Transcriber's Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. ANGEL "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. [Illustration: ANGEL A SKETCH IN INDIAN INK _By_ B. M. CROKER _Author of_ "Beyond the Pale," "Infatuation," etc. NEW YORK Dodd, Mead & Company 1901 R ] Copyright, 1901, By Dodd, Mead & Company. THE BURR PRINTING HOUSE, NEW YORK. DEDICATED TO A. PERRIN 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. ANGEL'S WINGS ARE CLIPPED, 105 XIV. PHILIP'S LOVE AFFAIR, 115 XV. LOLA, 126 XVI. GRANDMAMMA, 134 XVII. THE UNEXPECTED, 146 XVIII. DINNER FOR TWO, 159 XIX. THE PARTING GUESTS, 175 XX. A DESTROYING ANGEL, 183 XXI. "THINK IT OVER," 193 XXII. "A WHITE ELEPHANT AND A WHITE ROSE," 209 XXIII. ANGEL DECLINES A PENNY FOR HER THOUGHTS, 217 XXIV. THE SOOTHSAYER, 228 XXV. THE CHITACHAR CLUB, 239 XXVI. IN ANGEL'S TENT, 255 XXVII. "THE SIN," 266 XXVIII. MAKING FRIENDS, 277 XXIX. LAST YEAR'S NEST, 286 XXX. A WHITED SEPULCHRE, 291 XXXI. FISHING FOR AN INVITATION, 296 XXXII. BY PROXY, 303 XXXIII. EXPLANATION, 313 XXXIV. A REFUGEE, 320 XXXV. A GOOD BILLET, 330 XXXVI. JOINT HOSTESS, 337 XXXVII. IN GARHWAL, 344 XXXVIII. INTERLOPERS, 355 XXXIX. TO DIE WITH YOU, 365 XL. THE INTRUDER, 375 ANGEL CHAPTER I