Linnet: A Romance - 1

Grant Allen.

L I N N E T

A R O M A N C E

By GRANT ALLEN

Author of “UNDER SEALED ORDERS,”

“MISS CAYLEY’S ADVENTURES,” ETC.

New York : : : NEW AMSTERDAM

BOOK COMPANY : : : : MCM

NEW AMSTERDAM BOOK COMPANY

NOTE

This story was written in the midst of the scenery which

it describes; but the author desires to acknowledge his

obligations for many touches of local colour to Mr.

Baillie-Grohman’s admirable work on “Tyrol and the

Tyrolese.” The quatrain on p. 283 is quoted, with

some slight modifications (to adapt it to its place

in this novel), from a poem by Mr. William Watson.

CONTENTS

[I.] “TO INTRODUCE MR FLORIAN WOOD”

[II.] A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE

[III.] WITHIN SIGHT OF A HEROINE

[IV.] ENTER LINNET

[V.] THE WIRTH’S THEORY

[VI.] THE ROBBLER

[VII.] WAGER OF BATTLE

[VIII.] THE HUMAN HEART

[IX.] THE MAN OF THE WORLD

[X.] HAIL, COLUMBIA!

[XI.] PRIVATE INQUIRY

[XII.] THE MADDING CROWD

[XIII.] A FIRST NIGHT

[XIV.] AND IF FOR EVER

[XV.] A CRITICAL EVENING

[XVI.] SCHLOSS TYROL

[XVII.] CAUGHT OUT

[XVIII.] TAKEN BY SURPRISE

[XIX.] SPIRITUAL WEAPONS

[XX.] FLORIAN ON MATRIMONY

[XXI.] FORTUNE’S WHEEL

[XXII.] A WOMAN’S STRATAGEM

[XXIII.] A PROPHET INDEED!

[XXIV.] THE ART OF PROPHESYING

[XXV.] A DRAMATIC VENTURE

[XXVI.] A WOMAN’S HEART

[XXVII.] AULD LAND SYNE

[XXVIII.] SIGNORA CASALMONTE

[XXIX.] FROM LINNET’S STANDPOINT

[XXX.] AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR

[XXXI.] WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK

[XXXII.] WEDDED FELICITY

[XXXIII.] PLAYING WITH FIRE

[XXXIV.] AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE

[XXXV.] GOLDEN HOPES

[XXXVI.] AN ECCLESIASTICAL QUESTION

[XXXVII.] BEGINNINGS OF EVIL

[XXXVIII.] HUSBAND OR LOVER?

[XXXIX.] DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

[XL.] OPEN WAR

[XLI.] GOD’S LAW⁠—OR MAN’S?

[XLII.] PRUDENCE

[XLIII.] LINNET’S RIVAL

[XLIV.] AND WILL’S

[XLV.] BY AUTHORITY

[XLVI.] HOME AGAIN!

[XLVII.] SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED

[XLVIII.] THE BUBBLE BURSTS

[XLIX.] THE PIGEON FLIES HOME

[L.] ANDREAS HAUSBERGER PAYS

[LI.] EXIT FRANZ LINDNER

[LII.] A CONFESSION OF FAITH

LINNET