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THE DIVINE LADY A Romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton BY E. BARRINGTON AUTHOR OF “THE LADIES” AND “THE CHASTE DIANA” NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1924 Copyright , 1924 By DODD, MEAD AN…
HOW GREVILLE MET HER She sat by the window and sang, and as she sang the children on the green outside clustered under the elms in little groups to listen to the delicious voice, for she sang carele…
THE ACQUAINTANCE RIPENS During the next few days Greville watched her with ever-growing interest, and diagnosed her with the cool precision but discriminating admiration which he brought to his cabi…
THE EXPLOSION Greville did not return in February. He had other and more important invitations and time a little dulled the strong impression Emily Hart had made upon him. She had written more than …
PEACE AND CATSPAWS A more modest, decorous life than that in Edgware Row could scarcely be, setting aside the initial impropriety. The past fell away from her like a nightmare that daylight effaces …
THE RIFT The letter reached Greville at the stately house of her Grace the Duchess of Argyll and was delivered into his hand as he sat with two ladies so beautiful at their different ages that Paris…
THE FAIR TEA MAKER Emma had cause to realize how deeply she had offended, during the next few days, for Greville assumed what she called his touch-me-not manner and was coldly polite and distant. Sh…
DISCUSSION The first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair. There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a w…
THE BARGAIN The friendship between Emma and the Ambassador strengthened every day, and to Greville’s secret amusement and satisfaction, he was continually in Edgware Row. London, apart from the anti…
THE BARGAIN CONCLUDED The letters on which Greville counted set in between him and his uncle directly Hamilton was re-established in the Palazzo Sessa. The complaisant uncle wrote also to Emma, dwel…
