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The Peacock Feather The Jester The Wiser Folly
“FOR ALL HIS OUTWARD CALM, FOR ALL HIS LEVEL, EASY, CARELESS VOICE, HIS HEART WAS IN A TUMULT.” Drawn by D. C. Hutchison (See page 179.)
THE WISER FOLLY
BY
LESLIE MOORE
AUTHOR OF “THE PEACOCK FEATHER,” ETC.
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker Press 1916
Copyright, 1916
BY LESLIE MOORE
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
CONTENTS
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Prologue 1
CHAPTER
I.— Concerning the Village of Malford 5
II.— A Rumour 17
III.— A Meeting 20
IV.— A Black and White Goat 25
V.— Mural Paintings 39
VI.— Mrs. Trimwell 46
VII.— Flights of Fancy 56
VIII.— An Old Priest 61
IX.— An Old-Time Tragedy 74
X.— Corin Theorizes 85
XI.— In an Old Church 92
XII.— The Wickedness of Molly Biddulph 105
XIII.— At Delancey Castle 113
XIV.— A Point of View 121
XV.— John Plays the Samaritan 128
XVI.— Corin Discourses on Karma 138
XVII.— A Rare Absurdity 143
XVIII.— In Father Maloney’s Garden 145
XIX.— A Bewitching 152
XX.— A Vital Question 156
XXI.— A Request 161
XXII.— The Wonderful Woman 162
XXIII.— The Cache 167
XXIV.— David Dines at the Castl 181
XXV.— John Makes a Discovery 187
XXVI.— A Funny World 192
XXVII.— The Old Oak 199
XXVIII.— On the Terrace 207
XIXV.— An Unexpected Letter 216
XXX.— Elizabeth Arrives on the Scene 222
XXXI.— In the Early Morning 226
XXXII.— The Note of a Bell 233
XXXIII.— The Green Ma 235
XXXIV.— Elizabeth Gives Advice 246
XXXV.— The Burden of Conventionality 255
XXXVI.— Conspirators 261
XXXVII.— Corin Takes a Walk 269
XXXVIII.— Concerning an Argument 277
XXXIX.— A Dumb Dog— 288
XL.— Speaks— 290
XLI.— At Some Length 291
XLII.— A Question of Importance 309
XLIII.— Molly Arranges Affairs 316
XLIV.— An Odd Sensation 320
XLV.— The Oak Falls 323
XLVI.— Told in the Storm 325
XLVII.— After the Rain 328
XLVIII.— In Search 331
XLIX.— The Fallen Oak 345
L.— A Miracle 347
LI.— And so the Story Ends 352
The Wiser Folly