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The Chauffeur and the Chaperon By: Alice Muriel Williamson (1869-1933) |
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OTHER BOOKS BY C. N. AND A. M. WILLIAMSON My Friend the Chauffeur , Lady Betty Across the Water , Rosemary in Search of a Father , Princess Virginia , The Car of Destiny , The Princess Passes , The Lightning Conductor THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE CHAPERON BY C. N. and A. M. Williamson ILLUSTRATIONS BY KARL ANDERSON NEW YORK THE McCLURE COMPANY MCMVIII Copyright, 1907, 1908, by The McClure Company Copyright, 1906, by C. N. and A. M. Williamson TO MR. G. VAN DER POT PRESIDENT OF THE ROTTERDAM SAILING AND ROWING CLUB WHOSE KIND AND NEVER FAILING HELP ADDED TENFOLD TO THE PLEASURES OF OUR VOYAGE THROUGH DELIGHTFUL DUTCH WATERWAYS WE DEDICATE THE STORY OF THE TOUR CONTENTS NELL VAN BUREN'S POINT OF VIEW CHAPTER PAGE I. 3 II. 12 III. 23 IV. 36 V. 45 VI. 63 VII. 72 RUDOLPH BREDERODE'S POINT OF VIEW VIII. 87 IX. 108 X. 118 XI. 134 XII. 147 XIII. 160 XIV. 170 XV. 178 XVI. 183 XVII. 190 XVIII. 200 XIX. 208 XX. 222 PHYLLIS RIVERS' POINT OF VIEW CHAPTER PAGE XXI. 235 XXII. 243 XXIII. 260 XXIV. 270 XXV. 279 XXVI. 284 RONALD LESTER STARR'S POINT OF VIEW XXVII. 301 XXVIII. 314 XXIX. 328 XXX. 339 XXXI. 348 XXXII. 353 XXXIII. 365 XXXIV. 369 XXXV. 384 XXXVI. 389 XXXVII. 402 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr . . . . 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden. . . . . . 20 "You need have no hesitation in giving the boat to me" . . . . . 24 We both exclaimed, "Oh, are you here?". . 42 There was a sudden stir in the garden . . 96 "It's black magic," said Aunt Fay . . 154 We stopped at Haarlem only long enough to do reverence to Franz Hals . . . 168 A couple of great yellow dogs, drawing a cart, swore canine oaths against the car . 196 Starr induced them to stand for him, though they were reluctant and self conscious 216 I was glad to stoop down and pat Tibe . . 240 Solemn men inspecting burning globes, and bargaining with their possessors . 254 She looked, for all the world, like a beautiful Frisian girl . . . . . 288 It was Phyllis who shone at Liliendaal . 320 "Well have I pleased you?" Freule Menela asked at last . . . . . 344 It was a ring for a lover to offer to his lady 352 At his present rate he would reach us in about two minutes . . . . . 388 THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE CHAPERON NELL VAN BUREN'S POINT OF VIEW I Sometimes I think that having a bath is the nicest part of the day, especially if you take too long over it, when you ought to be hurrying. Phyllis and I (Phil is my stepsister, though she is the most English creature alive) have no proper bath room in our flat. What can you expect for forty pounds a year, even at Clapham? But we have a fitted up arrangement in the box room, and it has never exploded yet... Continue reading book >>
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