THE PASSIONATE ELOPEMENT
THE PASSIONATE
E L O P E M E N T
By COMPTON MACKENZIE
NEW YORK
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
1916
BALLANTINE AND CO. LTD., TAVISTOCK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON
TO FAITH
| Contents | ||
|---|---|---|
| I. | THE TOILET | [1] |
| II. | THE PUMP ROOM | [10] |
| III. | THE BLUE BOAR | [20] |
| IV. | CURTAIN MAZE | [34] |
| V. | THE PUBLICK BREAKFAST | [47] |
| The Order of the Exquisite Mob | [49] | |
| THE PUBLICK BREAKFAST [resumea | [50] | |
| VI. | BAVERSTOCK BARN | [61] |
| VII. | SUNDAY MORNING | [75] |
| VIII. | THE GREAT REBELLION | [82] |
| IX. | THE ASSEMBLY | [86] |
| X. | AFTER THE ASSEMBLY | [104] |
| XI. | NOX ALBA | [109] |
| XII. | WET DAYS | [114] |
| XIII. | MONARCHY IN ACTION | [118] |
| XIV. | MONARCHY IN REPOSE | [127] |
| XV. | PHŒBUS ADEST | [135] |
| XVI. | THE CHINESE MASQUERADE | [146] |
| XVII. | THE GRAND MINUET OF CATHAY | [157] |
| XVIII. | THE CONFIDANTE | [165] |
| XIX. | BLACKHART FARM WITH A COCK-FIGHT | [171] |
| XX. | IN WHICH EVERYTHING GROWS BUT THE PLOT | [180] |
| XXI. | CURTAIN POLLS | [184] |
| XXII. | THE CURTAIN ROD | [193] |
| XXIII. | SPACE BETWEEN AN HEROICK COUPLET | [198] |
| XXIV. | DAISH'S ROOMS | [209] |
| XXV. | QUARTS OF BURGUNDY | [216] |
| XXVI. | AND THE DREGS OF THE SAME | [231] |
| XXVII. | TIME FOR REFLECTION | [236] |
| XXVIII. | THE LOVE CHASE | [247] |
| XXIX. | THE BASKET OF ROSES | [255] |
| XXX. | SIR GEORGE REPINGTON | [265] |
| XXXI. | A TALE WITH AN INTERRUPTED MORAL | [273] |
| XXXII. | THE HORRID ADVENTURES OF BEAU RIPPLE AND MRS. COURTEEN | [277] |
| XXXIII. | THE HIGHWAYMEN | [290] |
| XXXIV. | OLD ACQUAINTANCE | [300] |
| XXXV. | THE CUTTING OF A DIAMOND | [312] |
| XXXVI. | THE SCARLET DAWN | [319] |
| XXXVII. | APRIL FOOLS | [334] |
| XXXVIII. | BEAU LOVELY | [340] |
The PASSIONATE ELOPEMENT