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The Cloven Foot

M. E. Braddon

Novelsabout 17 h 30 min of listening

A man down on his luck will inherit a fortune if he marries his uncle’s adopted daughter, but secrets from his past stand in his way.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. I: The Heir Presumptive
  3. II: Jasper Treverton’s Will
  4. III: A Mysterious Visitor
  5. IV: La Chicot
  6. V: A Disappointed Lover
  7. VI: La Chicot Has Her Own Way
  8. VII: “A Little While Such Lips as Thine to Kiss”
  9. VIII: “Days That Are Over, Dreams That Are Done”
  10. IX: “And Art Thou Come! and Art Thou True!”
  11. X: Engaged
  12. XI: No Trousseau
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  1. XII: An Ill-Omened Wedding
  2. XIII: The Settlement
  3. XIV: “You Have but to Say the Word”
  4. XV: Edward Clare Discovers a Likeness
  5. XVI: Shall It Be “Yes” or “No”?
  6. XVII: Murder
  7. XVIII: What the Diamonds Were Worth
  8. XIX: “To a Deep Lawny Dell They Came”
  9. XX: The Church Near Camelot
  10. XXI: Halcyon Days
  11. XXII: A Village Iago
  12. XXIII: “In the Meanwhile the Skies ’Gan Rumble Sore”
  13. XXIV: “And Purple Light Shone Over All”
  14. XXV: The Children’s Party
  15. XXVI: A Disinterested Parent
  16. XXVII: Desrolles Is Not Communicative
  17. XXVIII: Edward Clare Goes on a Voyage of Discovery
  18. XXIX: George Gerard
  19. XXX: Thou Art the Man
  20. XXXI: Why Don’t You Trust Me?
  21. XXXII: On His Defence
  22. XXXIII: At the Morgue
  23. XXXIV: George Gerard in Danger
  24. XXXV: On a Voyage of Discovery
  25. XXXVI: Kergariou’s Wife
  26. XXXVII: The Tenant from Beechampton
  27. XXXVIII: Celia’s Lovers
  28. XXXIX: On Suspicion
  29. XL: Mr. Leopold Asks Irrelevant Questions
  30. XLI: Mrs. Evitt Makes a Revelation
  31. XLII: The Undertaker’s Evidence
  32. XLIII: An Old Lady’s Diary
  33. XLIV: Three Witnesses
  34. XLV: The Hunt for Desrolles
  35. Epilogue
  36. Colophon
  37. Uncopyright

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