CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER I. ] TWO GENERATIONS
[ CHAPTER II. ] OVER THE OLD GROUND
[ CHAPTER III. ] A FAREWELL
[ CHAPTER IV. ] A TRAGEDY
[ CHAPTER V. ] WITH EDGED TOOLS
[ CHAPTER VI. ] UNDER THE LINE
[ CHAPTER VII. ] THE SECRET OF THE SIMIACINE
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] A RECRUIT
[ CHAPTER IX. ] TO PASS THE TIME
[ CHAPTER X. ] LOANGO
[ CHAPTER XI. ] A COMPACT
[ CHAPTER XII. ] A MEETING
[ CHAPTER XIII. ] IN BLACK AND WHITE
[ CHAPTER XIV. ] PANIC-STRICKEN
[ CHAPTER XV. ] A CONFIDENCE
[ CHAPTER XVI. ] WAR
[ CHAPTER XVII. ] UNDERHAND
[ CHAPTER XVIII. ] A REQUEST
[ CHAPTER XIX. ] IVORY
[ CHAPTER XX. ] BROUGHT TO THE SCRATCH
[ CHAPTER XXI. ] THE FIRST CONSIGNMENT
[ CHAPTER XXII. ] THE SECOND CONSIGNMENT
[ CHAPTER XXIII. ] MERCURY
[ CHAPTER XXIV. ] NEMESIS
[ CHAPTER XXV. ] TO THE RESCUE
[ CHAPTER XXVI. ] IN PERIL
[ CHAPTER XXVII. ] OFF DUTY
[ CHAPTER XXVIII. ] A SLOW RECOVERY
[ CHAPTER XXIX. ] A CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE
[ CHAPTER XXX. ] OLD BIRDS
[ CHAPTER XXXI. ] SEED-TIME
[ CHAPTER XXXII. ] AN ENVOY
[ CHAPTER XXXIII. ] DARK DEALING
[ CHAPTER XXXIV. ] AMONG THORNS
[ CHAPTER XXXV. ] ENGAGED
[ CHAPTER XXXVI. ] NO COMPROMISE
[ CHAPTER XXXVII. ] FOUL PLAY
[ CHAPTER XXXVIII. ] THE ACCURSED CAMP
[ CHAPTER XXXIX. ] THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE
[ CHAPTER XL. ] SIR JOHN'S LAST CARD
[ CHAPTER XLI. ] A TROIS
[ CHAPTER XLII. ] A STRONG FRIENDSHIP
[ CHAPTER XLIII. ] A LONG DEBT
[ CHAPTER XLIV. ] MADE UP
[ CHAPTER XLV. ] THE TELEGRAM
CHAPTER I. TWO GENERATIONS
Why all delights are vain, but that most vain
Which with pain purchased doth inherit pain.
“My dear—Madam—what you call heart does not come into the question at all.”
Sir John Meredith was sitting slightly behind Lady Cantourne, leaning towards her with a somewhat stiffened replica of his former grace. But he was not looking at her—and she knew it.
They were both watching a group at the other side of the great ballroom.
“Sir John Meredith on Heart,” said the old lady, with a depth of significance in her voice.