The triumphs of duty : or, the merchant prince and his heir. A tale for the world

The triumphs of duty : or, the merchant prince and his heir. A tale for the world

Author: Hopkins, Alphonso A. (Alphonso Alva), 1843-1919

Year: 1863

CONTENTS I. The Grandsire and his Heir 5 II. The Family History 12 III. The Old Manor Court House 18 IV. Indecision 27 V. Mysteries and Encounters 36 VI. Consolations 45 VII. Announcements 53 VIII. Diving into Secrets 59 IX. More Mysterious Secrets 68 X. The Welcome Home 76 XI. Fast and Future 83 XII. The Ball 92 XIII. Partings and Meetings 101 XIV. Diplomacy and War 111 XV. Tete-k-Tete Conversations 117 XVI. A Painful Discovery 128 XVII. Machinations 135 XVIII. A Syren 145 XIX. Fidelity in Adversity 156 XX. The Arbitration 167 XXI. The Witnesses 174 XXII. Some Happy Days 182 XXIII. Very Equivocal Proofs of Friendship 192 XXIV. Continued Plots of Ambition 206 XXV. Sympathy and Fidelity 217 XXVI. Discussions on Practical Morality 224 XXVII. A Mortuary Chamber 233 XXVIII. Still the Mortuary Chamber 241 XXIX. Family Sorrows and Sympathies 251 XXX. A False and Fatal System in Love Affairs 258 XXXI. Further Illustrations 267 XXXII. Regret and Hope 275 XXXIII. The Responsibilities of Servants 285 XXXIV. The Visitors at Marsden Park 290 XXXV. A Little Light in the Horizon 299 XXXVI. Beneficial Arrangements 306 XXXVII. Matrimonial Arrangements, and a Death 312 XXXVIII. A Funeral, and the M