WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK . DODD, MEAD
AND COMPANY . . . 1901
Copyright, 1900
By Sir Walter Besant
THE CAXTON PRESS
NEW YORK.
Contents
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| Prologue | [1] | |
| I. | MY LORD'S LEVEE | [15] |
| II. | THE LADY ANASTASIA | [29] |
| III. | THE "SOCIETY" OF LYNN | [34] |
| IV. | THE GRAND DISCOVERY | [42] |
| V. | THE PORT OF LYNN | [48] |
| VI. | THE MAID OF LYNN | [55] |
| VII. | THE POET | [64] |
| VIII. | THE OPENING OF THE SPA | [70] |
| IX. | SENT TO THE SPA | [83] |
| X. | "OF THE NICEST HONOUR" | [97] |
| XI. | THE HUMOURS OF THE SPA | [104] |
| XII. | THE CAPTAIN'S AMBITION | [112] |
| XIII. | MOLLY'S FIRST MINUET | [120] |
| XIV. | MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE | [127] |
| XV. | THE CARD ROOM | [133] |
| XVI. | HIS LORDSHIP'S INTENTIONS | [141] |
| XVII. | "IN THE LISBON TRADE" | [147] |
| XVIII. | THE WITCH | [157] |
| XIX. | A TRUE FRIEND | [163] |
| XX. | FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING | [172] |
| XXI. | MOLLY'S SECOND APPEARANCE | [178] |
| XXII. | THE ABDUCTION | [185] |
| XXIII. | WHICH WAY TO FOLLOW? | [196] |
| XXIV. | THE PUNISHMENT | [201] |
| XXV. | A GRATEFUL MIND | [209] |
| XXVI. | THE LAST STEP BUT ONE | [217] |
| XXVII. | THE EXPECTED BLOW | [224] |
| XXVIII. | WARNING | [231] |
| XXIX. | THE ARDENT LOVER | [238] |
| XXX. | THE SECRET | [246] |
| XXXI. | THE "SOCIETY" AGAIN | [254] |
| XXXII. | A RESPITE | [262] |
| XXXIII. | A WEDDING | [270] |
| XXXIV. | A NEW COMPACT | [278] |
| XXXV. | WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | [287] |
| XXXVI. | THE DAY OF FATE | [293] |
| XXXVII. | THE BUBBLE AND THE SKY ROCKET | [306] |
| XXXVIII. | THE OPINION OF COUNSEL | [312] |
| XXXIX. | THE FRUITS OF SUBMISSION | [320] |
| XL. | ON MY RETURN | [332] |
| XLI. | THE FIRST AND THE SECOND CONFEDERATE | [345] |
| XLII. | THE THIRD AND THE FOURTH CONFEDERATE | [355] |
| XLIII. | THE FIFTH AND LAST CONFEDERATE | [361] |