In his youth he must have been a remarkably handsome man,
for he is still handsome. Acting upon this humane determination, he impelled himself slowly
backwards,—for he did not dare to face the blast,—and with incredible labour
and fatigue reached the crevice. CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
I THE CARPET-KNIGHT AND THE
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LADY
II THE ADVENTURE OF ANNABEL
15
III ANNA? OR ANNABEL?
20
IV THE TEMPERAMENT OF AN
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ARTIST
V “ALCIDE”
31
VI A QUESTION OF
36
IDENTIFICATION
VII MISS PELLISSIER’S SUSPICIONS
41
VIII “WHITE’S”
45
IX BRENDON’S LUCK
54
X THE TRAGEDY OF AN
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APPETITE
XI THE PUZZLEMENT OF NIGEL
66
ENNISON
XII THE POSTER OF “ALCIDE”
70
XIII “HE WILL NOT FORGET!”
76
XIV “THIS IS MY WIFE”
81
XV A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
89
XVI THE DISCOMFITURE OF SIR
96
JOHN
XVII THE CHANGE IN “ALCIDE”
103
XVIII ANNABEL AND “ALCIDE”
109
XIX “THIS IS NOT THE END”
115
XX ANNA’S SURRENDER
121
XXI HER SISTER’S SECRET
126
XXII AN OLD FOOL
134
XXIII MONTAGUE HILL SEES LIGHT
AT LAST
XXIV A CASE FOR THE POLICE
XXV THE STEEL EDGE OF THE
TRUTH
XXVI ANNABEL IS WARNED
XXVII JOHN FERRINGHAM,
GENTLEMAN
XXVIII THE HISSING OF “ALCIDE”
XXIX MONTAGUE HILL PLAYS THE
GAME
XXX SIR JOHN’S NECKTIE
XXXI ANNA’S TEA PARTY
XXXII SIX MONTHS AFTER
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ANNA THE ADVENTURESS
Chapter I
THE CARPET-KNIGHT AND THE LADY
The girl paused and steadied herself for a moment against a field gate. I am one of those people who are interested in women, more
interested than I am in anything else. "
"On that night, you first met me, love," said Edgeworth Bess, endeavouring to
take his hand, which he coldly withdrew. This morning I met him at the dock, and he wouldn't
take the other fifty. You cannot draw. What a girl of sixteen cares for is hair and a high color and
moonlight and a tenor voice. "
"You'd better," replied Quilt. The boy had all kinds of opportunity; but it's the old story of father making
it too easy. A deep silence, however, now prevailed, broken only by the tolling of the bells
of Newgate and St. You would not have believed me, I know well.
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