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HALFWAY HOUSE
A COMEDY OF DEGREES
HALFWAY HOUSE
A COMEDY OF DEGREES
BY
MAURICE HEWLETT
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
NEW YORK : : : : 1908
Copyright, 1908, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
Published June, 1908
CONTENTS
BOOK I
CHAPTERPAGE
I.MR. GERMAIN TAKES NOTICE3
II.MR. GERMAIN REVELS SEDATELY17
III.MR. DUPLESSIS PREVARICATES23
IV.A MISS AND A CATCH34
V.HOW TO BREAK A HEDGE45
VI.MISS MIDDLEHAM IS INVITED TO CONFIRM A VISION55
VII.MISS MIDDLEHAM HAS VISIONS OF HER OWN65
VIII.FRIENDSHIP’S GARLAND74
IX.THE WELDING OF THE BOLT91
X.CRATYLUS WITH MARINA: THE INCREDIBLE WORD103
XI.COOL COMFORT113
XII.ALARUMS123
XIII.WHAT THEY SAID AT HOME140
XIV.THE NEWS REACHES THE PYRENEES153
XV.A PHILOSOPHER EMBALES171
XVI.THE WEDDING DAY181
XVII.THE WEDDING NIGHT192
BOOK II
I.IN WHICH WE PAY A FIRST VISIT TO SOUTHOVER207
II.REFLECTIONS ON HONEYMOONS AND SUCHLIKE221
III.MATTERS OF ELECTION235
IV.LONDON NIGHTS AND DAYS253
V.LORD GUNNER ASCERTAINS WHERE WE ARE262
VI.SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW271
VII.SHE GLOSSES THE TEXT286
VIII.ADVENTURE CROWDS ADVENTURE295
IX.THE PATTERAN304
X.THE BROTHERS TOUCH BOTTOM312
XI.OF MARY IN THE NORTH319
XII.COLLOQUY IN THE HILLS328
XIII.THE SUMMONS343
XIV.VIGIL356
XV.THE DEAD HAND365
XVI.WINGS373
XVII.FIRST FLIGHT385
XVIII.ENTER A BIRD-CATCHER393
XIX.HEARTACHE AND THE PHILOSOPHER407
XX.IN WHICH BINGO IS UNANSWERABLE418