The Duke\'s Children

No one, probably, ever felt himself to be more alone in the world than our old friend, the Duke of Omnium, when the Duchess died. When this sad event happened he had ceased to be Prime Minister. During the first nine months after he had left office he and the Duchess remained in England. Then the...

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The Duke\'s Children

CHAPTER I When the Duchess Was Dead
CHAPTER II Lady Mary Palliser
CHAPTER III Francis Oliphant Tregear
CHAPTER IV Park Lane
CHAPTER V "It Is Impossible"
CHAPTER VI Major Tifto
CHAPTER VII Conservative Convictions
CHAPTER VIII "He Is a Gentleman"
CHAPTER IX "In Medias Res"
CHAPTER X "Why Not Like Romeo If I Feel Like Romeo?"
CHAPTER XI "Cruel"
CHAPTER XII At Richmond
CHAPTER XIII The Duke\'s Injustice
CHAPTER XIV The New Member for Silverbridge
CHAPTER XV The Duke Receives a Letter,—and Writes One
CHAPTER XVI "Poor Boy"
CHAPTER XVII The Derby
CHAPTER XVIII One of the Results of the Derby
CHAPTER XIX "No; My Lord, I Do Not"
CHAPTER XX "Then He Will Come Again"
CHAPTER XXI Sir Timothy Beeswax
CHAPTER XXII The Duke in His Study
CHAPTER XXIII Frank Tregear Wants a Friend
CHAPTER XXIV "She Must Be Made to Obey"
CHAPTER XXV A Family Breakfast-Table
CHAPTER XXVI Dinner at the Beargarden
CHAPTER XXVII Major Tifto and the Duke
CHAPTER XXVIII Mrs. Montacute Jones\'s Garden-Party
CHAPTER XXIX The Lovers Meet
CHAPTER XXX What Came of the Meeting
CHAPTER XXXI Miss Boncassen\'s River-Party. No. 1
CHAPTER XXXII Miss Boncassen\'s River-Party. No. 2
CHAPTER XXXIII The Langham Hotel
CHAPTER XXXIV Lord Popplecourt
CHAPTER XXXV "Don\'t You Think—?"
CHAPTER XXXVI Tally-Ho Lodge
CHAPTER XXXVII Grex
CHAPTER XXXVIII Crummie-Toddie
CHAPTER XXXIX Killancodlem
CHAPTER XL "And Then!"
CHAPTER XLI Ischl
CHAPTER XLII Again at Killancodlem
CHAPTER XLIII What Happened at Doncaster
CHAPTER XLIV How It Was Done
CHAPTER XLV "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It"
CHAPTER XLVI Lady Mary\'s Dream
CHAPTER XLVII Miss Boncassen\'s Idea of Heaven
CHAPTER XLVIII The Party at Custins Is Broken Up
CHAPTER XLIX The Major\'s Fate
CHAPTER L The Duke\'s Arguments
CHAPTER LI The Duke\'s Guests
CHAPTER LII Miss Boncassen Tells the Truth
CHAPTER LIII "Then I Am As Proud As a Queen"
CHAPTER LIV "I Don\'t Think She Is a Snake"
CHAPTER LV Polpenno
CHAPTER LVI The News Is Sent to Matching
CHAPTER LVII The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox"
CHAPTER LVIII The Major Is Deposed
CHAPTER LIX No One Can Tell What May Come to Pass
CHAPTER LX Lord Gerald in Further Trouble
CHAPTER LXI "Bone of My Bone"
CHAPTER LXII The Brake Country
CHAPTER LXIII "I\'ve Seen \'Em Like That Before"
CHAPTER LXIV "I Believe Him to Be a Worthy Young Man"
CHAPTER LXV "Do You Ever Think What Money Is?"
CHAPTER LXVI The Three Attacks
CHAPTER LXVII "He Is Such a Beast"
CHAPTER LXVIII Brook Street
CHAPTER LXIX "Pert Poppet!"
CHAPTER LXX "Love May Be a Great Misfortune"
CHAPTER LXXI "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
CHAPTER LXXII Carlton Terrace
CHAPTER LXXIII "I Have Never Loved You"
CHAPTER LXXIV "Let Us Drink a Glass of Wine Together"
CHAPTER LXXV The Major\'s Story
CHAPTER LXXVI On Deportment
CHAPTER LXXVII "Mabel, Good-Bye"
CHAPTER LXXVIII The Duke Returns to Office
CHAPTER LXXIX The First Wedding
CHAPTER LXXX The Second Wedding

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