CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| CHAPTER I. | |
| SIR REGINALD FAIRFAX AT HOME | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| CARDIGAN | [37] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| “A KISS, AND NOTHING MORE” | [55] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| BAD NEWS | [84] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| A TRAVELLER’S TALES | [113] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| THE BALL AT RUFFORD | [141] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| THE LOST WEDDING-RING | [173] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| MARY JANE’S DISCOVERY | [201] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL | [244] |
PROPER PRIDE.
CHAPTER I.
SIR REGINALD FAIRFAX AT HOME.
“I never knew such an unmitigated young idiot!” exclaimed Sir Reginald the next morning at breakfast, as he tossed aside a letter and tore open a paper with a rustle of impatience.
“You are not alluding to any of the present company, I trust?” asked Geoffrey mildly, as he helped himself lavishly to marmalade.
“No,” returned his cousin, without raising his eyes from the perusal of some interesting piece of military news, “no, only one of our fellows at the depôt.”
“Go on, I’m thirsting for particulars. What has he been doing? Getting married?”