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ANGEL
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"A woman is a foreign land
Of which, though there he settle young,
A man will ne'er quite understand
The customs, politics, and tongue."
The Angel in the House.
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ANGEL
A SKETCH IN
INDIAN
INK
By B. M. CROKER
Author of "Beyond the Pale,"
"Infatuation," etc.
NEW YORK
Dodd, Mead & Company
1901
R
A SKETCH IN
INDIAN
INK
By B. M. CROKER
Author of "Beyond the Pale,"
"Infatuation," etc.
NEW YORK
Dodd, Mead & Company
1901
R
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Copyright, 1901,
By Dodd, Mead & Company.
THE BURR PRINTING HOUSE,
NEW YORK.
By Dodd, Mead & Company.
THE BURR PRINTING HOUSE,
NEW YORK.
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DEDICATED TO
A. PERRIN
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | PATIENCE ON A GATE, | 1 |
| II. | IN THE VERANDAH, | 10 |
| III. | AN EARLY VISIT, | 19 |
| IV. | ANGEL IN EXCELSIS, | 27 |
| V. | THE LUCKNOW ROAD, | 34 |
| VI. | LATE FOR MESS, | 42 |
| VII. | MRS. DAWSON'S DRESSES, | 48 |
| VIII. | THE PICNIC, | 58 |
| IX. | THE BEQUEST, | 66 |
| X. | A CHALLENGE, | 78 |
| XI. | WHO IS SHE? | 92 |
| XII. | ANGEL IMPARTS A SECRET, | 98 |
| XIII. |