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Frontispiece. Her face turned towards the window.

ARMOREL OF LYONESSE A Romance of To-day

BY WALTER BESANT AUTHOR OF 'ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN'

A NEW EDITION WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRED. BARNARD

London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1891

The Illustrations to this Story are reproduced by kind permission of the Proprietors of 'The Illustrated London News'

CONTENTS

PART I.

CHAPTER PAGE

I.THE CHILD OF SAMSON1

II.PRESENTED BY THE SEA11

III.IN THE BAR PARLOUR17

IV.THE GOLDEN TORQUE23

V.THE ENCHANTED ISLAND35

VI.THE FLOWER-FARM45

VII.A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY56

VIII.THE VOYAGERS62

IX.THE LAST DAY BUT ONE69

X.MR. FLETCHER RETURNS FOR HIS BAG80

XI.ROLAND'S LETTER86

XII.THE CHANGE91

XIII.ARMOREL'S INHERITANCE95

PART II.

I.SWEET COZ115

II.THE SONATA122

III.THE CLEVEREST MAN IN LONDON127

IV.MASTER OF ALL THE ARTS134

V.ONLY A SIMPLE SERVICE139

VI.THE OTHER STUDIO148

VII.A CANDID OPINION153

VIII.ALL ABOUT MYSELF160

IX.TO MAKE HIM HAPPY166

X.THE SECRET OF THE TWO PICTURES173

XI.A CRITIC ON TRUTH178

XII.TO MAKE THAT PROMISE SURE186

XIII.THE DRAMATIST192

XIV.AN HONOURABLE PROPOSAL198

XV.NOT TWO MEN, BUT ONE201

XVI.THE PLAY AND THE COMEDY205

XVII.THE NATIONAL GALLERY217

XVIII.CONGRATULATIONS223

XIX.WHAT NEXT?229

XX.A RECOVERY AND A FLIGHT235

XXI.ALL LOST BUT——242

XXII.THE END OF WORLDLY TROUBLES254

XXIII.THE HOUR OF TRIUMPH264

XXIV.THE CUP AND THE LIP267

XXV.TO FORGET IT ALL280

XXVI.NOT THE HEIR, AFTER ALL288

XXVII.THE DESERT ISLAND292

XXVIII.AT HOME299

XXIX.THE TRESPASS OFFERING306

ARMOREL OF LYONESSE