Chapter I: Front Matter

MR. JERVIS

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MR. JERVIS

BY
B. M. CROKER

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“PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,”
“A FAMILY LIKENESS,” ETC.

IN THREE VOLUMES
VOL. III.

London
CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY
1894

“Lord of himself, though not of lands;
And having nothing, yet hath all.”

SIR H. WOTTON.

CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

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XXX. WHAT PEOPLE SAID--ESPECIALLY WHAT TWO PEOPLE SAID 1

XXXI. THE SUMMONS 22

XXXII. “THE PELA KOTHI,” OR “YELLOW HOUSE” 39

XXXIII. “HEREDITARY” 57

XXXIV. THE INITIALS “H. G.” 81

XXXV. “OSMAN’S SUBSTITUTE” 98

XXXVI. “GOOD-BYE FOR EVER! GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE!” 114

XXXVII. THE SON AND THE HEIR 126

XXXVIII. THE VOICE IN THE CONDEMNED CANTONMENT 142

XXXIX. A FRIENDLY VISIT 156

XL. THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING 173

XLI. “IT WAS A HYENA” 186

XLII. BY THE OLD RIFLE-RANGE 198

XLIII. “RAFFLE IT!” 217

XLIV. A ROSE--CARRIAGE PAID 240

XLV. ONLY MR. JERVIS 257

XLVI. A WEDDING WITH TWO CAKES 276

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