About this book
A woman of decided opinions and ambition, Maria is considered brilliant by her admirers; Cyril is a clever, well-educated but quiet and dull man – why would these two marry and can the marriage succeed? One answer, according to the author, is “the interference of injudicious friends”. Unfortunately the “friend” has ulterior motives and uses deceit in arranging this ill-matched marriage, and the obvious problems will only increase with time. Will they ever resolve them? It will take three volumes of secrets, twists and turns to find out! (Summary by Anne Fletcher)
Chapters (57)
1The Unexpected Happens
2Aunt and Nephew
3General Surprise
4A Wrong Start
5Home
6The County Map
7The Neighbours
8Different Views on Conjugal Felicity
9The Festivities At Burlington Manor
10Rehearsal
11Was It All Success?
12A Piece of News
13About Politics and Other Things
14Crabbrook Hall
15At The Beryls'
16A Great Mistake
17Farther Mistakes
18An Accident
19Aunt Anne Speaks Her Mind
20Can You Give Me No Reason?
21The Light of Other Days
22Of The Nineteenth Century Genus
23Mistakes
24The Wyncotes of Wyncote Hundred
25What Was The Secret?
26An Adventure and A Safety Skirt
27"How Can We Set Things Right?"
28The Duchess Pays A Visit
29An Arrival and A Disappointment
30A Coming Storm
31Perplexities
32The Blackness of Despair
33One Letter Which Did Not Reach Its Destination
34Suspense and No Answer!
35Change of Place
36"I Cannot See Him!"
37A Fixed Idea
38Mr Burlington's Arrangements and What The Neighbours Said
39"That Is Not The Letter I Sent You"
40About Two Losses
41Discoveries
42Mrs Burlington en Route
43The Table d'Hôte
44Old Mr Wyncote To The Rescue
45Friends?
46Alone In London
47Near The North Lodge
48On Her Footsteps
49Wanted, An Address
50Together At Last
51Was It The Last Of Flora Harrington ?
52The Meeting of Old Friends
53The Meaning of The Word "Thankfulness."
54About A Certain Lunatic
55The Attitude of The County Towards Mrs Kingson
56Over The Flower-Beds
57Victory
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