Susan Warner (1819-1885), Queechy (1852), Tauchnitz edition
1854
Produced by Daniel FROMONT
tome 2
by the same author,
THE WIDE WIDE WORLD 1 vol.
THE HILLS OF THE SHATEMUC 2 vols.
SAY AND SEAL 2 vols.
THE OLD HELMET 2 vols.
1854
II. Flighty and unsatisfactory
III. Disclosures by Mr. Skillcorn
IV. Mr. Olmney's cause argued
V. Sometimes inconvenient, "from the loop-hole of retreat, topeep at such a world"
VI. Fleda's white Muslin
VII. How the Fairy engaged two Englishmen
VIII. Fleda forgets herself
IX. The Roses and the Gentlemen
X. "An unseen enemy round the corner"
XI. The Fairy at her work again
XII. A Night of uncertain length
XIII. A Thorn enters
XIV. Dealings with the Press
XV. Ends with soft music
XVI. How Fleda was watched by blue eyes
XVII. What pleasant people one meets in Society
XVIII. How much trouble one may have about a note
XIX. Aromatic vinegar
XX. The fur-cloak on a journey
XXI. Quarrenton to Queechy
XXII. Montepoole becomes a point of interest
XXIII. The house on "the hill" once more
XXIV. The first one that left Queechy
XXV. The last Sunset there
XXVI. Fleda alone on an Isthmus
XXVII. The Gothic chapel before breakfast
"He that has light within his own clear breast,
May sit i' th' centre and enjoy bright day."
MILTON.
The farming plan succeeded beyond Fleda's hopes thanks notmore to her wisdom than to the nice tact with which the wisdomwas brought into play. The one was eked out with SethPlumfield's; the other was all her own. Seth was indefatigabl