["Can't you see that my heart's breaking, too?" She looked him in the face, shaking her head, sadly. "No, I can't see that." [See p. 29]

THE LETTER OF THE CONTRACT BY BASIL KING AUTHOR OF The Inner Shrine ILLUSTRATED HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMXIV
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[BASIL KING] The Letter of the Contract. Ill'd
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Let Not Man Put Asunder. Post 8vo
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The Giant's Strength. Post 8vo HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1914. BY HARPER & BROTHERS PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PUBLISHED AUGUST, 1914

Contents

CHAPPAGE
ITRANSGRESSION[1]
IIRESENTMENT[41]
IIIREPROACH[83]
IVDANGER[134]
VPENALTY[160]

Illustrations

"Can't you see that my heart's breaking, too?" She looked him in the face, shaking her head, sadly. "No, I can't see that."[Frontispiece]
He turned from the girl to his wife. "I'm willing to explain anything you like—as far as I can."[25]
"Oh, Chip, go away! I can't stand any more—now." "Do you mean that you'll see me—later—when we're in London?"[155]
Edith was standing in the doorway, the man behind her. "Chip, Mr. Lacon knows we met in England."[191]