The Orange Girl

  THE ORANGE GIRL

  by

  SIR WALTER BESANT

  Illustrated by Warren B. Davis

  New YorkDodd, Mead & Company1899

  Copyright, 1898,By Walter Besant.

  "OVER THIS RURAL PLACE WE STRAYED AT OUR WILL."]

  CONTENTS

  PAGE

  PROLOGUE 1

  PART I

  HOW I GOT INTO THE KING'S BENCH

  I I AM TURNED OUT INTO THE WORLD 15

  II A CITY OF REFUGE 23

  III A WAY TO LIVE 29

  IV LOVE AND MUSIC 33

  V WEDDING BELLS AND THE BOOK OF THE PLAY 40

  VI A CITY FUNERAL 51

  VII THE READING OF THE WILL 58

  VIII THE TEMPTATION 65

  IX THE CLAIM AND THE ARREST 72

  X THE ARREST 79

  PART II

  OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE

  I RELEASE 91

  II HOW I GOT A NEW PLACE 97

  III THE MASQUERADE 103

  IV WHO SHE WAS 116

  V THE BLACK JACK 130

  VI A WARNING AND ANOTHER OFFER 143

  VII JENNY'S ADVICE 156

  VIII A SUCCESSFUL CONSPIRACY 162

  IX NEWGATE 170

  X THE SAME OFFER 184

  XI THE IMPENDING TRIAL 191

  XII THE TRIAL 197

  XIII THE COMPANY OF REVENGE 213

  XIV AN UNEXPECTED CHARGE 225

  XV THE FILIAL MARTYR 238

  XVI THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS 248

  XVII THE CASE OF CLARINDA 253

  XVIII THE FALLEN ALDERMAN 261

  XIX THE END OF THE CONSPIRACY 267

  XX THE HONOURS OF THE MOB 273

  XXI GUILTY, MY LORD 280

  XXII FROM THE CONDEMNED CELL 295

  XXIII AN UNEXPECTED EVENT 308

  XXIV COMMUTATION 316

  XXV TRANSPORTATION 322

  XXVI THE LAST TEMPTATION 336