| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Gervie Zame, Gervie Door | [3] |
| II. | The Ruffled Frock | [33] |
| III. | Their Innocent Diversions | [57] |
| IV. | Dignity and the Elephant | [81] |
| V. | The Rise of Vittorio | [113] |
| VI. | Held for Ransom | [139] |
| VII. | George Washington's Understudy | [175] |
| VIII. | A Usurped Prerogative | [209] |
| IX. | Mrs. Carter as Fate | [243] |
| X. | A Parable for Husbands | [281] |
GERVIE ZAME, GERVIE DOOR
Much Ado About Peter
I GERVIE ZAME, GERVIE DOOR
Peter and Billy, the two upper grooms at Willowbrook, were polishing the sides of the tall mail phaeton with chamois-skin rubbers and whistling, each a different tune, as they worked. So intent were they upon this musical controversy that they were not aware of Mrs. Carter's approach until her shadow darkened the carriage-house doorway. She gathered up her skirts in both hands and gingerly stepped inside. Peter had been swashing water about with a liberal hand, and the carriage-house floor was damp.
"Where is Joe?" she inquired.