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- THE HOUSE OF THE WHITE SHADOWS
- 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
- I
- 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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