The Shadow of a Fear
III. Juliet Asks Questions
IV. Lady Ruth's Last Card
V. Guardian and Ward
VI. Ghosts of Dead Things.
VII. Spreading the Net
VIII. In the Toils
IX. The Indiscretion of the Marchioness
X. "I am Misanthropos, and Hate Mankind"
XI. Juliet Gains Experience
XII. Nemesis at Work
XIII. Richardson Tries Again
XIV. "It Was an Accident"
XV. Aynesworth Plans a Love Story
XVI. A Deed of Gift
XVII. For Pity's Sake
XVIII. A Dream of Paradise
XIX. The Awakening
XX. Revenge is--Bitter
XXI. The Way of Peace
XXII. "Love Shall Make all Things New"
Book I
A SOCIETY SCANDAL
Tall and burly, with features and skin hardened by exposure to the sun
and winds of many climates, he looked like a man ready to face all
hardships, equal to any emergency. Already one seemed to see the
clothes and habits of civilization falling away from him, the former
to be replaced by the stern, unlovely outfit of the war correspondent
who plays the game. They crowded round him in the club smoking room,
for these were his last few minutes. They had dined him, toasted him,
and the club loving cup had been drained to his success and his safe
return. For Lovell was a popular member of this very Bohemian
gathering, and he was going to the Far East, at a few hours' notice,
to represent one of the greatest of English dailies.
A pale, slight young man, who stood at this right hand, was speaking.
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