THE SLAVES
OF SOCIETY

A Comedy in Covers

By THE MAN WHO
HEARD SOMETHING

NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS
1900

Copyright, 1900, by Harper & Brothers.

All rights reserved.

CONTENTS

SCENEPAGE
I. A Mother’s Cares[ 1]
II. The Course of True Love[ 19]
III. The Slave of Alderman Dobbin[ 28]
IV. The Notorious Belle Yorke[ 55]
V. A Person of Importance[ 82]
VI. What People Said[ 98]
VII. A Question of Chemistry[ 115]
VIII. Cinderella[ 128]
IX. And the Prince[ 143]
X. “A Marriage Has Been Arranged” [ 158]
XI. “And Will Shortly Take Place”[ 172]
XII. The Long Arm of Mr. Despencer[ 189]
XIII. The Marchioness at Bay[ 214]
XIV. Pistols for Two[ 224]
XV. A Misfortune for Society[ 237]