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
| SCENE | PAGE | |
| 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] |