Chapter I: Front Matter

COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS.

VOL. 803.

GUY DEVERELL BY J. S. LE FANU.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

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GUY DEVERELL.

BY J. S. LE FANU,

AUTHOR OF "UNCLE SILAS," ETC.

_COPYRIGHT EDITION._

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ

1865.

_The Right of Translation is reserved._

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TO THAT WRITER,
SO GENIAL, SO BRILLIANT, SO PHILOSOPHIC,
WHOM ALL THE WORLD READS AS
HARRY LORREQUER AND AS CORNELIUS O'DOWD,
AND TO THAT FRIEND
HOW LOVED AND HONOURED!
KNOWN TO THE PRIVILEGED AS
CHARLES LEVER,
THIS STORY,
HOW UNWORTHY AN OFFERING ALL BUT HE WILL PERCEIVE,
IS DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

I. Sir Jekyl Marlowe at the Plough Inn 1

II. The Baronet visits Wardlock Manor 12

III. Concerning two Remarkable Persons who appeared
in Wardlock Church 25

IV. The Green Chamber at Marlowe 35

V. Sir Jekyl bethinks him of Pelter and Crowe 46

VI. Sir Jekyl's Room is visited 56

VII. The Baronet pursues 63

VIII. The House begins to fill 71

IX. Dinner 79

X. Inquiries have been made by Messrs. Pelter and
Crowe 88

XI. Old Gryston Bridge 97

XII. The Strangers appear again 106

XIII. In the Drawing-room 114

XIV. Music 122

XV. M. Varbarriere converses with his Nephew 131

XVI. Containing a Variety of Things 141

XVII. The Magician draws a Diagram 150

XVIII. Another Guest prepares to come 159

XIX. Lady Alice takes Possession 167

XX. An Altercation 174

XXI. Lady Alice in Bed 182

XXII. How Everything went on 191

XXIII. The Divan 200

XXIV. Guy Strangways and M. Varbarriere converse 208

XXV. Lady Alice talks with Guy Strangways 215

XXVI. Some talk of a Survey of the Green Chamber 223

XXVII. M. Varbarriere talks a little more freely 230

XXVIII. Some private Talk of Varbarriere and Lady Alice
at the Dinner-table 238

XXIX. The Ladies and Gentlemen resume Conversation
in the Drawing-room 243

XXX. Varbarriere picks up Something about Donica Gwynn 250

XXXI. Lady Jane puts on her Brilliants 259

XXXII. Conciliation 266

XXXIII. Lady Jane and Beatrix play at Croquet 274

XXXIV. General Lennox receives a Letter 281

XXXV. The Bishop at Marlowe 290

XXXVI. Old Scenes recalled 296

XXXVII. In which Lady Alice pumps the Bishop 304

GUY DEVERELL.