She had recoiled into the narrow hall, driven by an uncontrollable revulsion.


THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE

BY E.W. HORNUNG

ILLUSTRATED BY HARVEY T. DUNN

1906


TO MY FRIEND
EDWARD SHORTT


CONTENTS

[I. The End of Their Life]
[II. The Case for the Crown]
[III. Name and Nature]
[IV. The Man in the Train]
[V. The Man in the Street]
[VI. A Peripatetic Providence]
[VII. A Morning Call]
[VIII. The Dove and the Serpent]
[IX. A Change of Scene]
[X. A Slight Discrepancy]
[XI. Another New Friend]
[XII. Episode of the Invisible Visitor]
[XIII. The Australian Room]
[XIV. Battle Royal]
[XV. A Chance Encounter]
[XVI. A Match for Mrs. Venables]
[XVII. Friends in Need]
[XVIII. "They Which Were Bidden"]
[XIX. Rachel's Champion]
[XX. More Haste]
[XXI. Worse Speed]
[XXII. The Darkest Hour]
[XXIII. Dawn]
[XXIV. One Who Was Not Bidden]
[XXV. A Point to Langholm]
[XXVI. A Cardinal Point]
[XXVII. The Whole Truth]
[XXVIII. In the Matter of a Motive]


ILLUSTRATIONS

[She had recoiled into the narrow hall, driven by an uncontrollable revulsion.]

["I will!" she answered through her teeth—and she swept past him out of the room.]

["I'll tell you who I thought it was at first," said he, heartily.]