Book 3.
XXI. Gives A glimpse of what
poor villanies the story contains
XXII. Edward takes his course
XXIII. Major Percy Waring
XXIV. Warbeach village church
XXV. Of the fearful temptation
which came upon Anthony hackbut,
and
of
his meeting with dahlia
XXVI. In the park
XXVII. Contains A study of
A fool in trouble
XXVIII. Edward’s letter
XXIX. Furthermore of the fool
Book 4.
XXX. The expiation
XXXI. The melting of the
thousand
XXXII. La question D’ARGENT
XXXIII. Edward’s return
XXXIV. Father and son
XXXV. The night before
XXXVI. Edward meets his match
XXXVII. Edward tries his eloquence
XXXVIII. Too late
Book 5.
XXXIX. Dahlia goes home
XL. A freak of the money-demon,
that may have been anticipated
XLI. Dahlia’s frenzy
XLII. Anthony in A collapse
XLIII. Rhoda pledges her hand
XLIV. The enemy appears
XLV. The farmer is awakened
XLVI. When the night is
darkest
XLVII. Dawn is near
XLVIII. Conclusion
CHAPTER I
Remains of our good yeomanry blood will be found in Kent, developing stiff, solid, unobtrusive men, and very personable women. The distinction survives there between Kentish women and women of Kent, as a true South-eastern dame will let you know, if it is her fortune to belong to that favoured portion of the county where the great battle was fought, in which the gentler sex performed manful work, but on what luckless heads we hear not; and when garrulous tradition is discreet, the severe historic Muse declines to hazard a guess. Saxon, one would presume, since it is thought something to have broken them.
My plain story is of two Kentish damsels, and runs from a home of flowers into regions where flowers are few and sickly, on to where the flowers which breathe sweet breath have been proved in mortal fire.