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Title: The Mayor's Wife

Author: Anna Katherine Green

Release Date: December, 2003 [Etext #4767]
Posting Date: January 11, 2010

Language: English

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THE MAYOR'S WIFE

by Anna Katherine Green

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I A SPY'S DUTY
II QUESTIONS
III IN THE GABLE WINDOW
IV LIGHTS-SOUNDS
V THE STRANGE NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR
VI AT THE STAIR-HEAD
VII A MOVING SHADOW
VIII THE PARAGRAPH
IX SCRAPS
X A GLIMMER OF THE TRUTH
XI BESS
XII SEARCHINGS
XIII A DISCOVERY
XIV I SEEK HELP
XV HARDLY A COINCIDENCE
XVI IN THE LIBRARY
XVII THE TWO WEIRD SISTERS
XVIII THE MORNING NEWS
XIX THE CRY FROM THE STAIRS
XX EXPLANATION
XXI THE CIPHER
XXII MERCY
XXIII THE WIFE'S TALE
XXIV THE SINS OF THE FATHERS
XXV THE FINGER ON THE WALL
XXVI "BITTER AS THE GRAVE"
XXVII A CHILD'S PLAYTHINGS
XXVIII RESTITUTION

CHAPTER I. A SPY'S DUTY

I am not without self-control, yet when Miss Davies entered the room
with that air of importance she invariably assumes when she has an
unusually fine position to offer, I could not hide all traces of my
anxiety.

I needed a position, needed it badly, while the others--

But her eyes are on our faces, she is scanning us all with that close
and calculating gaze which lets nothing escape. She has passed me by--my
heart goes down, down--when suddenly her look returns and she singles me
out.

"Miss Saunders." Then, "I have a word to say to you."

There is a rustle about me; five disappointed girls sink back into their
seats as I quickly rise and follow Miss Davies out.

In the hall she faced me with these words:

"You are discreet, and you evidently desire a position. You will find
a gentleman in my sitting-room. If you come to terms with him, well and
good. If not, I shal