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A millionaire at sixteen : $b or, The cruise of the Guardian-Mother
John Stuart Mill · en
The magnificent steam-yacht, the purchase of which required the figure
at which the fortune of the hero was placed, was not obtained for
sporting and pleasure uses; for Louis Belgrave has no taste for racing,
and is utterly opposed to betting, or anything that can be construed as
such. He had acquired a relish for yachting, though he was extremely
modest in his desire in regard to the character and cost of his craft.
The exigency of the story demanded such a steamer as he was persuaded
by his accomplished nautical friend to purchase. This was the only
excuse he could find for such a degree of extravagance; but happily
his income enables him to stand the expense of sailing such a steamer.
He was actuated by the very highest of motives in consenting to buy
the yacht, and, in fact, it seemed to him to be his duty to do so. His
mother, whom he almost worships, is borne away from him over the ocean,
and the steamer seemed to him and his advisers the only means by which
he could recover her, and restore her to her friends. With such an
object in view, money was hardly to be considered.
The writer still holds to his belief set forth in the preceding volume
that exciting incidents do not corrupt or mislead the minds and hearts
of young people, and he still keeps his hero above reproach morally;
and his magnificent venture is intended to promote his education, to
make him a wise and good man. He has no vices, and under the system of
his nautical friend, he is not likely to acquire any.
WILLIAM T. ADAMS.
DORCHESTER, MASS., March 5, 1892.
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCING SIR LOUIS BELGRAVE 1
CHAPTER II
SOMETHING ABOUT THE BELGRAVE FAMILY 10
CHAPTER III
INTRODUCING ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE 17
CHAPTER IV
THE PARTY THAT WENT TO SOUTHFIELD 25
CHAPTER V
THE VICTIM OF A CONSPIRACY 33
CHAPTER VI
A DISAGREEABLE REVELATION 41
CHAPTER VII
THE CONFERENCE IN THE STATEROOM 49
CHAPTER VIII
BOUND TO ENGLAND 57
CHAPTER IX
A DINNER IN THE SECOND CABIN 65
CHAPTER X
A SKIRMISH WITH LIGHT WORDS 73
CHAPTER XI
A BATTLE IN POLITENESS 81
CHAPTER XII
THE POSSESSOR OF A MIGHTY SECRET 89
CHAPTER XIII
CLOSING WITH THE ENEMY 97
CHAPTER XIV
THE VICTORY IN THE CABIN 106
CHAPTER XV
AN OBDURATE PRISONER 113
CHAPTER XVI
ALLEGIANCE TO THE POWERS THAT BE 121
CHAPTER XVII
THE MAUD’S NEW COMMANDER 129