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The Title Market

The Title Market

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THE TITLE MARKET

By

Emily Post

Author of "The Flight of a Moth,"
"Woven in the Tapestry," etc.


With Illustrations by

J. H. Gardner Soper


Emblem


New York
Dodd, Mead and Company
1909


Frontis
"'WE OF ITALY,' HE WAS SAYING, 'LIVE, ENDURE, DIE,
IF NEED BE—ALWAYS FOR THE SAME
REASON—WOMAN AND LOVE!'"
(Page 65)

Copyright, 1909, by
THE RIDGWAY COMPANY
Copyright, 1909, by
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
Published, September, 1909


As though you did not know each page,
each paragraph, each word;
as though for months and months the Sanseveros,
Nina, John, and all the rest, had not been
your daily companions—
Madre Mia,
this book is dedicated
to you.


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I Prince Sansevero Diminishes the Fortunes of His House 1
II The Princess Plans to Receive the American Heiress 14
III Nina 25
IV The Duke Scorpa Makes a Deal 42
V Don Giovanni Arrives 48
VI Love, and a Garden 64
VII Rome 72
VIII Opening Day at the Title Market 86
IX A Door is Opened That Giovanni Prefers to Keep Closed 97
X Mr. Randolph Sends for John Derby 107
XI Rome Goes to the Opera 116
XII A Ball at Court 136
XIII Coronets for Sale 142
XIV Apples of Sodom 157
XV An Opposition Booth is Set up in the Market Place 163
XVI A Menace 173
XVII Nina Dusts Behind the Counter 192
XVIII Favorita Drives a Bargain 214
XIX A Challenge, and an Answer 221
XX His Eminence, the Archbishop of Vencata 236
XXI The Sulphur

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