The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Pretty Lady , by Arnold E. Bennett

Title: The Pretty Lady

Author: Arnold E. Bennett

Release Date: June 21, 2004 [eBook #12673]

Language: English

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"Virtue has never yet been adequately represented by any who have had any claim to be considered virtuous. It is the sub-vicious who best understand virtue. Let the virtuous people stick to describing vice—which they can do well enough."

SAMUEL BUTLER

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The Pretty Lady

A Novel by

Arnold Bennett

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1918

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1.     THE PROMENADE
Chapter 2.     THE POWER
Chapter 3.     THE FLAT
Chapter 4.     CONFIDENCE
Chapter 5.     OSTEND
Chapter 6.     THE ALBANY
Chapter 7.     FOR THE EMPIRE
Chapter 8.     BOOTS
Chapter 9.     THE CLUB
Chapter 10.    THE MISSION
Chapter 11.    THE TELEGRAM
Chapter 12.    RENDEZVOUS
Chapter 13.    IN COMMITTEE
Chapter 14.    QUEEN
Chapter 15.    EVENING OUT
Chapter 16    THE VIRGIN
Chapter 17.    SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Chapter 18.    THE MYSTIC
Chapter 19.    THE VISIT
Chapter 20.    MASCOT
Chapter 21.    THE LEAVE-TRAIN
[6] Chapter 22.    GETTING ON WITH THE WAR
Chapter 23.    THE CALL
Chapter 24.    THE SOLDIER
Chapter 25.    THE RING
Chapter 26.    THE RETURN
Chapter 27.    THE CLYDE
Chapter 28.    SALOME
Chapter 29.    THE STREETS
Chapter 30.    THE CHILD'S ARM
Chapter 31.    "ROMANCE"
Chapter 32.    MRS. BRAIDING
Chapter 33.    THE ROOF
Chapter 34.    IN THE BOUDOIR