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That Stick

Charlotte M. Yonge

The book explores themes of social status, fidelity, and personal growth, focusing on the lives of Frank Morton, who unexpectedly inherits a title and estate, and Mary Marshall, his long-time fiancée who grapples with her self-worth in relation to his new status.

"That Stick" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a novel. The book explores themes of social status, fidelity, and personal growth, focusing on the lives of Frank Morton, who unexpectedly inherits a title and estate, and Mary Marshall, his long-time fiancée who grapples with her self-worth in relation to his new status.

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‘Oh, there’s that stick. What can he want?’ sighed one of a pair of dignified elderly ladies, in black silk, to the other, as in a quiet country-town street they saw themselves about to be accosted by a man of about forty, with the air of a managing clerk, who came up breathlessly, with a flush on his usually pale cheeks.

‘Miss Lang; I beg pardon! May I be allowed a few words with Miss Marshall? I know it is unusual, but I have something unusual to tell her.’

‘Nothing distressing, I hope, Mr. Morton,’ said one of the ladies, startled.

‘Oh no, quite the reverse,’ he said, with a nervous laugh; ‘in fact, I have unexpectedly come into a property!’

‘Indeed!’ with great astonishment, ‘I congratulate you,’ as the colour mounted in his face, pleasant, honest, but with the subdued expression left by long years of patience in a subordinate position.

‘I hardly understand it yet,’ was the answer; ‘but I must go to town by the 5.10 train, and I should like her to hear it from myself.’

‘Oh, certainly; it does you honour, Mr. Morton.’

They were entering the sweep of one of those large substantial houses on the outskirts of country towns that have a tendency to become boarding-schools, and such had that of the Misses Lang been long before the days of the High School.

‘Fortunately it is recreation-time,’ said Miss Lang, as she conducted Mr. Morton to the drawing-room, hung round with coloured drawings, in good taste, if stiff, and chiefly devoted to interviews with parents.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I Honours
  2. 02Chapter II Honours Reflected
  3. 03Chapter III What Is Honour?
  4. 04Chapter IV Honours Waning
  5. 05Chapter V the Peer
  6. 06Chapter VI the Weight of Honours
  7. 07Chapter VII Mortons and Manners
  8. 08Chapter VIII Second Thoughts
  9. 09Chapter IX the Heir-Presumptuous
  10. 10Chapter X Coming Honours
  11. 11Chapter XI Possession
  12. 12Chapter XII the Burthen of Honours
  13. 13Chapter XIII the Dower House
  14. 14Chapter XIV Westhaven Versions of Honours
  15. 15Chapter XV the Pied Rook
  16. 16Chapter XVI What Is Rest?
  17. 17Chapter XVII on the Surface
  18. 18Chapter XVIII Desdichado
  19. 19Chapter XIX the Dolomites
  20. 20Chapter XX Ratzes
  21. 21Chapter XXI the Heir-Apparent
  22. 22Chapter XXII Out of Joint
  23. 23Chapter XXIII Velvet
  24. 24Chapter XXIV the Revenge of Sordid Spirits
  25. 25Chapter XXV the Love
  26. 26Chapter XXVI Ida’s Warning
  27. 27Chapter XXVII the Young Pretender
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII Two Bundles of Hay
  29. 29Chapter XXIX Jones or Rattler
  30. 30Chapter XXX Scarlet Fever
  31. 31Chapter XXXI Mite
  32. 32Chapter XXXII a Shock
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII Darkness
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV the Phantom of the Station
  35. 35Chapter XXXV the Quest
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI Ida’s Confession
  37. 37Chapter XXXVII Hope
  38. 38Chapter XXXVIII the Clue
  39. 39Chapter XXXIX the Honourable Pauper
  40. 40Chapter XL Joy Well-Nigh Incredible
  41. 41Chapter XLI the Canadian Northmoor
  42. 42Chapter XLII Humble Pie
  43. 43Chapter XLIII the Staff

About this edition

Author
Charlotte M. Yonge
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
257 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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