Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://archive.org/details/molliesprincenov00carerich MOLLIE'S PRINCE A Novel. by ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY. Author of "_NELLIE'S MEMORIES_," "_THE MISTRESS OF BRAE FARM_," _Etc._ Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott Company 1899. Copyright, 1898, By J. B. Lippincott Company. CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. IN THE LIME AVENUE 9 CHAPTER II. "MONSIEUR BLACKIE" 16 CHAPTER III. "KING CANUTE" COMES BACK 24 CHAPTER IV. THE WARD FAMILY AT HOME 32 CHAPTER V. FAIRY MAGNIFICENT 40 CHAPTER VI. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S WRAITH 47 CHAPTER VII. A HUMOURIST AND AN IDEALIST 55 CHAPTER VIII. MOLLIE'S BABY-HOUSE 62 CHAPTER IX. ROSALIND AND CELIA 71 CHAPTER X. "IT IS THE VOICE OF SHEILA" 79 CHAPTER XI. "A NOTICEABLE MAN, WITH LARGE GREY EYES" 88 CHAPTER XII. THE PANSY-ROOM AND COSY NOOK 95 CHAPTER XIII. CONCERNING GUARDIAN ANGELS AND ITHURIEL'S SPEAR 102 CHAPTER XIV. THURSDAYS AT THE PORCH HOUSE 109 CHAPTER XV. ORLANDO TO THE RESCUE 116 CHAPTER XVI. SIR REYNARD AND THE GRAPES 124 CHAPTER XVII. "LIKE SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT" 131 CHAPTER XVIII. JOANNA TANGLES HER SKEIN 139 CHAPTER XIX. A CHECK FOR THE BLACK PRINCE 146 CHAPTER XX. "DAD'S LITTLE BETTY" 154 CHAPTER XXI. A CHILD'S CREED 162 CHAPTER XXII. BETWEEN THE ACTS 169 CHAPTER XXIII. ACROSS THE GOLF LINKS 177 CHAPTER XXIV. "LOST, STOLEN, OR STRAYED" 184 CHAPTER XXV. A WET NIGHT AND A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION 191 CHAPTER XXVI. A WHITE VELLUM POCKET-BOOK 198 CHAPTER XXVII. AN IDEALIST IN LOVE 205 CHAPTER XXVIII. "BUT YET THE PITY OF IT!" 212 CHAPTER XXIX. BARMECIDE'S FEAST AND A BROWN STUDY 218 CHAPTER XXX. SUSPENSE 225 CHAPTER XXXI. DOWN BY THE RIVER 233 CHAPTER XXXII. "I WILL NEVER BE FAITHLESS AGAIN" 240 CHAPTER XXXIII. A QUIXOTIC RESOLUTION 247