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A Heart-Song of To-day

Chapter 8 MADAME AND HER GARDENER.

Word Count: 765    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

a few hours previous, as she cares for her little plo

n to him, making his heart throb with joy, while she, more in love with his rival than ever, by this day's social contact, still, in pique at his falling into Haughton's plan to remain, and so (though he knew she loved him) letting her return in other company, gave her a certain relish

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cked up like Oscar Wilde's blue chin

y, he would be persuaded to stand for Surrey, he had refused, heretofore, on the plea of absenteeism and lack of gold; and so he, Tedril, greatly preferred that Delrose should win; but his fierce passions would not brook his, Tedril's, coupling any man's name with hers; but after this run to Surrey, he knew she would wed Haughton, while, as now, throwing dust in his friends eyes. And so it was in four days, the announcement of the marria

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difficulty," lisped a young Government attache, meekly

as Mark Twain's, but as M. Thie

ly; "it is invented by some person who is jealous of his overwhelmin

be a complete falsehood, I wish you all-all, remember-for we do not know his style, and one of you will doubtless suit him; I repeat, I wish you all, to be tenderly sympathetic and consoling in your manner towards him; i

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1 Chapter 1 A PRETTY WOMAN LAYS A PLOT, AND HIRES A GARDENER.2 Chapter 2 A RARE SOCIETY BOUQUET.3 Chapter 3 THE FATES SPIN WITH THREADS OF BLACK.4 Chapter 4 OF MADAME.5 Chapter 5 MADAME SHUFFLES THE CARDS.6 Chapter 6 LOVE AND LOVE-MAKING.7 Chapter 7 ORESTES AND PYLADES.8 Chapter 8 MADAME AND HER GARDENER.9 Chapter 9 VAURA IN A MEDLEY.10 Chapter 10 VELVET PAWS CONCEAL CLAWS.11 Chapter 11 ON THE WING.12 Chapter 12 SOARING!—THENCE TO THINGS OF EARTH.13 Chapter 13 ADAM.14 Chapter 14 OF LIONEL TREVALYON.15 Chapter 15 HEART-STIRS.16 Chapter 16 LIFTING THE VAIL.17 Chapter 17 CHIC AUJOURD'HUI.18 Chapter 18 THEATRE FRANCAIS.19 Chapter 19 FOR A FAIR WOMAN FACE.20 Chapter 20 QUICKENED HEART-BEATS.21 Chapter 21 LA BELLE VERNON.22 Chapter 22 THE BLIND GOD TAKES SURE AIM.23 Chapter 23 THE WEB OF DIFFICULTY.24 Chapter 24 SLAIN BY A WOMAN.25 Chapter 25 IN THE SUNBEAMS.26 Chapter 26 A MOUNTAIN IDYL, OR AN ALPINE ROMANCE.27 Chapter 27 GRUNDY'S LASH CAUSES HEART-ACHE.28 Chapter 28 HEART-STIRS TO DIVINE MUSIC.29 Chapter 29 THE UNRULY MEMBER IS HEARD.30 Chapter 30 WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN.31 Chapter 31 SOCIETY'S VOTARIES SMILE THOUGH THEY DIE.32 Chapter 32 TREVALYON GONE, VAURA KILLS TIME.33 Chapter 33 WARM WORDS BRIDGE CRUEL DISTANCE.34 Chapter 34 BRIC-A-BRAC.35 Chapter 35 HEART TO HEART.36 Chapter 36 KNAVES ARE TRUMPS.37 Chapter 37 WEE WHITE MOUSE WINS A POINT.38 Chapter 38 MADAME IN A FELINE MOOD.39 Chapter 39 TREVALYON THROWS DOWN THE GLOVE.40 Chapter 40 BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.41 Chapter 41 AN EXPOSE, SOCIETY ON TIP-TOE.42 Chapter 42 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE.43 Chapter 43 WEE DETECTIVE PLAYS A WINNING CARD.44 Chapter 44 DUAL SOLITUDE.45 Chapter 45 BLACK DELROSE AS A MARKSMAN.46 Chapter 46 DISCORD ENDS; HEART'S-EASE AT LAST.