Under False Pretences: A Novel
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Under False Pretences, by Adeline Sergeant
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UNDER FALSE PRETENCES
A NOVEL.
AUTHOR OF Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc.
Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
TORONTO; WILLIAM BRYCE, PUBLISHER.
Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
TORONTO; WILLIAM BRYCE, PUBLISHER.
AUTHOR OF Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc.
Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
TORONTO; WILLIAM BRYCE, PUBLISHER.
Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
TORONTO; WILLIAM BRYCE, PUBLISHER.
UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
CHAPTER I.
Prologue to the Story.
In Two Parts.
I.
II.
END OF THE PROLOGUE.
END OF THE PROLOGUE.
Prologue to the Story.
In Two Parts.
I.
II.
END OF THE PROLOGUE.
END OF THE PROLOGUE.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
HUGO LUTTRELL.
HUGO LUTTRELL.
CHAPTER IV.
IN THE TWILIGHT.
IN THE TWILIGHT.
CHAPTER V.
THE DEAD MAN'S TESTIMONY.
THE DEAD MAN'S TESTIMONY.
CHAPTER VI.
MOTHER AND SON.
MOTHER AND SON.
CHAPTER VII.
A FAREWELL.
A FAREWELL.
CHAPTER VIII.
IN GOWER-STREET.
IN GOWER-STREET.
CHAPTER IX.
ELIZABETH'S WOOING.
ELIZABETH'S WOOING.
CHAPTER X.
BROTHER DINO.
BROTHER DINO.
CHAPTER XI.
ON A MOUNTAIN-SIDE.
ON A MOUNTAIN-SIDE.
CHAPTER XII.
THE HEIRESS OF STRATHLECKIE.
THE HEIRESS OF STRATHLECKIE.
CHAPTER XIII.
SAN STEFANO.
SAN STEFANO.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE PRIOR'S OPINION.
THE PRIOR'S OPINION.
CHAPTER XV.
THE VILLA VENTURI.
THE VILLA VENTURI.
CHAPTER XVI.
"WITHOUT A REFERENCE."
"WITHOUT A REFERENCE."
CHAPTER XVII.
PERCIVAL'S HOLIDAY.
PERCIVAL'S HOLIDAY.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE MISTRESS OF NETHERGLEN.
THE MISTRESS OF NETHERGLEN.
CHAPTER XIX.
A LOST LETTER.
A LOST LETTER.
CHAPTER XX.
"MISCHIEF, THOU ART AFOOT."
"MISCHIEF, THOU ART AFOOT."
CHAPTER XXI.
A FLASK OF ITALIAN WINE.
A FLASK OF ITALIAN WINE.
CHAPTER XXII.
BRIAN'S WELCOME.
BRIAN'S WELCOME.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE WISHING WELL.
THE WISHING WELL.
CHAPTER XXIV.
"GOOD-BYE."
"GOOD-BYE."
CHAPTER XXV.
A COVENANT.
A COVENANT.
CHAPTER XXVI.
ELIZABETH'S CONFESSION.
ELIZABETH'S CONFESSION.
CHAPTER XXVII.
PERCIVAL'S OWN WAY.
PERCIVAL'S OWN WAY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
A REVELATION.
A REVELATION.
CHAPTER XXIX.
DINO'S PROPOSITION.
DINO'S PROPOSITION.
CHAPTER XXX.
FRIENDS AND BROTHERS.
FRIENDS AND BROTHERS.
CHAPTER XXXI.
ACCUSER AND ACCUSED.
ACCUSER AND ACCUSED.
CHAPTER XXXII.
RETRIBUTION.
RETRIBUTION.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
WHAT PERCIVAL KNEW.
WHAT PERCIVAL KNEW.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
PERCIVAL'S ATONEMENT.
PERCIVAL'S ATONEMENT.
CHAPTER XXXV.
DINO'S HOME-COMING.
DINO'S HOME-COMING.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
WRECKED.
WRECKED.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
ON THE ROCAS REEF.
ON THE ROCAS REEF.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
CHAPTER XL.
KITTY.
KITTY.
CHAPTER XLI.
KITTY'S FRIENDS.
KITTY'S FRIENDS.
CHAPTER XLII.
A FALSE ALARM.
A FALSE ALARM.
CHAPTER XLIII.
TRAPPED.
TRAPPED.
CHAPTER XLIV.
HUGO'S VICTORY.
HUGO'S VICTORY.
CHAPTER XLV.
TOO LATE!
TOO LATE!
CHAPTER XLVI.
A MERE CHANCE.
A MERE CHANCE.
CHAPTER XLVII.
FOUND.
FOUND.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
ANGELA.
ANGELA.
CHAPTER XLIX.
KITTY'S WARNING.
KITTY'S WARNING.
CHAPTER L.
MRS. LUTTRELL'S ROOM.
MRS. LUTTRELL'S ROOM.
CHAPTER LI.
A LAST CONFESSION.
A LAST CONFESSION.
CHAPTER LII.
"THE END CROWNS ALL, AND THAT IS YET TO COME."
THE END.
"THE END CROWNS ALL, AND THAT IS YET TO COME."
THE END.
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