THE LADY'S MILE A Novel BY THE AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," "AURORA FLOYD" ETC. ETC. ETC. Stereotyped Edition LONDON JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL MILTON HOUSE, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET [_All rights reserved_] CONTENTS. I. "HE IS BUT A LANDSCAPE-PAINTER" II. LORD ASPENDELL'S DAUGHTER III. HECTOR IV. LOVE AND DUTY V. AT THE FOUNTAINS VI. WEDDING CARDS VII. THE GREAT O'BOYNEVILLE VIII. THE DOWAGER'S LITTLE DINNER IX. LAURENCE O'BOYNEVILLE'S FIRST HEARING X. THE RICH MR. LOBYER XI. AT NASEDALE XII. MR. O'BOYNEVILLE'S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL XIII. CECIL'S HONEYMOON XIV. MR. LOBYER'S WOOING XV. DELILAH XVI. AT HOME IN BLOOMSBURY XVII. POOR PHILIP XVIII. TOO LATE FOR REPENTANCE XIX. THINGS FROM INDIA XX. AT PEVENSHALL PLACE XXI. SIR NUGENT EVERSHED XXII. MRS. LOBYER'S SKELETON XXIII. "HOW SHOULD I GREET THEE?" XXIV. BETWEEN CARTHAGE AND KENSINGTON XXV. THE EASY DESCENT XXVI. A MODERN LOVE-CHASE XXVII. "HE COMES TOO NEAR, WHO COMES TO BE DENIED" XXVIII. "WERE ALL THY LETTERS SUNS, I COULD NOT SEE" XXIX. A TIMELY WARNING XXX. "HE'S SWEETEST FRIEND, OR HARDEST FOE" XXXI. ON THE BRINK XXXII. BY THE SEA XXXIII. A COMMERCIAL EARTHQUAKE THE EPILOGUE THE LADY'S MILE. CHAPTER I. "HE IS BUT A LANDSCAPE-PAINTER."