Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life
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Excerpt: ...an awful fluke of mine killing those four birds." Edward Cossey took no notice of the friendly words or outstretched hand, but came straight on as though he intended to walk past him. The Colonel was wondering what it was best to do, for he could not mistake the meaning of the oversight, when the Squire, who was sometimes very quick to notice things, spoke in a loud and decided tone. "Mr. Cossey," he said, "Colonel Quaritch is offering you his hand." "I observe that he is," he answered, setting his handsome face, "but I do not wish to take Colonel Quaritch's hand." Then came a mome...
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- Colonel Quaritch, V.C
- A Tale of Country Life
- First Published 1888.
- PREPARER’S NOTE
- COLONEL QUARITCH, V.C.
- A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE
- CHAPTER I. HAROLD QUARITCH MEDITATES
- CHAPTER II. THE COLONEL MEETS THE SQUIRE
- CHAPTER III. THE TALE OF SIR JAMES DE LA MOLLE
- CHAPTER IV. THE END OF THE TALE
- CHAPTER V. THE SQUIRE EXPLAINS THE POSITION
- CHAPTER VI. LAWYER QUEST
- CHAPTER VII. EDWARD COSSEY, ESQUIRE
- CHAPTER VIII. MR. QUEST’S WIFE
- CHAPTER IX. THE SHADOW OF RUIN
- CHAPTER X. THE TENNIS PARTY
- CHAPTER XI. IDA’S BARGAIN
- CHAPTER XII. GEORGE PROPHESIES
- CHAPTER XIII. ABOUT ART
- CHAPTER XIV. THE TIGER SHOWS HER CLAWS
- CHAPTER XV. THE HAPPY DAYS
- CHAPTER XVI. THE HOUSE WITH THE RED PILLARS
- CHAPTER XVII. THE TIGRESS IN HER DEN
- CHAPTER XVIII. “WHAT SOME HAVE FOUND SO SWEET”
- CHAPTER XIX. IN PAWN
- CHAPTER XX. “GOOD-BYE TO YOU, EDWARD”
- CHAPTER XXI. THE COLONEL GOES OUT SHOOTING
- CHAPTER XXII. THE END OF THE MATCH
- CHAPTER XXIII. THE BLOW FALLS
- CHAPTER XXIV. “GOOD-BYE, MY DEAR, GOOD-BYE!”
- CHAPTER XXV. THE SQUIRE GIVES HIS CONSENT
- CHAPTER XXVI. BELLE PAYS A VISIT
- CHAPTER XXVII. MR. QUEST HAS HIS INNINGS
- CHAPTER XXVIII. HOW GEORGE TREATED JOHNNIE
- CHAPTER XXIX. EDWARD COSSEY MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT
- CHAPTER XXX. HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS
- CHAPTER XXXI. IDA RECANTS
- CHAPTER XXXII. GEORGE PROPHESIES AGAIN
- CHAPTER XXXIII. THE SQUIRE SPEAKS HIS MIND
- CHAPTER XXXIV. GEORGE’S DIPLOMATIC ERRAND
- CHAPTER XXXV. THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
- CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW THE GAME ENDED
- CHAPTER XXXVII. SISTER AGNES
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. COLONEL QUARITCH EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS
- CHAPTER XXXIX. THE COLONEL GOES TO SLEEP
- CHAPTER XL. BUT NOT TO BED
- CHAPTER XLI. HOW THE NIGHT WENT
- CHAPTER XLII. IDA GOES TO MEET HER FATE
- CHAPTER XLIII. GEORGE IS SEEN TO LAUGH
- CHAPTER XLIV. CHRISTMAS CHIMES
- CONCLUSION GOOD-BYE
- THE END
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