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ON THE WAY TO THE RIVER FOR reasons of my own, I excused myself from accompanying my stepmother to a dinner-party given in our neighborhood. In my present humor, I preferred being alone—and, as a me…
THE RIVER INTRODUCES US I stood alone on the bank of the ugliest stream in England. The moonlight, pouring its unclouded radiance over open space, failed to throw a beauty not their own on those sl…
HE SHOWS HIMSELF I too, looked at the cottage, and made a discovery that surprised me at one of the upper windows. If I could be sure that the moon had not deceived me, the most beautiful face that…
HE EXPLAINS HIMSELF Giles Toller's miserly nature had offered to his lodger shelter from wind and rain, and the furniture absolutely necessary to make a bedroom habitable—and nothing more. Ther…
HE BETRAYS HIMSELF The confession was entitled, "Memoirs of a Miserable Man." It began abruptly in these words: I "I acknowledge, at the outset, that misfortune has had an effect …
THE RETURN OF THE PORTFOLIO With that serious question the last of the leaves entrusted to me by the Lodger at the Mill came to an end. I betray no confidence in presenting this copy of his confess…
THE BEST SOCIETY Leaving the cottage for the second time, I was met at the door by a fat man of solemn appearance dressed in black, who respectfully touched his hat. My angry humor acknowledged the …
THE DEAF LODGER The letter was superscribed: "Private and Confidential." It was written in these words: "Sir,—You will do me grievous wrong if you suppose that I am trying to force…
MRS ROYLAKE'S GAME: FIRST MOVE The dinner at Trimley Deen has left in my memory little that I can distinctly recall. Only a faintly-marked vision of Lady Lena rewards me for doing my best to re…
WARNED! We were alone in the glade, by the side of the spring. At that early hour there were no interruptions to dread; but Cristel was ill at ease. She seemed to be eager to get back to the cottage…
