ONE OF THEM, Volume One

CONTENTS


A WORD OF APOLOGY FOR MY TITLE.

ONE OF THEM, Volume I.

CHAPTER I.   A PIAZZA AFTER SUNSET

CHAPTER II.   THE VILLA CAPRINI

CHAPTER III.   TRAVELLING ACQUAINTANCE

CHAPTER IV.   VISITORS

CHAPTER V.   ACCIDENTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES

CHAPTER VI.   THE MEMBER FOR INCHABOGUE

CHAPTER VII.   MRS. PENTHONY MORRIS

CHAPTER VIII.   PORT-NA-WHAPPLE

CHAPTER IX.   A DINNER AT THE RECTORY

CHAPTER X.   THE LABORATORY

CHAPTER XI.   A REMITTANCE

CHAPTER XII.   A FELLOW-TRAVELLER ON THE COACH

CHAPTER XIII.   HOW THEY LIVED AT THE VILLA

CHAPTER XIV.   THE BILLIARD-ROOM

CHAPTER XV.   MRS. PENTHONY MORRIS AT HER WRITING-TABLE

CHAPTER XVI.   A SICK-ROOM

CHAPTER XVII.   A MASTER AND MAN

CHAPTER XVIII.   MRS. MORRIS AS COUNSELLOR

CHAPTER XIX.   JOE'S DIPLOMACY

CHAPTER XX.   A DREARY FORENOON

CHAPTER XXI.   MR. O'SHEA UPON POLITICS, AND THINGS IN GENERAL

CHAPTER XXII.   THE PUBLIC SERVANT ABROAD

CHAPTER XXIII.   BROKEN TIES

CHAPTER XXIV.   A DAY IN EARLY SPRING

CHAPTER XXV.   BEHIND THE SCENES

CHAPTER XXVI.   A DARK REMEMBRANCE

CHAPTER XXVII.   THE FRAGMENT OF A LETTER

CHAPTER XXVIII.   THE O'SHEA AT HIS LODGINGS

CHAPTER XXIX.   OLD LETTERS

CHAPTER XXX.   TWIST, TROVER, AND CO

CHAPTER XXXI.   IN THE TOILS

CHAPTER XXXII.   A DRIVE ROUND THE CASCINE AT FLORENCE

CHAPTER XXXIII.   SIR WILLIAM IN THE GOUT

CHAPTER XXXIV.   A WARM DISCUSSION

CHAPTER XXXV.   LOO AND HER FATHER

CHAPTER XXXVI.   A GRAVE SCENE IN LIGHT COMPANY

CHAPTER XXXVI.   MR. STOCMAR'S VISIT

CHAPTER XXXVIII.   VERY OUTSPOKEN ON THE WORLD AT LARGE

CHAPTER XXXIX.   FROM CLARA

CHAPTER XL.   QUACKINBOSSIANA

CHAPTER XLI.   QUACKINBOSS AT HOME

CHAPTER XLII.   A NEW LOCATION

CHAPTER XLIII.   BUNKUMVILLE

CHAPTER XLIV.   THE LECTURER

CHAPTER XLV.   OF BYGONES

CHAPTER XLVI.   THE DOCTOR'S NARRATIVE

CHAPTER XLVII.   A HAPPY ACCIDENT

CHAPTER XLVIII.   AT ROME

CHAPTER XLIX.   THE PALAZZO BALBI

CHAPTER L.   THREE MET AGAIN



ONE OF THEM, Volume II.

CHAPTER I.   THE LONE VILLA ON THE ÇAMPAGNA

CHAPTER II.   A DINNER OF TWO

CHAPTER III.   SOME LAST WORDS

CHAPTER IV.   FOUND OUT

CHAPTER V.   THE MANAGER'S ROOM AT THE “REGENT'S”

CHAPTER VI.   MR. O'SHEA AT BADEN

CHAPTER VII.   THE COTTAGE NEAR BREGENZ

CHAPTER VIII.   CONSULTATION

CHAPTER IX.   WORDS OF GOOD CHEER

CHAPTER X.   THE LETTER FROM ALFRED LAYTON

CHAPTER XI.   AN EAGER GUEST

CHAPTER XII.   CONCLUSION



MAURICE TIERNAY, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

CONTENTS


NOTICE

MAURICE TIERNAY

CHAPTER I.   ‘THE DAYS OF THE GUILLOTINE’

CHAPTER II.   THE RESTAURANT ‘AU SCELERAT’

CHAPTER III.   THE ‘TEMPLE’

CHAPTER IV.   ‘THE NIGHT OF THE NINTH THERMIDOR’

CHAPTER V.   THE CHOICE OF A LIFE

CHAPTER VI.   ‘THE ARMY SIXTY YEARS SINCE’

CHAPTER VII.   A PASSING ACQUAINTANCE

CHAPTER VIII.   ‘TRONCHON’

CHAPTER IX.   A SCRAPE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

CHAPTER X.   AN ARISTOCRATIC REPUBLICAN

CHAPTER XI.   ‘THE PASSAGE OF THE RHINE’

CHAPTER XII.   ‘A GLANCE AT STAFF-DUTY’

CHAPTER XIII.   A FAREWELL LETTER

CHAPTER XIV.   A SURPRISE AND AN ESCAPE

CHAPTER XV.   SCRAPS OF HISTORY

CHAPTER XVI.   AN OLD GENERAL OF THE IRISH BRIGADE

CHAPTER XVII.   LA ROCHELLE

CHAPTER XVIII.   ‘THE BAY OF BATHFRAN’

CHAPTER XIX.   A RECONNAISSANCE

CHAPTER XX.   KILLALA

CHAPTER XXI.   OUR ALLIES

CHAPTER XXII.   THE DAY OF ‘CASTLEBAR’

CHAPTER XXIII.   THE TOWN-MAJOR OF CASTLEBAR

CHAPTER XXIV.   THE MISSION TO THE NORTH

CHAPTER XXV.   A PASSING VISIT TO KILLALA

CHAPTER XXVI.   A REMNANT OF ‘FONTENOY’

CHAPTER XXVII.   THE CRANAGH

CHAPTER XXVIII.   SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES

CHAPTER XXIX.   THE BREAKFAST AT LETTERKENNY

CHAPTER XXX.   SCENE IN THE ROYAL BARRACKS

CHAPTER XXXI.   A BRIEF CHANGE OF LIFE AND COUNTRY

CHAPTER XXXII.   THE 'ATHOL’ TENDER

CHAPTER XXXIII.   A BOLD STROKE FOR FAME AND FORTUNE

CHAPTER XXXIV.   GENOA IN THE SIEGE

CHAPTER XXXV.   A NOVEL COUNCIL OP WAR

CHAPTER XXXVI.   GENOA DURING THE SIEGE

CHAPTER XXXVII.   MONTE DI PACCIO

CHAPTER XXXVIII.     A ROYALIST ‘DE LA VIEILLE ROCHE’

CHAPTER XXXIX.   A SORROWFUL PARTING

CHAPTER XL.   THE CHATEAU OF ETTENHEIM

CHAPTER XLI.   AN ‘ORDINARY’ ACQUAINTANCE

CHAPTER XLII.   THE ‘COUNT DE MAUREPAS,’ ALIAS————

CHAPTER XLIII.   A FOREST RIDE

CHAPTER XLIV.   AN EPISODE OF ‘94

CHAPTER XLV.   THE CABINET OF A CHEF DE POLICE

CHAPTER XLVI.   A GLANCE AT THE ‘PREFECTURE DE POLICE’

CHAPTER XLVII.   THE VILLAGE OP SCHWARTZ-ACH

CHAPTER XLVIII.     A VILLAGE ‘SYNDICUS’

CHAPTER XLIX.   A LUCKY MEETING

CHAPTER L.   THE MARCH ON VIENNA

CHAPTER LI.   SCHÖNBRUNN IN 1809

CHAPTER LII.   KOMORN FORTY TEARS AGO

CHAPTER LIII.   A LOSS AND A GAIN

CHAPTER LIV.   MAURICE TIERNAY’S ‘LAST WORD AND CONFESSION’



THE BRAMLEIGHS OF BISHOP'S FOLLY

CONTENTS


THE BRAMLEIGHS OF BISHOP'S FOLLY.

CHAPTER I.   THE BISHOP'S FOLLY

CHAPTER II.   LADY AUGUSTA'S LETTER

CHAPTER III.   "THE EVENING AFTER A HARD RUN.”

CHAPTER IV.   ON THE CROQUET LAWN

CHAPTER V.   CONFIDENTIAL TALK

CHAPTER VI.   UP IN THE MOUNTAINS

CHAPTER VII.   AT LUNCHEON

CHAPTER VIII.   THE ARRIVAL OF A GREAT MAN

CHAPTER IX.   OVER THE FIRE

CHAPTER X.   THE DROPPINGS OF A GREAT DIPLOMATIST

CHAPTER XI.   A WINTER DAY'S WALK

CHAPTER XII.   AN EVENING BELOW AND ABOVE STAIRS

CHAPTER XIII.   AT THE COTTAGE

CHAPTER XIV.   OFFICIAL CONFIDENCES

CHAPTER XV.   WITH HIS LAWYER

CHAPTER XVI..   SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS

CHAPTER XVII.   AT CASTELLO

CHAPTER XVIII.   A DULL DINNER

CHAPTER XIX.   A DEPARTURE

CHAPTER XX.   A MORNING OF PERPLEXITIES

CHAPTER XXI.   GEORGE AND JULIA

CHAPTER XXII.   IN THE LIBRARY AT CASTELLO

CHAPTER XXIII.   THE CURATE CROSS-EXAMINED

CHAPTER XXIV.   DOUBTS AND FEARS

CHAPTER XXV.   MARION'S AMBITIONS

CHAPTER XXVI.   MR. CUTBILL ARRIVES AT CASTELLO

CHAPTER XXVII.   THE VILLA ALTIERI

CHAPTER XXVIII.   CASTELLO

CHAPTER XXIX.   THE HÔTEL BRISTOL

CHAPTER XXX.   ON THE ROAD

CHAPTER XXXI.   ON THE ROAD TO ITALY

CHAPTER XXXII.   THE CHURCH PATRONS AT ALBANO

CHAPTER XXXIII.   A SMALL LODGING AT LOUVAIN

CHAPTER XXXIV.   AT LOUVAIN

CHAPTER XXXV.   MR. CUTBILL'S VISIT

CHAPTER XXXVI.   AN EVENING WITH CUTBILL

CHAPTER XXXVII.   THE APPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XXXVIII.     WITH LORD CULDUFF

CHAPTER XXXIX.   AT ALBANO

CHAPTER XL.   "A RECEPTION” AT ROME

CHAPTER XLI.   SOME “SALON DIPLOMACIES”

CHAPTER XLII.   A LONG TÊTE-À-TÊTE

CHAPTER XLIII.   A SPECIAL MISSION

CHAPTER XLIV.   THE CHURCH PATRONS

CHAPTER XLV.   A PLEASANT DINNER

CHAPTER XLVI.   A STROLL AND A GOSSIP

CHAPTER XLVII.   A PROPOSAL IN FORM

CHAPTER XLVII.   "A TELEGRAM”

CHAPTER XLIX.   A LONG TÊTE-À-TÊTE

CHAPTER L.   CATTARO

CHAPTER LI.   SOME NEWS FROM WITHOUT

CHAPTER LII.   ISCHIA

CHAPTER LIII.   A RAINY NIGHT AT SEA

CHAPTER LIV.   THE LETTER BAG

CHAPTER LV.   THE PRISONER AT CATTARO

CHAPTER LVI.   AT LADY AUGUSTA'S

CHAPTER LVII.   AT THE INN AT CATTARO

CHAPTER LVIII.   THE VILLA LIFE

CHAPTER LIX.   A VERY BRIEF DREAM

CHAPTER LX.   A RETURN HOME

CHAPTER LXI.   LADY CULDUFF'S LETTER

CHAPTER LXII.   DEALING WITH CUTBILL

CHAPTER LXIII.   THE CLIENT AND HIS LAWYER

CHAPTER LXIV.   A FIRST GLEAM OF LIGHT

CHAPTER LXV.   THE LIGHT STRONGER

CHAPTER LXVI.   SEDLEY'S NOTES

CHAPTER LXVII.   A WAYFARER

CHAPTER LXVIII.   A MEETING AND A PARTING

CHAPTER LXIX.   THE LAST OF ALL



THAT BOY OF NORCOTT'S

CONTENTS


THAT BOY OF NORCOTT'S.

CHAPTER I.   THE TRIAL

CHAPTER II.   WITH MY MOTHER

CHAPTER III.   WITH MY FATHER

CHAPTER IV.   THE VILLA MALIBRAN

CHAPTER V.   A FIRST DINNER-PARTY

CHAPTER VI.   HOW THE DAYS WENT OYER

CHAPTER VII.   A PRIVATE AUDIENCE

CHAPTER VIII.   A DARK-ROOM PICTURE

CHAPTER IX.   MADAME CLEREMONT

CHAPTER X.   PLANNING PLEASURE

CHAPTER XI.   A BIRTHDAY DINNER

CHAPTER XII.   THE BALL

CHAPTER XIII.   A NEXT MORNING

CHAPTER XIV.   A GOOD-BYE

CHAPTER XV.   A TERRIBLE SHOCK

CHAPTER XVI.   FIUME

CHAPTER XVII.   HANSERL OF THE YARD

CHAPTER XVIII.   THE SAIL ACROSS THE BAY

CHAPTER XIX.   AT THE FÊTE

CHAPTER XX.   OUR INNER LIFE

CHAPTER XXI.   THE OFFICE

CHAPTER XXII.   UNWISHED-FOR PROMOTION

CHAPTER XXIII.   THE MAN WHO TRAVELLED FOR OUR HOUSE

CHAPTER XXIV.   MY INSTRUCTIONS

CHAPTER XXV.   "ON THE ROAD” IN CROATIA

CHAPTER XXVI.   IN HUNGARY

CHAPTER XXVII.   SCHLOSS HUNYADI

CHAPTER XXVIII.     THE SALON

CHAPTER XXIX.   AN UNLOOKED-FOR MEETING

CHAPTER XXX.   HASTY TIDINGS

CHAPTER XXXI.   IN SORROW

CHAPTER XXXII.   THE END



A DAY'S RIDE, A LIFE'S ROMANCE

CONTENTS


A DAY'S RIDE

CHAPTER I.   I PREPARE TO SEEK ADVENTURES

CHAPTER II.   BLONDEL AND I SET OUT

CHAPTER III.   TRUTH NOT ALWAYS IN WINE

CHAPTER IV.   PLEASANT REFLECTIONS ON AWAKING

CHAPTER V.   THE ROSARY AT INISTIOGE

CHAPTER VI.   MY SELF-EXAMINATION

CHAPTER VII.   FATHER DYKE'S LETTER

CHAPTER VIII.   IMAGINATION STIMULATED BY BRANDY AND WATER

CHAPTER IX.   HIS INTEREST IN A LADY FELLOW-TRAVELLER

CHAPTER X.   THE PERILS OF MY JOURNEY TO OSTEND

CHAPTER XI.   A JEALOUS HUSBAND

CHAPTER XII.   THE DUCHY OF HESSE-KALBBRATONSTADT

CHAPTER XIII.   I CALL AT THE BRITISH LEGATION

CHAPTER XIV.   SHAMEFUL NEGLECT OF A PUBLIC SERVANT

CHAPTER XV.   I LECTURE THE AMBASSADOR'S SISTER

CHAPTER XVI.   UNPLEASANT TURN TO AN AGREEABLE CONVERSE

CHAPTER XVII.   MRS. KEATS MOVES MY INDIGNATION

CHAPTER XVIII.   AN IMPATIENT SUMMONS

CHAPTER XIX.   MRS. KEATS'S MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATION

CHAPTER XX.   THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED

CHAPTER XXI.   HOW I PLAY THE PRINCE

CHAPTER XXII.   INCIDENTS OF THE SECOND DAY'S JOURNEY

CHAPTER XXIII.   JEALOUSY UNSUPPORTED BY COURAGE

CHAPTER XXIV.   MY CANDOR AS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHER

CHAPTER XXV.   I MAINTAIN A DIGNIFIED RESERVE

CHAPTER XXVI.   VATERCHEN AND TINTEFLECK

CHAPTER XXVII.   I ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW SOCIAL PREJUDICES

CHAPTER XXVIII.   RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT

CHAPTER XXIX.   ON FOOT AND IN LOW COMPANY

CHAPTER XXX.   VATERCHEN'S NARRATIVE

CHAPTER XXXI.   A GENIUS FOR CARICATURE

CHAPTER XXXII.   I RELIEVE MYSELF OF MY PURSE

CHAPTER XXXIII.   MY ELOQUENCE BEFORE THE CONSTANCE MAGISTRATES

CHAPTER XXXIV.   A SUMPTUOUS DINNER AND AN EMPTY POCKET

CHAPTER XXXV.   HART CROFTON'S COMMISSION

CHAPTER XXXVI.   FURTHER INTERCOURSE WITH HARPAR

CHAPTER XXXVII.   MY EXPLOSION AT THE TABLE D'HÔTE

CHAPTER XXXVIII.     THE DUEL WITH PRINCE MAX

CHAPTER XXXIX.   ON THE EDGE OF A TORRENT

CHAPTER XL.   I AM DRAGGED AS A PRISONER TO FELDKIRCH

CHAPTER XLI.   THE ACT OF ACCUSATION

CHAPTER XLII.   A GLIMPSE OF AN OLD FRIEND

CHAPTER XLIII.   I AM CONFINED IN THE AMBRAS SCHLOSS

CHAPTER XLIV.   A VISIT FROM THE HON. GREY BULLER

CHAPTER XLV.   MY CANDID AVOWAL TO KATE HERBERT

CHAPTER XLVI.   CAPTAIN ROGERS STANDS MY FRIEND

CHAPTER XLVII.   MY DUELLING AMBITION AGAIN DISAPPOINTED

CHAPTER XLVIII.     FINAL ADVENTURES AND SETTLEMENT