Chapter I: Front Matter

THE DUKE'S CHILDREN

by

ANTHONY TROLLOPE

First published in serial form in _All the Year Round_ in 1879 and 1880 and in book form in 1880

CONTENTS

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