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The Lord of the Sea

Chapter 5 — REID’S

Word Count: 1075 | Released on: 06/12/2017

pounds five, his only chattels of value being the thresher, not yet paid for, half a rick, seed, manure, and "the furniture"

all match, Loveday watching his rage, his twisting waist, and then accompanying him home: but in the dining-ro

eir judgment, took possession of the chattels on the holding except some furnit

h the truth could n

y in a kind of dotage doze; but on the third, he began to poke about

cap", Margaret heard him

go to visit something. He kept murmuring: "I always said, Get a bit

he fifth day, a van stood loaded with their things at the hall-door, and she, with untidy hair, was helping heave the last trunk upon

hout twinges of reluctance: for Loveday, with instinctive delicacy, had lately kept from the fa

per of Frankl's-a German Jew, who had once handed her a note from Frank

om?" sh

ay I no

ers, she went on her flurried way; and soon Loveday wa

to see me, Mr. Loveda

but most awfully gl

time-and, oh my, I don't know how to say it,-but to

ed to the root

that would have meant that it was he who had sent the ￡50 it

-"if it is not an i

and direct the envelope-for Hogarth knew his handwriting. Mine host was not there-his wife could not write: but she had pointed out the Jewish park-

great liberty-" she said,

iberty!-but-really-I'

d she: "I am very sorry-but you wi

moaning: "Why, how could he be so mean? And I who l

pe: and instantly was interested. "Why, it is the Jew's hand!" she thought, for the lett

ame her: she op

enerous though, afte

wide forest-road: and there, taking promenade, wa

etheart..

time being", said she, laughing rather hysterically; "for I am most

on of Richard's visit of

o you mean?"

writing by this time!" she said coquettishl

ore than ever, need of her; and he said: "

at all sure that Richard will touch, why could

ds I do my charity. But it wasn't for your br

t be r

he notes, while Hogarth, who was now there, went to seek the old Hog

in an empty room, searchin

Hogarth, and led

e fell flat on the slabs of the porch, str

sale, he still lay in the old c

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1 Chapter 1 — THE EXODUS 2 Chapter 2 — THE FEZ 3 Chapter 3 — THE HUNTING-CROP 4 Chapter 4 — THE SWOON 5 Chapter 5 — REID’S 6 Chapter 6 — “PEARSON’S WEEKLY”7 Chapter 7 — THE ELM 8 Chapter 8 — THE METEOR 9 Chapter 9 — HOGARTH’S GUNS 10 Chapter 10 — ISAAC 11 Chapter 11 — WROXHAM BROAD 12 Chapter 12 — THE ROSE 13 Chapter 13 — OUT OF THE WORLD 14 Chapter 14 — THE PRIEST 15 Chapter 15 — MONSIGNOR 16 Chapter 16 — THE ROPE 17 Chapter 17 — OLD TOM’S LETTER 18 Chapter 18 — CHLOROFORM 19 Chapter 19 — THE GREAT BELL 20 Chapter 20 — THE INFIRMARY 21 Chapter 21 — IN THE DEEP 22 Chapter 22 — OLD TOM 23 Chapter 23 — UNDER THE ELM 24 Chapter 24 — FRANKL SEES THE METEORITE 25 Chapter 25 — CHURCH ARCHITECTURE 26 Chapter 26 — FRANKL AND O’HARA 27 Chapter 27 — THE BAG OF LIGHT 28 Chapter 28 — THE LETTER 29 Chapter 29 — PRIORITY OF CLAIM 30 Chapter 30 — MR. BEECH 31 Chapter 31 — THE HAMMERS 32 Chapter 32 — WONDER 33 Chapter 33 — REEFS OF STEEL 34 Chapter 34 — THE “KAISER”35 Chapter 35 — THE CUP OF TREMBLING 36 Chapter 36 — THE “BOODAH” AND THE BATTLESHIPS 37 Chapter 37 — THE STRAITS 38 Chapter 38 — THE MANIFESTO 39 Chapter 39 — THE “BOODAH’S” LOCK-UP 40 Chapter 40 — THE VISIT 41 Chapter 41 — REBEKAH TELLS 42 Chapter 42 — THE LAND BILL 43 Chapter 43 — THE REGENCY 44 Chapter 44 — ESTRELLA, THE PROPHETESS 45 Chapter 45 — THE ORDER IN COUNCIL 46 Chapter 46 — THE EMIGRANTS 47 Chapter 47 — THE SEA-FORTS 48 Chapter 48 — THE DéBCLE 49 Chapter 49 — THE MODEL