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Mammon and Co

E. F. Benson

The story explores the interplay of wealth and society, centered around the characters of Kit and Jack Conybeare, who navigate the complexities of London life.

"Mammon and Co." by E. F. Benson is a novel. The story explores the interplay of wealth and society, centered around the characters of Kit and Jack Conybeare, who navigate the complexities of London life.

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"Egotism is certainly the first," said Lady Conybeare with admirable firmness; "and your inclination towards your neighbour is the second."

Now, this was the sort of thing which Alice Haslemere liked; and she stopped abruptly in the middle of her rather languishing conversation with nobody in particular to ask for explanations. It sounded promising.

"The first what, and the second what, Kit?" she inquired.

"The first and the second lessons," said Lady Conybeare promptly. "The first and the second social virtues, if you are particular. I am going to set up a school for the propagation of social virtues, where I shall teach the upper classes to be charming. There shall be a special class for royalty."

Lady Haslemere was not generally known as being particularly particular, but she took her stand on Kit's conditional, and defended it.

"There is nothing like particularity—nothing," she said earnestly, with a sort of missionary zeal to disagree with somebody; "though some people try to get on without it."

Being a great friend of Kit's, she knew that it was sufficient for her to state a generality of any kind to get it contradicted. She was not wrong in this instance. Kit sighed with the air of a woman who meant to do her unpleasant duty like a sister and a Christian.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I
  2. 02The City Dinner
  3. 03Chapter II
  4. 04Sunday Morning
  5. 05Chapter III
  6. 06After the Gee-Gee Party
  7. 07Chapter IV
  8. 08Kit's Little Plan
  9. 09Chapter V
  10. 10Toby
  11. 11Chapter VI
  12. 12Toby's Partner
  13. 13Chapter VII
  14. 14The Solitary Financier
  15. 15Chapter VIII
  16. 16The Simply Nobody
  17. 17Chapter IX
  18. 18The Plot Miscarries
  19. 19Chapter X
  20. 20Mrs. Murchison's Diplomacy
  21. 21Chapter XI
  22. 22Mr. Alington Opens Check
  23. 23Chapter XII
  24. 24The Cottage by the Sea
  25. 25Chapter XIII
  26. 26Toby to the Rescue
  27. 27Chapter XIV
  28. 28The Chairman and the Director
  29. 29Chapter XV
  30. 30The Week by the Sea
  31. 31Book II
  32. 32Chapter I
  33. 33Kit's Meditations
  34. 34Chapter II
  35. 35The First Deal
  36. 36Chapter III
  37. 37Lily Draws a Cheque
  38. 38Chapter IV
  39. 39The Darkened House
  40. 40Chapter V
  41. 41Toby Acts Without Speaking
  42. 42Chapter VI
  43. 43Lily's Desire
  44. 44Chapter VII
  45. 45The Second Deal
  46. 46Chapter VIII
  47. 47Mr. Alington Leaves London
  48. 48Chapter IX
  49. 49The Slump
  50. 50Chapter X
  51. 51Toby Draws the Moral
  52. 52The End

About this edition

Author
E. F. Benson
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
317 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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