Front matter
Reading edition
“Cosy Corner Series”
CHRISTMAS AT THOMPSON HALL
A Tale BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE AUTHOR OF “DOCTOR THORNE, “CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?” ETC. ILLUSTRATED BOSTON JOSEPH KNIGHT COMPANY 1894 COPYRIGHT, 1893 BY JOSEPH KNIGHT COMPANY
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Mrs. Brown’s Success 1
II. Mrs. Brown’s Failure19
III. Mrs. Brown Attemps To Escape.31
IV. Mrs. Brown Does Escape46
V. Mrs. Brown At Thompson Hall67
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Thompson HallFrontispiece
“An English Lady and Gentleman Arrived at the Grand Hotel”2
“He was a Thin, Genteel-Looking Man”8
“She was a Large Woman, ... thought by Some to be Handsome”11
“She looked like Lady Macbeth”16
“There was a Single Lighted Candle on the Table, on Which He was Leaning with His Two Elbows”31
“Then She Took out from Her Bag a Small Pot and a Patent Lamp and Some Chocolate, and prepared for Him a Warm Drink”40
“With a Soiled Pocket Handkerchief in His Hand”47
“This has been a very Disagreeable Accident, Mr. Jones”55
“Then Mr. Jones Walked in also”69
“By This Time There had been Some Explanation as to Past Events between the Two Sisters77