The Small House at Allington

THE

SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON.

BY

WITH EIGHTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. E. MILLAIS, R.A.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:
SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.

M.DCCC.LXIV.

[The right of Translation is reserved.]

Mr. Palliser and Lady Dumbello.

CONTENTS.

CHAP.		PAGE
I.	The Squire of Allington	1
II.	The Two Pearls of Allington	9
III.	The Widow Dale of Allington	20
IV.	Mrs. Roper's Boarding-House	31
V.	About L. D.	41
VI.	Beautiful Days	49
VII.	The Beginning of Troubles	62
VIII.	It Cannot Be	75
IX.	Mrs. Dale's Little Party	83
X.	Mrs. Lupex and Amelia Roper	95
XI.	Social Life	103
XII.	Lilian Dale Becomes a Butterfly	111
XIII.	A Visit to Guestwick	126
XIV.	John Eames takes a Walk	136
XV.	The Last Day	143
XVI.	Mr. Crosbie meets an Old Clergyman on his way to Courcy Castle	155
XVII.	Courcy Castle	162
XVIII.	Lily Dale's First Love-Letter	177
XIX.	The Squire Makes a Visit to the Small House	185
XX.	Dr. Crofts	195
XXI.	John Eames encounters Two Adventures, and displays Great Courage in Both	203
XXII.	Lord De Guest at Home	216
XXIII.	Mr. Plantagenet Palliser	225
XXIV.	A Mother-in-Law and a Father-in-Law	243
XXV.	Adolphus Crosbie spends an Evening at his Club	249
XXVI.	Lord De Courcy in the Bosom of his Family	259
XXVII.	"On my Honour, I do not understand it."	269
XXVIII.	The Board	280
XXIX.	John Eames Returns to Burton Crescent	291
XXX.	Is it from Him?	301

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Mr. Palliser and Lady Dumbello	Frontispiece.
"Please, Ma'am, can we have the Peas to shell?"	To face page	23
"And you love me!" said she	{{{1}}}„	44
"It's all the Fault of the naughty Birds."	{{{1}}}„	67
"Mr. Cradell, your hand," said Lupex	{{{1}}}„	104
"Why, it's young Eames."	{{{1}}}„	140
"He is of that sort that they make the Angels of," said the Verger	{{{1}}}„	159
"And have I not really loved you?"	{{{1}}}„	210
"Devotedly attached to the young Man!"	{{{1}}}„	267
The Board	{{{1}}}„	285

"Why, on earth, on Sunday?"

CONTENTS.

CHAP.		PAGE
I.	The Wounded Fawn	1
II.	Pawkins's in Jermyn Street	10
III.	"The Time will Come"	20
IV.	The Combat	32
V.	Væ Victis	40
VI.	"See, the Conquering Hero Comes"	52
VII.	An Old Man's Complaint	64
VIII.	Dr. Crofts is called in	72
IX.	Dr. Crofts is Turned Out	83
X.	Preparations for the Wedding	95
XI.	Domestic Troubles	109
XII.	Lily's Bedside	118
XIII.	Fie, Fie	127
XIV.	Valentine's Day at Allington	139
XV.	Valentine's Day in London	148
XVI.	John Eames at his Office	160
XVII.	The New Private Secretary	172
XVIII.	Nemesis	181
XIX.	Preparations for Going	192
XX.	Mrs. Dale is Thankful for a Good Thing	202
XXI.	John Eames does Things which he Ought not to have Done	210
XXII.	The First Visit to the Guestwick Bridge	224
XXIII.	Loquitur Hopkins	234
XXIV.	The Second Visit to the Guestwick Bridge	243
XXV.	Not very Fie Fie after all	254
XXVI.	Showing how Mr. Crosbie became again a Happy Man	267
XXVII.	Lilian Dale Vanquishes her Mother	276
XXVIII.	The Fate of the Small House	286
XXIX.	John Eames becomes a Man	296
XXX.	Conclusion	306

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

"Why, on earth, on Sunday?"	Frontispiece.
"Won't you take some more Wine?"	To face page	13
"And you went in at him on the Station?"	{{{1}}}„	53
"Let me beg you to think over the matter again"	{{{1}}}„	80
"That might do"	{{{1}}}„	100
"Mamma," she said at last, "it is over now, I'm Sure"	{{{1}}}„	144
"Bell, here's the Inkstand"	{{{1}}}„	198
"She has refused me, and it is all over"	{{{1}}}„	253

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