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COMMON LAW
Works of Robert W. Chambers
The Common Law The Adventures of a Modest Man Ailsa Paige The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter
For Children
Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land
COMMON LAW
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
CHARLES DANA GIBSON
NEW YORK AND LONDON D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1911
TO CHARLES DANA GIBSON
A FRIEND OF MANY YEARS
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"There was a long, brisk, decisive ring at the door" 3
"'Now, Miss West,' he said decisively" 13
"'I know perfectly well that this isn't right,'she said" 31
"'What's the matter with it, then?'" 40
"For a long while she sat, her cheek resting on one palm, looking fixedly into space" 65
"Neville stood stock-still before the canvas" 81
"When he first tried to ring her up the wire was busy" 83
"'Kelly, dear, are you unhappy?'" 90
"He picked up a bit of white chalk ... and traced on the floor the outline of her shoes" 93
"'If she's as much of a winner as all that,' began Cameron with decision, 'I want to meet her immediately--'" 109
"'Come on, Alice, if you're going to scrub before luncheon'" 116
"A smartly dressed and very confident drummer" 136
"Valerie sat cross-legged on the grass ... scribbling away" 145
"'How well you look!' He exclaimed" 149
"Querida had laughed ... and returned compliment for compliment" 175
"'Me lord, the taxi waits!'" 179
Mazie Gray 183
"And the last rose dropped from her hand" 188-189
"'How perfectly horrid you can be!'she exclaimed" 199
"She began by balancing her check book" 224
"'I shall have need of friends,' she said half to herself" 245
'"Don't do it, Valerie!'" 247
"Ogilvy stood looking sentimentally at the two young girls" 249
"Valerie's lips trembled on the edge of a smile as she bent lower over her sewing" 286
"She and Rita dined with him once or twice" 293
"Tall, transparently pale, negative in character" 297
"Her poise, her unconsciousness, the winning simplicity of her manner were noticed everywhere" 307
"'Where do you keep those pretty models, Louis?' he demanded" 315
"'Your--profession--must be an exceedingly interesting one,' said Lily" 326
"It was a large, thick, dark book, and weighed nearly four pounds" 338
The Countess d'Enver 347
"'May I sit here with you until she arrives? I am Stephanie Swift'" 355
"'John, you don't look very well,' said Valerie" 359
"'It is very beautiful, Louis,' said his mother, with a smile of pride" 387
"'You are not happy, Louis'" 390
"'What have you been saying to your mother?' he asked" 404
"'If you'll place a lump of sugar on my nose, and say "when," I'll perform'" 409
"And what happier company for her than her thoughts--what tenderer companionship than her memories?" 413
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