MONICA.
MONICA.
A Novel.
BY
EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
Author of
“Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,”“Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
WARD AND DOWNEY,
12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C.
1889.
PRINTED BY
KELLY AND CO., GATE STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS,
AND KINGSTON-ON-THAMES.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD. | PAGE |
| Beatrice | 1 |
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH. | |
| Storm | 17 |
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH. | |
| Widowed | 39 |
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH. | |
| Monica | 61 |
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH. | |
| Haunted | 79 |
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH. | |
| Lovers | 97 |
| CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH. | |
| “As We Forgive” | 124[vi] |
| CHAPTER THE THIRTIETH. | |
| Lord Haddon | 155 |
| CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIRST. | |
| Christmas | 177 |
| CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SECOND. | |
| The Last | 194 |
MONICA.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD.
BEATRICE.
“Beatrice, I believe my words are comingtrue, after all. I begin to think you aregetting tired of Trevlyn already.”
It was Monica who spoke thus. Shehad surprised Beatrice alone in the boudoirat dusk one afternoon, sitting in anattitude of listless dejection, with theundoubted brightness of unshed tears inher eyes.
But the girl looked up quickly, tryingto regain all her usual animation, thoughthe attempt was not a marked success, and[2]Monica sat down beside her, and laid onehand upon hers in a sort of mute caress.
“You are not happy with us, Beatrice,I see