COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS. VOL. 803. GUY DEVERELL BY J. S. LE FANU. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. * * * * * GUY DEVERELL. BY J. S. LE FANU, AUTHOR OF "UNCLE SILAS," ETC. _COPYRIGHT EDITION._ IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1865. _The Right of Translation is reserved._ * * * * * TO THAT WRITER, SO GENIAL, SO BRILLIANT, SO PHILOSOPHIC, WHOM ALL THE WORLD READS AS HARRY LORREQUER AND AS CORNELIUS O'DOWD, AND TO THAT FRIEND HOW LOVED AND HONOURED! KNOWN TO THE PRIVILEGED AS CHARLES LEVER, THIS STORY, HOW UNWORTHY AN OFFERING ALL BUT HE WILL PERCEIVE, IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. I. Sir Jekyl Marlowe at the Plough Inn 1 II. The Baronet visits Wardlock Manor 12 III. Concerning two Remarkable Persons who appeared in Wardlock Church 25 IV. The Green Chamber at Marlowe 35 V. Sir Jekyl bethinks him of Pelter and Crowe 46 VI. Sir Jekyl's Room is visited 56 VII. The Baronet pursues 63 VIII. The House begins to fill 71 IX. Dinner 79 X. Inquiries have been made by Messrs. Pelter and Crowe 88 XI. Old Gryston Bridge 97 XII. The Strangers appear again 106 XIII. In the Drawing-room 114 XIV. Music 122 XV. M. Varbarriere converses with his Nephew 131 XVI. Containing a Variety of Things 141 XVII. The Magician draws a Diagram 150 XVIII. Another Guest prepares to come 159 XIX. Lady Alice takes Possession 167 XX. An Altercation 174 XXI. Lady Alice in Bed 182 XXII. How Everything went on 191 XXIII. The Divan 200