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Title: The Younger Set

Author: Robert W. Chambers

Release Date: February 1, 2005 [EBook #14852]

Language: English

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_The_ YOUNGER SET

WORKS OF ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

THE YOUNGER SET
THE FIGHTING CHANCE
THE TREE OF HEAVEN
THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS
THE RECKONING
IOLE
Cardigan
The Maid-at-Arms
Lorraine
Maids of Paradise
Ashes of Empire
The Red Republic
The King in Yellow
A Maker of Moons
A King and a Few Dukes
The Conspirators
The Cambric Mask
The Haunts of Men
Outsiders
A Young Man in a Hurry
The Mystery of Choice
In Search of the Unknown
In the Quarter

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FOR CHILDREN

Garden-Land
Forest-Land
River-Land
Mountain-Land
Orchard-Land
Outdoorland

[Illustration: "Gave into his keeping soul and body."--Page 513]

_The_

YOUNGER SET

BY

ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

AUTHOR OF

"THE FIGHTING CHANCE," ETC.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY

G.C. WILMSHURST

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

NEW YORK

_Published August, 1907_

TO

MY MOTHER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.--HIS OWN PEOPLE 1
II.--A DREAM ENDS 43
III.--UNDER THE ASHES 84
IV.--MID-LENT 119
V.--AFTERGLOW 161
VI.--THE UNEXPECTED 194
VII.--ERRANDS AND LETTERS 242
VIII.--SILVERSIDE 280
IX.--A NOVICE 324
X.--LEX NON SCRIPTA 384
XI.--HIS OWN WAY 420
XII.--HER WAY 460
ARS AMORIS 503

THE YOUNGER SET

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CHAPTER I

HIS OWN PEOPLE

"You never met Selwyn, did you?"

"No, sir."

"Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.

"Oh, yes, sir!" replied