Contents. [Chapter I, ] [ II, ] [ III, ] [ IV, ] [ V, ] [ VI, ] [ VII, ] [ VIII, ] [ IX, ] [ X, ] [ XI, ] [ XII, ] [ XIII, ] [ XIV, ] [ XV. ] (etext transcriber's note)

THE SILVER FOX

BY
MARTIN ROSS AND E. Œ. SOMERVILLE
AUTHORS OF “AN IRISH COUSIN,” “NABOTH’S VINEYARD,”
“THE REAL CHARLOTTE,” ETC.

LONDON
LAWRENCE AND BULLEN, Ltd.
16 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C.
1898

SILVER FOX

CHAPTER I

Lady Susan had never been so hungry in her life. So, for the sixth time, she declared between loud and unbridled yawns. She worked her chair across the parquet towards the fire-place, dragging the hearthrug into folds in her progress, and put her large and well-shod feet on the fender.