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Chapter 7 The Three Attempts

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ly by the ship's inhabitants generally. The inhabitants of the ship were inimical to Mrs. Smith. She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the

ad already been a little cold to the doctor in consequence of a pleasant half-hour spent by her in Caldigate's company, as they looked over the side of the vessel at the flying-fish. Mrs. Callander had been with them, and everything had been quite proper. But what a pity it was that he should devote so much of his time to that woman! 'Fancy his condition if he should be induced to marry her!' said Miss Green, holding up her hands in horror. The ide

soft and well chosen,- that she could sit apart and read,- and that she could trample upon Mrs. Crompton in her scorn,- then, for a while, there were some who made little efforts to get into her good graces. She might even have made an ally of good-natured Mrs. Bones, the wife of the butcher who was going out w

re all the people in regard to her wicked determination to be intimate with Caldigate, the more interesting she became. Dick, who was himself the very imp of imprudence,- who had never been deterred from doing anything he fancied by any glimmer of control,- would have been delighted to be the hero of all the little stories that were being told. But as that

aking an ass of yourself a

resay

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have made asses of themselves about women

onsense,

y li

to talk to yo

ense in return. The idea of your preaching! Here I am with nothing specia

end of it?' Dick Shan

man as you should talk about the end of anything.

now, and it won't do for us t

r with a whole harem of women, and am not deterred by any consideration for myself, I

ing a true part

also, because I desired more conventional freedom than one can find among the folk at home. And now, on the first outset, I am to be cautioned and threatened by you because I have made acquaintance with a young woman. Of all the mor

one can speak to you.' Then Dick turned away, and there

rs were not often found intruding across the bar, but the first-class frequently made visits to their friends amidships. In this way Mrs. Callander had become acquainted with our two gol

e having, Mr. Caldigate,' Mrs.

little cold now, but we shall

ry cold when we get quite south. You st

said Caldigate, who had in truth be

red of it. Children, when they are accustomed to every comfort on sh

One can't have a twenty-foo

ith your friend, and that is mu

whether the stranger s

was saying, you must have some very queer characters down there.' She had not been

pleasant, well-mannered set of people, and al

hrink from it. So she told herself at that moment. And yet she was very much afraid of him as she saw the squareness of his forehead, and the set of his mouth. A

at

l know that you

res a definition so much as that. I am going to work hard to ear

me danger in such societ

y escape any

You probably have had a long

e that;- ba

of which you ought to be prou

word I do

was a gleam of anger in his eyes. She wished herself back again in her own part of the ship; but she had boasted to Miss Green that she was not t

not say anything t

not dare to go on. He would not help her in the least, but stood there looking at her, with something of a smile s

ak to me about another

what I was goi

ate against that word lady,

f thing; and as to myself, I really shouldn't care what you said. Any good advice would be taken most gratefully,- i

't be yo

class passenger,- in which matter she is exactly my equal. If you come to that, don't you t

you

and so you had better give it up.' Whereupon she did give it up and

ot be true,- that she had gone on the stage in opposition to her friends,- that she had married an actor, who had treated her with great cruelty,- and that he had died of drink. And with each of these stories there had been an accompaniment of mystery. She had not told him her maiden name, nor what had been the condition

saying, that in her poverty she had wished to save everything that could be saved, and that she had only intended to make herself l

ssful he replied, 'as you are certainly mo

n my fault?

erved till she had been either provoked or invited to come forth; and, in fact, that her conduct had been

describable manner, and was no longer ashamed of showing her shoes as she sat about upon the deck. There could be no doubt, as she was seen now, that she was the most attractive female on board the ship; but it may be doubted whether the anger of the Mrs.

r. Caldigate was not more peculiar than that of Miss Green and the doctor. Only it pleased certain people to think that Miss Green might be fond of the doctor if she chose, and that Mrs. Smith had no right to be fond of any man. There was a stubbornness about both the sinners which

at this unfortunate young man should go on shore merely to become the prey of such a woman as that. So Captain Munday, who at heart was not afraid of his passenger,- but who persisted in saying that no good could be done, and who had, as may be remembered, already

all a scrape,

position and your prospects were to find himself engag

bout my position and pr

ou are a

ou know less a

but I will tell

lk to me about my private affairs,- or about hers. You say you know nothing. Is it manly to repeat what one hears about a poor forlorn woman?' Then the Captain retreated without another word, owning to himself that he was beaten. I

s and was, within his own mind, conscious of his lack of all purpose, and very conscious of his folly. And though he could repel Mrs. Callander and the Captain,- as he had always repelled those who had attempted to control him,- still he knew that they

which might have been otherwise. Nor did she seem to attempt to lead him on to further and more definite proposals. And she never spoke of any joint action between them when on shore, though she gave herself up to his socie

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Contents

Chapter 1 Folking Chapter 2 Puritan Grange Chapter 3 Daniel Caldigate Chapter 4 The Shands Chapter 5 The Goldfinder Chapter 6 Mrs. Smith Chapter 7 The Three Attempts Chapter 8 Reaching Melbourne Chapter 9 Nobble Chapter 10 Polyeuka Hall Chapter 11 Ahalala
Chapter 12 Mademoiselle Cettini
Chapter 13 Coming Back
Chapter 14 Again at Home
Chapter 15 Again At Pollington
Chapter 16 Again at Babington
Chapter 17 Again at Puritan Grange
Chapter 18 Robert Bolton
Chapter 19 Men Are So Wicked
Chapter 20 Hester's Courage
Chapter 21 The Wedding
Chapter 22 As To Touching Pitch
Chapter 23 The New Heir
Chapter 24 News from the Gold Mines
Chapter 25 The Baby's Sponsors
Chapter 26 A Stranger in Cambridge
Chapter 27 The Christening
Chapter 28 Tom Crinkett at Folking
Chapter 29 'Just by Telling Me that I Am'
Chapter 30 The Conclave at Puritan Grange
Chapter 31 Hester Is Lured Back
Chapter 32 The Babington Wedding
Chapter 33 Persuasion
Chapter 34 Violence
Chapter 35 In Prison
Chapter 36 The Escape
Chapter 37 Again at Folking
Chapter 38 Bollum
Chapter 39 Restitution
Chapter 40 Waiting For The Trial
Chapter 41 The First Day
Chapter 42 The Second Day
Chapter 43 The Last Day
Chapter 44 After the Verdict
Chapter 45 The Boltons Are Much Troubled
Chapter 46 Burning Words
Chapter 47 Curlydown and Bagwax
Chapter 48 Sir John Joram's Chambers
Chapter 49 All the Shands
Chapter 50 Again at Sir John's Chambers
Chapter 51 Dick Shand Goes To Cambridgeshire
Chapter 52 The Fortunes of Bagwax
Chapter 53 Sir John Backs His Opinion
Chapter 54 Judge Bramber
Chapter 55 How the Conspirators Throve
Chapter 56 The Boltons Are Very Firm
Chapter 57 Squire Caldigate at the Home Office
Chapter 58 Mr. Smirkie Is Ill-used
Chapter 59 How The Big-Wigs Doubted
Chapter 60 How Mrs. Bolton Was Nearly Conquered
Chapter 61 The News Reaches Cambridge
Chapter 62 John Caldigate's Return
Chapter 63 How Mrs. Bolton Was Quite Conquered
Chapter 64 Conclusion
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