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THE HOUSE OF THE WHITE SHADOWS
By
B. L. FARJEON
R. F. FENNO & COMPANY PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK: 1904
BENJAMIN LEOPOLD FARJEON
CONTENTS.
Book I.--The Trial of Gautran.
Book II.--The Confession.
Book III.--The Grave of Honour.
Book IV.--The Battle with Conscience.
Book V.--The Doom Of Gautran.
Book VI.--A Record Of The Past.
Book VII.--Retribution.
THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS.
BOOK I.--THE TRIAL OF GAUTRAN.
CHAPTER I
ONLY A FLOWER-GIRL.
CHAPTER II
THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADVOCATE
CHAPTER III
THE ADVOCATE'S WIFE INSISTS UPON HAVING HER WAY
CHAPTER IV
JACOB HARTRICH, THE BANKER, GIVES HIS REASONS FOR BELIEVING GAUTRAN THE WOODMAN GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF MADELINE
CHAPTER V
FRITZ THE FOOL
CHAPTER VI
MISTRESS AND MAID
CHAPTER VII
A VISIT FROM PIERRE LAMONT--DREAMS OF LOVE
CHAPTER VIII
THE INTERVIEW IN THE PRISON
CHAPTER IX
THE ADVOCATE UNDERTAKES A STRANGE TASK.
CHAPTER X
TWO LETTERS--FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND, FROM LOVER TO LOVER
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II
CHAPTER XI
FIRE AND SNOW--FOOL FRITZ INFORMS PIERRE LAMONT WHERE ACTUAL LOVE COMMENCES
CHAPTER XII
THE STRUGGLE OF LOVE AND DUTY
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CHAPTER XIII
THE TRIAL OF GAUTRAN
CHAPTER XIV.
THE EVIDENCE OF WITNESSES
CHAPTER XV
THE WIDOW JOSEPH GIVES EVIDENCE RESPECTING A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR
CHAPTER XVI
THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROSECUTION
CHAPTER XVII
THE ADVOCATES DEFENCE--THE VERDICT
BOOK II.--THE CONFESSION.
CHAPTER I
A LETTER FROM JOHN VANBRUGH
CHAPTER II
A STARTLING INTERRUPTION
CHAPTER III
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
CHAPTER IV
THE CONFESSION
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BOOK III.--THE GRAVE OF HONOUR.
CHAPTER I
PREPARATIONS FOR A VISITOR
CHAPTER II
A LOVE STORY OF THE PAST
CHAPTER III
A MOTHER'S TREACHERY
CHAPTER IV
HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER V
THE GATHERING OF THE STORM
CHAPTER VI
THE GRAVE OF HONOUR
CHAPTER VII
HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER VIII
THE COMPACT
CHAPTER IX
MOTHER DENISE HAS STRANGE FANCIES IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER X
CHRISTIAN ALMER'S CHILD-LIFE
CHAPTER XI
BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON
CHAPTER XII
THE LAST MEETING BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER XIII
THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER
BOOK IV.--THE BATTLE WITH CONSCIENCE
CHAPTER I
LAWYER AND PRIEST
CHAPTER II
THE WHITE SHADOW
CHAPTER III
THE WATCH ON THE HILL
CHAPTER IV
THE SILENT VOICE
CHAPTER V
GAUTRAN FINDS A REFUGE
CHAPTER VI
PIERRE LAMONT READS LOVE-VERSES TO FRITZ THE FOOL
CHAPTER VII
MISTRESS AND MAID
CHAPTER VIII
IN THE HOME OF HIS CHILDHOOD
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CHAPTER IX
CHRISTIAN ALMER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS
CHAPTER X
A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE WEB
CHAPTER XI
A CRISIS
CHAPTER XII
SELF-JUSTIFICATION
CHAPTER XIII
SHADOWS
CHAPTER XIV
THE ADVOCATE FEARS HE HAS CREATED A MONSTER
CHAPTER XV
GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE
CHAPTER XVI
PIERRE LAMONT SEEKS THE HOSPITALITY OF THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS.
CHAPTER XVII
FRITZ THE FOOL RELATES A STRANGE DREAM TO PIERRE LAMONT
BOOK V.--THE DOOM OF GAUTRAN.
CHAPTER I
ADELAIDE STRIVES TO PROPITIATE PIERRE LAMONT
CHAPTER II
GAUTRAN SEEKS JOHN VANBRUGH
CHAPTER III
GAUTRAN RESOLVES ON A PLAN OF ESCAPE
CHAPTER IV
HEAVEN'S JUDGMENT
CHAPTER V
FATHER CAPEL DISCOVERS GAUTRAN IN HIS PERIL
CHAPTER VI
THE WRITTEN CONFESSION
BOOK VI.--A RECORD OF THE PAST
CHAPTER I
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MANUSCRIPT
CHAPTER II
CHRISTIAN ALMER'S FATHER
CHAPTER III
A DISHONOURABLE CONCEALMENT
CHAPTER IV
M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED
CHAPTER V
THE THIEF IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VI
THE HIDDEN CRIME
CHAPTER VII
FALSE WIFE, FALSE FRIEND
BOOK VII.--RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER I
JOHN VANBRUGH AND THE ADVOCATE
CHAPTER II
A TERRIBLE REVELATION
CHAPTER III
PAULINE
CHAPTER IV
ONWARD--TO DEATH
CHAPTER V
THE DOOM OF THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS
THE END
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