Front matter
Reading edition
A Novel
BY THE AUTHOR OF
“LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “AURORA FLOYD”
ETC. ETC. ETC.
Stereotyped Edition
LONDON
JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL
MILTON HOUSE, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET
[All rights reserved]
TO
OCTAVE DELEPIERRE, F.S.A., LL.D.
AND
HIS CHARMING WIFE, CHARLOTTE
This Story is Inscribed
IN REMEMBRANCE OF MANY PLEASANT HOURS
PASSED WITH THEM.