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"'Don't you think Connie is a perfect dear?'" (page [54])

CONTENTS
| I.—HUSBANDS AND WIFE. | [1] |
| II.—THE SISTER IN LAW. | [17] |
| III.—THE DISTANT COUSINS. | [38] |
| IV.—THE WOULD-BE BROTHER-IN-LAW. | [54] |
| V.—THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY. | [74] |
| VI.—OTHER RELATIONS. | [92] |
| VII.—THE THREE GUARDIANS. | [109] |
| VIII.—THE PRODIGAL HUSBAND. | [123] |

ILLUSTRATIONS
| "'Don't you think Connie is a perfect dear?'" | [Frontis] |
| Brock | [24] |
| Katherine | [47] |
| "She began to detect a decided falling off in his ardour" | [79] |
| "'I do love you,' she said simply". | [106] |