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The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton By: Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) |
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OF MR. ALFRED BURTON
BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
CONTENTS CHAPTER
I. THE FRUIT OF THE TREE
II. A TRANSFORMATION
III. MR. ALFRED BURTON'S FAMILY
IV. A SHOCK TO MR. WADDINGTON
V. BURTON'S NEW LIFE
VI. A MEETING WITH ELLEN
VII. LIE TRUTHFUL AUCTIONEER
VIII. HESITATION
IX. THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
X. NO RECONCILIATION
XI. THE GATE INTO PARADISE
XII. A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
XIII. PROOF POSITIVE
XIV. THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD
XV. THE PROFESSOR INSISTS
XVI. ENTER MR. BOMFORD!
XVII. BURTON DECLINES
XVIII. THE END OP A DREAM
XIX. A BAD HALF HOUR
XX. ANOTHER COMPLICATION
XXI. AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION
XXII. DOUBTS
XXIII. CONDEMNED!
XXIV. MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD
XXV. DISCONTENT
XXVI. THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD
XXVII. MR. WADDINGTON ALSO
XXVIII. THE REAL ALFRED BURTON
XXIX. RICHES AND REPENTANCE
XXX. A MAN'S SOUL THE DOUBLE LIFE OF MR. ALFRED BURTON CHAPTER I THE FRUIT OF THE TREE Mr. Alfred Burton, although he was blissfully and completely ignorant
of the fact, stood at the door of Fate. He was a little out of breath
and his silk hat was reclining at the back of his head. In his mouth
was a large cigar which he felt certain was going to disagree with him,
but he smoked it because it had been presented to him a few minutes ago
by the client upon whom he was in attendance. He had rather deep set
blue eyes, which might have been attractive but for a certain keenness
in their outlook, which was in a sense indicative of the methods and
character of the young man himself; a pale, characterless face, a
straggling, sandy moustache, and an earnest, not to say convincing,
manner. He was dressed in such garments as the head clerk of Messrs.
Waddington & Forbes, third rate auctioneers and house agents, might have
been expected to select. He dangled a bunch of keys in his hand. "If this house don't suit you, sir," he declared, confidently, "why,
there isn't one in the whole west end that will. That's my opinion,
anyway. There's nothing in our books to compare with it for value and
accommodation. We nearly let it last week to Lord Leconside, but Her
Ladyship she came round with me herself decided that it was just a
trifle too large. As a matter of fact, sir," this energetic young man
went on, confidentially, "the governor insisted upon a deposit and it
didn't seem to be exactly convenient. It isn't always these people with
titles who've got the money. That we find out in our business, sir, as
quickly as anybody. As for the steam heating you were talking about,
Mr. Lynn, why, that's all very well for New York," he continued,
persuasively, "but over here the climate doesn't call for it you can
take it from me that it doesn't, indeed, Mr. Lynn. I have the letting
in my hands of as many houses as most people, and you can take it from
me, sir, as the direct result of my experience, that over here they
won't have it won't have it at any price, sir. Most unhealthy we find
it, and always produces a rare crop of colds and coughs unknown to those
that are used to an honest coal fire. It's all a matter of climate,
sir, after all, isn't it?" The young man paused to take breath. His client, who had been listening
attentively in gloomy but not unappreciative silence, removed his cigar
from his mouth. He was a middle aged American with a wife and daughters
on their way over from New York, and his business was to take a house
before they arrived. It wasn't a job he liked, but he was making the
best of it. This young man appealed to his sense of business. "Say," he remarked, approvingly, "you've learned how to talk in your
trade!" Stimulated by this encouragement, Alfred Burton clapped on his hat a
little more securely, took a long breath, and went at it again. "Why, I'm giving myself a rest this morning, sir!" he declared. "I
haven't troubled to tell you more than the bare facts. This house
doesn't need any talking about doesn't need a word said about it... Continue reading book >>
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