es in the Life of Mr. Emilius
XLVI. The Quarrel
XLVII. What Came of the Quarrel
XLVIII. Mr. Maule's Attempt
XLIX. Showing What Mrs. Bunce Said to the Policeman
L. What the Lords and Commons Said about the Murder
LI. "You think it shameful"
LII. Mr. Kennedy's Will
LIII. None But the Brave Deserve the Fair
LIV. The Duchess Takes Counsel
LV. Phineas in Prison
LVI. The Meager Family
LVII. The Beginning of the Search for the Key and the Coat
LVIII. The Two Dukes
LIX. Mrs. Bonteen
LX. Two Days Before the Trial
LXI. The Beginning of the Trial
LXII. Lord Fawn's Evidence
LXIII. Mr. Chaffanbrass for the Defence
LXIV. Confusion in the Court
LXV. "I hate her!"
LXVI. The Foreign Bludgeon
LXVII. The Verdict
LXVIII. Phineas after the Trial
LXIX. The Duke's First Cousin
LXX. "I will not go to Loughlinter"
LXXI. Phineas Finn is Re-elected
LXXII. The End of the Story of Mr. Emilius and Lady Eustace
LXXIII. Phineas Finn Returns to His Duties
LXXIV. At Matching
LXXV. The Trumpeton Feud Is Settled
LXXVI. Madame Goesler's Legacy
LXXVII. Phineas Finn's Success
LXXVIII. The Last Visit to Saulsby
LXXIX. At Last--At Last
LXXX. Conclusion

VOLUME I

CHAPTER I

Temptation

The circumstances of the general election of 18-- will be well
remembered by all those who take an interest in the political matters
of the country. There had been a coming in and a going out of
Ministers previous to that,--somewhat rapid, very exciting, and,
upon the whole, useful as showing the real feeling of the country
upon sundry questions of public interest. Mr. Gresham had been Prime
Minister of England, as representative of the Liberal party in
politics. There had come to be a split among those who should have
been his followers on the terribly vexed question of the Ballot. Then
Mr. Daubeny for twelve months had sat upon the throne distributing
the good things of the Crown amidst Conservative birdlings, with
beaks wide open and craving maws, who certainly for some years
previous had not received their share of State honours or State
emoluments. And Mr. Daubeny was still so sitting, to the infinite
dismay of the Liberals, every man of