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Title: Tristram of Blent
An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House

Author: Anthony Hope

Release Date: April 4, 2007 [EBook #20981]

Language: English

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TRISTRAM of BLENT

_BY THE SAME AUTHOR_

A MAN OF MARK
MR WITT'S WIDOW
FATHER STAFFORD
A CHANGE OF AIR
HALF A HERO
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
THE GOD IN THE CAR
THE DOLLY DIALOGUES
COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP
THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO
THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA
PHROSO
SIMON DALE
RUPERT OF HENTZAU
THE KING'S MIRROR
QUISANTE

TRISTRAM of BLENT

_An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House_

_By_ ANTHONY HOPE

_New York_
MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
MCMI

_Copyright, 1900 and 1901, by_ ANTHONY HOPE HAWKINS

_THIRD EDITION_

Trow Directory
Printing & Bookbinding Company
New York

A TABLE _of the_ CONTENTS _Page_

I. A SUPPRESSED PASSAGE 1
II. MR CHOLDERTON'S IMP 10
III. ON GUARD 22
IV. SHE COULD AN' SHE WOULD 34
V. THE FIRST ROUND 48
VI. THE ATTRACTION OF IT 61
VII. THE MOMENT DRAWS NEAR 74
VIII. DUTY AND MR NEELD 88
IX. THE MAN IN POSSESSION 101
X. BEHOLD THE HEIR! 114
XI. A PHANTOM BY THE POOL 129
XII. FIGHTERS AND DOUBTERS 143
XIII. IN THE LONG GALLERY 158
XIV. THE VERY SAME DAY 173
XV. AN INQUISITION INTERRUPTED 190
XVI. THE NEW LIFE 205
XVII. RIVER SCENES AND BRIC-A-BRAC 220
XVIII. CONSPIRATORS AND A CRUX 233
XIX.