTER LXIX. A SUDDEN RELAPSE
CHAPTER LXX. A JUSTIFIABLE ABDUCTION
CHAPTER LXXI. STARTING ON A CONTINENTAL TOUR
CHAPTER LXXII. CORACLE DICK ON HIS DEATH-BED
CHAPTER LXXIII. THE CALM AFTER THE STORM
Отрывок из книги
A tourist descending the Wye by boat from the town of Hereford to the ruined Abbey of Tintern, may observe on its banks a small pagoda-like structure; its roof, with a portion of the supporting columns, o'er-topping a spray of evergreens. It is simply a summer-house, of the kiosk or pavilion pattern, standing in the ornamental grounds of a gentleman's residence. Though placed conspicuously on an elevated point, the boat traveller obtains view of it only from a reach of the river above. When opposite he loses sight of it; a spinny of tall poplars drawing curtain-like between him and the higher bank. These stand on an oblong island, which extends several hundred yards down the stream, formed by an old channel, now forsaken. With all its wanderings the Wye is not suddenly capricious; still, in the lapse of long ages it has here and there changed its course, forming aits, or eyots, of which this is one.
The tourist will not likely take the abandoned channel. He is bound and booked for Tintern – possibly Chepstow – and will not be delayed by lesser "lions." Besides, his hired boatmen would not deviate from their terms of charter, without adding an extra to their fare.
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"Ah, me! That would be a pity – a dis – "
Again she checks herself, the thought being enough unpleasant without the words.
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