ILLUSTRATIONS

"I ask you to drink to the happiness of the
loveliest woman in creation"		[Frontispiece]
Facing
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The smile of incredulity which curved her
lips betrayed entertainment also		[108]
"I should not permit it!" he thundered.
"I should go to law; I should appeal
to the courts"		[156]
"A huge machine of bridal white ... tore
around the corner"		[222]

THE ORCHID