Strange Adventures of Lucy Smith Chapter XXVIII
In Dieppe the narrator and Althaus plan Lucy Smiths care after her assault case. The tribunal brands a villainess guilty and Lucy regains strength while planning Paris and a quiet marriage. They discuss travel to New York Florida and Jamaica as Lucy recovers.
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Supreme Court of Assizes
Seine Inferieure
Travaux
Lucy
Althaus
Paris
Rue de Rivoli
Mademoiselle
Moon
New York
Florida
Jamaica
Isle of Wight
England
Earth
Entertaining a Duke Mr. Writer’s Light Advice in Lippincott's
A humorous set of suggestions for hosting a visiting duke. Advice covers respectful conduct without obsequious excess, privacy, modest hospitality, and avoiding awkward displays. The piece preserves a playful tone while offering pragmatic tips for social etiquette.
Sir Richard Wins Margaret Ferroncourt at Pamfield
Sir Richard Graythorpe disrupts Pamfield village school life with a car horn episode. Miss Ferroncourt rebukes him for endangering children. He later rends the photograph of Ferroncourt and wins her heart, leading to a rushed marriage by special license after a church visit.
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Pamfield Village
London
Sir Richard Graythorpe
Pamfield
Sir Richard
Mary
Miss Ferroncourt
Arthur Ingram
M. A
Richard Gray
Oxford
Balliol
Mr. Ferron
Mr. Ferroncourt
John Graythorpe
Margaret
Richar
Continental Express
E. Newton Bungey
Pearson
Court
Idle on the Yacht Leads to Departure Plan
Two men discuss leaving the yacht as they grow bored and decide to sail away together rather than stay idle until the sea is calm and time passes. A light banter precedes the decision to depart.
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Althaus
Professor
Lucy
Bad Eggs
A dark cellar egg candler speaks of selling spoiled eggs by parts. He cites buyers from kid glove makers to confectioners, bakers, and papermakers, splitting yolks for some and whites for others while calling them “fresh” yet lacking quality.
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Kid Glove Maker
State Lines and Observations on Names and Debt
Colorado boasts rich ores while Idaho carries an Indian name meaning the gem of the mountains. Capital punishment ends in Maine Michigan Wisconsin Rhode Island and Kansas. Maine’s state debt fell from 240000 to 30000 in twenty years 1887 to 1907 with the last payment made last year. The African pygmies are seldom heavier than ninety pounds.
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Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Kansas
The Bone of Contention and Hiccough Remedies
A Detroit Free Press item notes a quip about wills healing or splitting families. It also reports Dr Ramos of Brazil claiming ear lobe refrigeration can stop hiccoughs, with cold water or saliva as possible aids.
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Ramos
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Bur Cupid
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