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By May Agnes Fleming.
- I.—GUY EARLSCOURT'S WIFE.
- II.—A WONDERFUL WOMAN.
- III.—A TERRIBLE SECRET.
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A TERRIBLE SECRET. A Novel.
BYMAY AGNES FLEMING
, AUTHOR OF "GUY EARLSCOURT'S WIFE," "A WONDERFUL WOMAN," "NORINE BOURDON," ETC.NEW YORK: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers. LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.,
M.DCCC.LXXIV.Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by G. W. CARLETON & CO., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. JOHN F. TROW & SON, PRINTERS, 205-213 EAST 12TH ST., NEW YORK, Maclauchlan, Stereotyper, 145 & 147 Mulberry St., near Grand, N. Y.
TO
CHRISTIAN REID,
AUTHOR OF "VALERIE AYLMER," ETC.,
AS A TOKEN OF
ADMIRATION AND ESTEEM,
THIS
STORY IS DEDICATED.
MAY AGNES FLEMING.
BROOKLYN, September, 1874.CONTENTS.
- I.—Bride and Bridegroom Elect. 9
- II.—Wife and Heir. 18
- III.—How Lady Catheron came Home. 27
- IV.—"I'll not Believe but Desdemona's Honest" 32
- V.—In the Twilight. 39
- VI.—In the Moonlight. 50
- VII.—In the Nursery. 56
- VIII.—In the Darkness. 62
- IX.—From the "Chesholm Courier" 77
- X.—From the "Chesholm Courier"—Continued. 83
- XI.—"Ring out your Bells! Let Mourning Shows be Spread!" 89
- XII.—The first Ending of the Tragedy. 96
PART II.
- I.—Miss Darrell. 103
- II.—A Night in the Snow. 115
- III.—Trixy's Party. 127
- IV.—"Under the Gaslight" 140
- V.—Old Copies of the "Courier" 148
- VI.—One Moonlight Night. 159
- VII.—Short and Sentimental. 170
- VIII.—In Two Boats. 176
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- IX.—Alas for Trix. 187
- X.—How Trix took it. 200
- XI.—How Lady Helena took it. 207
- XII.—On St. Partridge Day. 215
- XIII.—How Charley took it. 222
- XIV.—To-morrow. 231
- XV.—Lady Helena's Ball. 244
- XVI.—"O My Cousin Shallow-hearted!" 250
- XVII.—"Forever and Ever" 257
- XVIII.—The Summons. 268
- XIX.—At Poplar Lodge. 279
- XX.—How the Wedding-day Began. 287
- XXI.—How the Wedding-day Ended. 294
- XXII.—The Day After. 300
- XXIII.—The Second Ending of the Tragedy. 310
PART III.
- I.—At Madame Mirebeau's, Oxford Street. 320
- II.—Edith. 330
- III.—How they Met. 341
- IV.—How they Parted. 347
- V.—The Telling of the Secret. 353
- VI.—The last Ending of the Tragedy. 365
- VII.—Two Years After. 373
- VIII.—Forgiven or—Forgotten? 378
- IX.—Saying Good-by. 383
- X.—The Second Bridal. 393
- XI.—The Night. 401
- XII.—The Morning. 405
