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The Lord of the Sea

Chapter 9 — HOGARTH’S GUNS

Word Count: 707    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

loitering before his cottage-one of the Hall's park-keepers; and when

a note was

MISS H

ell aware of the state of my feelings toward you: but it is not to talk sweethearting that I wish to see you now, but a

with my

CH FR

at is anyone to do? If I only had the money to make up t

ing she stole out

a very resp

said he at once,

, s

ld that your brother

n patie

ouldn't believ

don't unders

reality it was fo

what

revenge for turning him n

r! But I can't unde

me to my house-And how good have I been to t

ell you, Mr. Frankl, that Richard

nds? Then it is your fault entirely, this rage of his against me-H

Ric

ur brother in for three months hard-not less. But you know, my dear, don't you, that I wouldn't do anything to give you pain? That

rmed

your brother has guns. I must have thos

n't! He woul

ou another chance-tell him of the fifty poun

do, yet felt relieved when she cried o

g to be done, then. I

an I do? Sooner or later h

eeks I'd give them back. Anyway, think it over: and I'll be h

r feet in a net, new to her, wo

e inscribing the association's names received by post that evening; and at last, be

! "Yes. Wh

eard

her piercin

aid with a stubborn

ran to the front, and saw heaven all like cancer and cracked window-panes, for from a central plash of

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1 Chapter 1 — THE EXODUS2 Chapter 2 — THE FEZ3 Chapter 3 — THE HUNTING-CROP4 Chapter 4 — THE SWOON5 Chapter 5 — REID’S6 Chapter 6 — “PEARSON’S WEEKLY”7 Chapter 7 — THE ELM8 Chapter 8 — THE METEOR9 Chapter 9 — HOGARTH’S GUNS10 Chapter 10 — ISAAC11 Chapter 11 — WROXHAM BROAD12 Chapter 12 — THE ROSE13 Chapter 13 — OUT OF THE WORLD14 Chapter 14 — THE PRIEST15 Chapter 15 — MONSIGNOR16 Chapter 16 — THE ROPE17 Chapter 17 — OLD TOM’S LETTER18 Chapter 18 — CHLOROFORM19 Chapter 19 — THE GREAT BELL20 Chapter 20 — THE INFIRMARY21 Chapter 21 — IN THE DEEP22 Chapter 22 — OLD TOM23 Chapter 23 — UNDER THE ELM24 Chapter 24 — FRANKL SEES THE METEORITE25 Chapter 25 — CHURCH ARCHITECTURE26 Chapter 26 — FRANKL AND O’HARA27 Chapter 27 — THE BAG OF LIGHT28 Chapter 28 — THE LETTER29 Chapter 29 — PRIORITY OF CLAIM30 Chapter 30 — MR. BEECH31 Chapter 31 — THE HAMMERS32 Chapter 32 — WONDER33 Chapter 33 — REEFS OF STEEL34 Chapter 34 — THE “KAISER”35 Chapter 35 — THE CUP OF TREMBLING36 Chapter 36 — THE “BOODAH” AND THE BATTLESHIPS37 Chapter 37 — THE STRAITS38 Chapter 38 — THE MANIFESTO39 Chapter 39 — THE “BOODAH’S” LOCK-UP40 Chapter 40 — THE VISIT41 Chapter 41 — REBEKAH TELLS42 Chapter 42 — THE LAND BILL43 Chapter 43 — THE REGENCY44 Chapter 44 — ESTRELLA, THE PROPHETESS45 Chapter 45 — THE ORDER IN COUNCIL46 Chapter 46 — THE EMIGRANTS47 Chapter 47 — THE SEA-FORTS48 Chapter 48 — THE DéBCLE49 Chapter 49 — THE MODEL