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Stanley John Weyman. Sophia
Sophia
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. A LITTLE TOAD
CHAPTER II. AT VAUXHALL
CHAPTER III. THE CLOCK-MAKER
CHAPTER IV. A DISCOVERY
CHAPTER V. THE WORLD WELL LOST
CHAPTER VI. A CHAIR AND A COACH
CHAPTER VII. IN DAVIES STREET
CHAPTER VIII. UNMASKED
CHAPTER IX. IN CLARGES BOW
CHAPTER X. SIR HERVEY TAKES THE FIELD
CHAPTER XI. THE TUG OF WAR
CHAPTER XII. DON QUIXOTE
CHAPTER XIII. THE WELCOME HOME
CHAPTER XIV. THE FIRST STAGE
CHAPTER XV. A SQUIRE OF DAMES
CHAPTER XVI. THE PAVED FORD
CHAPTER XVII. IN THE VALLEY
CHAPTER XVIII. KING SMALLPOX
CHAPTER XIX. LADY BETTY'S FATE
CHAPTER XX. A FRIEND IN NEED
CHAPTER XXI. THE STROLLING PLATERS
CHAPTER XXII 'TIS GO OR SWIM
CHAPTER XXIII. TWO PORTRAITS
CHAPTER XXIV. WHO PLAYS, PAYS
CHAPTER XXV. REPENTANCE AT LEISURE
CHAPTER XXVI. A DRAGON DISARMED
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Stanley John Weyman
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"No, it is not!" Sophia retorted; and then stood blushing and convicted, albeit with an exultant light in her eyes. No, his name was not his own! She knew that from his own lips; and knew, too, from his own lips, in what a world of romance he moved, what a future he was preparing, what a triumph might be, nay, would be, his by-and-by--and might be hers! But her mouth was sealed; already, indeed, she had said more than she had the right to say. When Mr. Northey, surprised by her acquiescence, asked with acerbity how she knew that Hawkesworth was not the man's name, and what the man's name was, she stood mute. Wild horses should not draw that from her.
But it was natural that her brother-in-law should draw his conclusions, and his brow grew darker. "It is plain, at least, that you have admitted him to a degree of intimacy extremely improper," he said, with more heat than he had yet exhibited. "I fear, Sophia, that you are not so good a girl as I believed. However, from this moment you will see that you treat him as a stranger. Do you hear me?"
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