ANTHONY HOPE
AUTHOR OF 'MR. WITT'S WIDOW,' 'COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP,' ETC.
WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED
LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO
1911
CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | THE IMPOSSIBLE—INEVITABLE | [1] |
| II. | A POPULAR DEMONSTRATION | [11] |
| III. | HOSPITALITY EX OFFICIO | [19] |
| IV. | WEEDING OUT THE WEAK-KNEED | [30] |
| V. | A TALK AT A DANCE | [41] |
| VI. | A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE | [50] |
| VII. | A COMMON SPECTACLE | [59] |
| VIII. | FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER | [69] |
| IX. | TWO HASTY UTTERANCES | [80] |
| X. | THE SMOKE OF HIDDEN FIRES | [90] |
| XI. | A CONSCIENTIOUS MAN'S CONSCIENCE | [100] |
| XII. | AN ABSURD AMBITION | [110] |
| XIII. | OUT OF HARM'S WAY | [121] |
| XIV. | A FATAL SECESSION | [133] |
| XV. | AN ATTEMPT AT TERRORISM | [144] |
| XVI. | A LEAKY VESSEL | [153] |
| XVII. | THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN | [162] |
| XVIII. | BY AN OVERSIGHT OF SOCIETY'S | [173] |
| XIX. | LAST CHANCES | [183] |
| XX. | THE LAW VERSUS RULE 3 | [196] |
| XXI. | ALL THERE WAS TO TELL | [205] |
| XXII. | THE STORY OF A PHOTOGRAPH | [215] |
| XXIII. | AN ORATOR'S RIVAL | [227] |
| XXIV. | THREE AGAINST THE WORLD | [236] |
| XXV. | THE TRUTH TOO LATE | [244] |
| XXVI. | THE UNCLEAN THING | [255] |
| XXVII. | THE DECISION OF THE ORACLE | [268] |
| XXVIII. | STEALING A MARCH | [280] |
| XXIX. | A BEATEN MAN'S THOUGHTS | [291] |
| XXX. | THE END OF A TUMULT | [300] |