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William Le Queux. Devil's Dice
Devil's Dice
Table of Contents
Chapter Two
Sin or Secret?
Chapter Three
Ghosts of the Past
Chapter Four
A Deepening Mystery
Chapter Five
Dora’s Engagement
Chapter Six
The Countess of Fyneshade
Chapter Seven
On Life’s Quicksands
Chapter Eight
Secret Understanding
Chapter Nine
Who is Her Ladyship?
Chapter Ten
Tattle and Tragedy
Chapter Eleven
The Locked Room
Chapter Twelve
In Strict Confidence
Chapter Thirteen
Between the Dances
Chapter Fourteen
The Deeper Indiscretion
Chapter Fifteen
Beneath the Rouge
Chapter Sixteen
The Mysterious Mr. Markwick
Chapter Seventeen
Attack and Defence
Chapter Eighteen
A Revelation and its Price
Chapter Nineteen
The Earl’s Suspicions
Chapter Twenty
An Evening’s Amusement
Chapter Twenty One
Grindlay’s Tactics
Chapter Twenty Two
A House of Shadows
Chapter Twenty Three
In Silent Company
Chapter Twenty Four
A Confession
Chapter Twenty Five
Most Remarkable
Chapter Twenty Six
The Fugitive
Chapter Twenty Seven
Mabel’s Penitence
Chapter Twenty Eight
A Promise
Chapter Twenty Nine
Reconciliation
Chapter Thirty
One Thousand Pounds
Chapter Thirty One
The Scent of Violets
Chapter Thirty Two
The Secret
Chapter Thirty Three
A Family Council
Chapter Thirty Four
Guilt
Chapter Thirty Five
Conclusion
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William Le Queux
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Approaching my dead bride as he spoke, he tenderly closed her staring eyes, composed her hands, and, taking up the veil I had torn aside, folded it and placed it lightly across her white face.
I was about to demur, when suddenly the man who had acted as my guide placed his hand upon my shoulder, saying in a calm, serious tone:
