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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Leonore Stubbs, by L. B. Walford This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Leonore Stubbs Author: L. B. Walford Release Date: April 10, 2010 [EBook #31943] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEONORE STUBBS *** Produced by Barbara Tozier, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net LEONORE STUBBS BY L. B. WALFORD AUTHOR OF "MR. SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 91 & 93 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA 1908 CONTENTS I. "SHE HAS NO SETTLEMENT, DAMN IT" II. ON THE STATION PLATFORM III. SPECULATIONS IV. A DULL BREAKFAST-TABLE V. OLD PLAYMATES MEET VI. A REVELATION VII. "I HAVE LOST SOMETHING THAT I NEVER HAD" VIII. A CAT AND MOUSE GAME IX. "I'D LIKE TO HAVE THINGS ON A SOUNDER BASIS" X. THE THIRD CASE XI. DR. CRAIG'S WISDOM XII. THE PHOTOGRAPH AND THE ORIGINAL XIII. "I AM TO GIVE YOU A WIDE BERTH, ALWAYS" XIV. PAUL GOES--AND RETURNS XV. "YOU'VE BROKEN MY HEART, I THINK" XVI. TEMPTATION XVII. A KNIGHT TO THE RESCUE XVIII. "A TURN OF THE WHEEL" XIX. EPILOGUE CHAPTER I. "SHE HAS NO SETTLEMENT, DAMN IT." "She can't come." "But, father----" "She shan't come, then--if you like that better." "But, father----" "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that. However, you may 'But father' me to the end of my time, you don't move me. I tell you, Sukey, you're a fool. You know no more than an unhatched chicken--and if you think I'm going to give in to their imposition--for it's nothing else--you are mistaken." "I was only going to say----" "Say what you will, say what you will; my mind's made up; and the sooner you understand that, and Leonore understands that, the better. You can write and tell her so." "What am I to tell her?" "What I say. That she has made her own bed and must lie upon it." "But you gave your consent to her marriage, and never till now----" "I tell you, girl, you're a fool. Consent? Of course I gave
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