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William Harrison Ainsworth. Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life
Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life
Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
1599
DR. LAMB
The Elixir of Long Life
BOOK THE FIRST
EBBA
CHAPTER I
THE RUINED HOUSE IN THE VAUXHALL ROAD
The Ruined house in the Vauxhall Road
CHAPTER II
THE DOG-FANCIER
The Dog-fancier
CHAPTER III
THE HAND AND THE CLOAK
The Hand and the Cloak
CHAPTER IV
THE IRON-MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER
The Iron-merchant's Daughter
CHAPTER V
THE MEETING NEAR THE STATUE
CHAPTER VI
THE CHARLES THE SECOND SPANIEL
CHAPTER VII
THE HAND AGAIN!
CHAPTER VIII
THE BARBER OF LONDON
The Barber of London
CHAPTER IX
THE MOON IN THE FIRST QUARTER
Seizure of Ebba
CHAPTER X
THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS
Antiquaries
CHAPTER XI
PREPARATIONS
CHAPTER XII
THE CHAMBER OF MYSTERY
The Chamber of Mystery
END OF THE FIRST BOOK
INTERMEAN
1800
CHAPTER I
THE TOMB OF THE ROSICRUCIAN
The Tomb of the Rosicrucian
CHAPTER II
THE COMPACT
The Compact
CHAPTER III
IRRESOLUTION
CHAPTER IV
EDITH TALBOT
CHAPTER V
THE SEVENTH NIGHT
The significant whisper
END OF THE INTERMEAN
BOOK THE SECOND
CYPRIAN ROUGEMONT
CHAPTER I
THE CELL
CHAPTER II
THE ENCHANTED CHAIRS
The Enchanted Chairs
CHAPTER III
GERARD PASTON
CHAPTER IV
THE PIT
CHAPTER V
NEW PERPLEXITIES
Rougemont's device to perplex Auriol
CHAPTER VI
DOCTOR LAMB AGAIN
THE OLD LONDON MERCHANT
A SKETCH
Flos Mercatorum.—Epitaph on Whittington
A NIGHT'S ADVENTURE IN ROME
CHAPTER I
SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
CHAPTER II
THE MARCHESA
THE END
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Auriol uttered a slight exclamation, and gazed at the book with superstitious awe.
"The sight was so surprising that I dropped the sack I had brought with me," pursued Darcy. "Fearful of again losing the secret, I nerved myself to the task, and placing fuel on the fire, dismissed my attendant with brief injunctions relative to you. I then set to work. How I have succeeded, you perceive. I hold in my hand the treasure I have so long sought—so eagerly coveted. The whole world's wealth should not purchase it from me."
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