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His Grace of Osmonde
Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality

His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality

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HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE

From this night all men shall kneel

'From this night all men shall kneel—all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'"—See p 187







HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE

Being The Portions Of That Nobleman's Life
Omitted In The Relation Of His Lady's
Story Presented To The World Of
Fashion Under The Title Of A
Lady Of Quality




BY


FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT



ILLUSTRATED






NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1914




1897, BY
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS










Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us—the toys of Nature—to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone.







CONTENTS

    Chapter Page
I.    The Fifth Day Of April, 1676 1
II.    "He Is The King" 13
III.    Sir Jeoffry Wildairs 26
IV.    "God Have Mercy On Its Evil Fortunes" 35
V.    My Lord Marquess Plunges Into The Thames 55
VI.    "No; She Has Not Yet Come To Court" 65
VII.    "'Tis Clo Wildairs, Man—All The County Knows The Vixen" 77
VIII.    In Which My Lady Betty Tantillion Writes Of A Scandal 92
IX.    Sir John Oxon Lays A Wager At Cribb's Coffee House 107
X.    My Lord Marquess Rides To Camylott 119
XI.    "It Might Have Been—It Might Have Been!" 133
XII.    In Which Is Sold A Portrait 141
XIII.    "Your—Grace!" 158
XIV.    "For All Her Youth—There Is No Other Woman Like Her" 179
XV.    "And 'Twas The Town Rake And Beauty—Sir John Oxon" 190
XVI.    A Rumour 197
XVII.    As Hugh De Mertoun Rode 217
XVIII.    A Night In Which My Lord Duke Did Not Sleep 235
XIX.    "Then You Might Have Been One Of Those—" 248
XX.    At Camylott 261
XXI.    Upon The Moor 274
XXII.    My Lady Dunstanwolde Is Widowed 299
XXIII.   

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