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Title: The Letter of the Contract

Author: Basil King

Release Date: January 25, 2007 [EBook #20443]

Language: English

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[Illustration: See p. 29 "Can't you see that my heart's breaking, too?"
She looked him in the face, shaking her head, sadly. "No, I can't see
that."]

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THE LETTER OF THE CONTRACT

BY
BASIL KING

AUTHOR OF
The Inner Shrine

ILLUSTRATED

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
MCMXIV

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BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE INNER SHRINE"

BASIL KING

THE LETTER OF THE CONTRACT. Ill'd
THE WAY HOME. Illustrated
THE WILD OLIVE. Illustrated
THE INNER SHRINE. Illustrated
THE STREET CALLED STRAIGHT. Ill'd
LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER. Post 8vo
IN THE GARDEN OF CHARITY. Post 8vo
THE STEPS OF HONOR. Post 8vo
THE GIANT'S STRENGTH. Post 8vo

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HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK
COPYRIGHT, 1914. BY HARPER & BROTHERS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUBLISHED AUGUST, 1914

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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. TRANSGRESSION 1
II. RESENTMENT 41
III. REPROACH 83
IV. DANGER 134
V. PENALTY 160

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ILLUSTRATIONS

"Can't You See that My Heart's Breaking, Too?" She Looked Him in the
Face, Shaking Her Head, Sadly. "No, I Can't See That" Frontispiece

He Turned from the Girl to His Wife. "I'm Willing to Explain
Anything You Like--as Far as I Can" Page 26

"Oh, Chip, Go Away! I Can't Stand Any More--Now." "Do You Me