Can you forgive her

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Author: Anthony Trollope Release Date: November 16, 2006 [eBook #19500] Most recently updated and illustrations added: November 19, 2011 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?*** E-text prepared by Joseph E Loewenstein, M.D Editoral Note: Can You Forgive Her? was first published in monthly installments (one shilling each) in 1864-1865 The first book edition was published by Chapman and Hall in two volumes (Volume I in 1864 and Volume II in 1865) Volume I was illustrated by Hablôt Knight Browne, better known as "Phiz" and a favorite of Dickens Trollope was not pleased with Browne's work, and the illustrations for Volume II were drawn by a Miss E Taylor of St Leonards These original illustrations are included in this e-book The Balcony at Basle THE BALCONY AT BASLE Click to ENLARGE CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE AUTHOR OF "ORLEY FARM," "DOCTOR THORNE," "FRAMLEY PARSONAGE," ETC With Illustrations IN TWO VOLUMES CONTENTS Volume I I Mr Vavasor and His Daughter II Lady Macleod III John Grey, the Worthy Man IV George Vavasor, the Wild Man V The Balcony at Basle VI The Bridge over the Rhine VII Aunt Greenow VIII Mr Cheesacre IX The Rivals X Nethercoats XI John Grey Goes to London XII Mr George Vavasor at Home XIII Mr Grimes Gets His Odd Money XIV Alice Vavasor Becomes Troubled XV Paramount Crescent XVI The Roebury Club XVII Edgehill XVIII Alice Vavasor's Great Relations XIX Tribute from Oileymead XX Which Shall It Be? Alice Is Taught to Grow Upwards, XXI Towards the Light XXII Dandy and Flirt XXIII Dinner at Matching Priory XXIV Three Politicians In Which Much of the History of XXV the Pallisers Is Told XXVI Lady Midlothian XXVII The Priory Ruins XXVIII Alice Leaves the Priory XXIX Burgo Fitzgerald XXX Containing a Love Letter XXXI Among the Fells XXXII Containing an Answer to the Love Letter XXXIII Monkshade XXXIV Mr Vavasor Speaks to His Daughter XXXV Passion versus Prudence XXXVI John Grey Goes a Second Time to London XXXVII Mr Tombe's Advice XXXVIII The Inn at Shap XXXIX Mr Cheesacre's Hospitality XL Mrs Greenow's Little Dinner in the Close Volume II XLI A Noble Lord Dies XLII Parliament Meets XLIII Mrs Marsham XLIV The Election for the Chelsea Districts XLV George Vavasor Takes His Seat XLVI A Love Gift XLVII Mr Cheesacre's Disappointment XLVIII Preparations for Lady Monk's Party How Lady Glencora Went to XLIX Lady Monk's Party How Lady Glencora Came Back L from Lady Monk's Party LI Bold Speculations on Murder LII What Occurred in Suffolk Street, Pall Mall LIII The Last Will of the Old Squire LIV Showing How Alice Was Punished LV The Will LVI Another Walk on the Fells Showing How the Wild Beast Got LVII Himself Back from the Mountains LVIII The Pallisers at Breakfast The Duke of St Bungay in Search of LIX a Minister Alice Vavasor's Name Gets into LX the Money Market LXI The Bills Are Made All Right LXII Going Abroad LXIII Mr John Grey in Queen Anne Street LXIV The Rocks and Valleys LXV The First Kiss LXVI Lady Monk's Plan LXVII The Last Kiss LXVIII From London to Baden LXIX From Baden to Lucerne LXX At Lucerne Showing How George Vavasor Received LXXI a Visit Showing How George Vavasor Paid LXXII a Visit In Which Come Tidings of Great Moment LXXIII to All Pallisers LXXIV Showing What Happened in the Churchyard LXXV Rouge et Noir LXXVI The Landlord's Bill LXXVII The Travellers Return Home LXXVIII Mr Cheesacre's Fate LXXIX Diamonds Are Diamonds The Story Is Finished Within the Halls LXXX of the Duke of Omnium ILLUSTRATIONS Volume I The Balcony at Basle "Would you mind shutting the window?" "Sometimes you drive me too hard." "Peace be to his manes." Captain Bellfield proposes a toast "If it were your friend, what advice would you give her?" Frontispiece Chapter II Chapter III Chapter VII Chapter IX Chapter XI "I'm as round as your hat, and as square as Chapter XIII your elbow; I am." "Mrs Greenow, look at that." Chapter XIV Edgehill Chapter XVII "Arabella Greenow, will you be that woman?" Chapter XX "Baker, you must put Dandy in the bar." Chapter XXII "Mr Palliser, that was a cannon." Chapter XXIII "The most self-willed young woman I ever Chapter XXVI met in my life." The Priory Ruins Chapter XXVII Burgo Fitzgerald Chapter XXIX Swindale Fell Chapter XXXI "I have heard," said Burgo Chapter XXXIII "Then—then,—then let her come to me." Chapter XXXVI "So you've come back, have you?" said Chapter XXXVIII the Squire "Dear Greenow; dear husband!" Chapter XL Volume II Great Jove Chapter XLII "Friendships will not come by ordering," Chapter XLII said Lady Glencora "I asked you for a kiss." Chapter XLVI Mr Cheesacre disturbed Chapter XLVII "All right," said Burgo, as he thrust the Chapter XLIX money into his breast-pocket Mr Bott on the watch Chapter L The last of the old squire Chapter LIII Kate Chapter LVI Lady Glencora Chapter LVIII "Before God, my first wish is to free you from Chapter LVIII the misfortune that I have brought on you." She managed to carry herself with some Chapter LXIII dignity A sniff of the rocks and valleys "I wonder when you're going to pay me what you owe me, Lieutenant Bellfield?" Lady Glencora at Baden Alice "Oh! George," she said, "you won't do that?" "How am I to thank you for forgiving me?" "Good night, Mr Palliser." Alice and her bridesmaids "Yes, my bonny boy,—you have made it all right for me." Chapter LXIV Chapter LXV Chapter LXVIII Chapter LXX Chapter LXXI Chapter LXXV Chapter LXXVI Chapter LXXIX Chapter LXXX VOLUME I CHAPTER I Mr Vavasor and His Daughter Whether or no, she, whom you are to forgive, if you can, did or did not belong to the Upper Ten Thousand of this our English world, I am not prepared to say with any strength of affirmation By blood she was connected with big people,—distantly connected with some very big people indeed, people who belonged to the Upper Ten Hundred if there be any such division; but of these very big relations she had known and seen little, and they had cared as little for her Her grandfather, Squire Vavasor of Vavasor Hall, in Westmoreland, was a country gentleman, possessing some thousand a year at the outside, and he therefore never came up to London, and had no ambition to have himself numbered as one in any exclusive set A hot-headed, ignorant, honest old ... Grey whom you meant to attack If I can forgive him for not caring for society, surely you might do so." "Exactly; but that's just what you can' t do, my dear You don't forgive him If you did you might be quite sure that I should say nothing... Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? *** E-text prepared by Joseph E Loewenstein, M.D Editoral Note: Can You Forgive Her? was first published in monthly installments (one... "The very last You' re right there at any rate." "Alice—! sometimes you drive me too hard; you do, indeed You make me doubt whether I hate or love you most Knowing what my feelings are about George, I cannot understand how you can bring yourself to speak of him to me